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You are gone vs You have gone

Both "you are gone" and "you have gone" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "You are gone" is used to describe someone's current state of being absent or no longer present, while "you have gone" is used to indicate that someone has left a place or moved away.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1005 views

You are gone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe someone's current state of being absent or no longer present.

Use "you are gone" to describe someone's absence or the fact that they are no longer present in a particular place.

Examples:

  • I looked for you, but you are gone.
  • She is gone for the day.
  • The guests are gone now.
  • Hope will return once you are gone.
  • Who will look after her when you are gone?
  • and you are gone [laughs]
  • YOU ARE GONE, MAGGIE.
  • What shall I do, once you are gone?
  • Who'll care for me, my love... my dark angel, when you are gone?
  • You are gone from this precinct.
  • You are gone, nothing's changed
  • "You are gone, yet you remain, and tomorrow, this won't hurt as much."
  • We can be miles away before she notices you are gone.
  • Better they find him here after you are gone.
  • If you step in the Sumidouro, you are gone forever.
  • Do it again and you are gone.
  • The people who've burned you are gone.
  • That peace will return only once you are gone...
  • When you are gone, they will remember you.
  • We do know if you keep stonewalling us on this Skinner case, you are gone on a one-way ticket.
  • See that you are gone by the time I return.
  • And now that you are gone I'm proud to be a father.
  • You play your part and do as I say or you are gone.

Alternatives:

  • you have left
  • you have departed

You have gone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has left a place or moved away.

Use "you have gone" to indicate that someone has departed from a place or moved away.

Examples:

  • I called you, but you have gone out.
  • They have gone to the store.
  • She has gone to visit her family.

Alternatives:

  • you have left
  • you have departed

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