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you have gone vs you had gone

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'You have gone' is used in the present perfect tense to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. 'You had gone' is used in the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action. The choice between the two depends on the timing of the action in relation to other events.

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 7578 views

you have gone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English in the present perfect tense.

Use 'you have gone' in the present perfect tense to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

Examples:

  • You have gone to the store many times before.
  • I can't believe you have gone without telling me.
  • She has gone to the doctor for a check-up.
  • They have gone on vacation for a week.
  • Have you gone through all the documents?
  • Jun 19, 2007 ... Sometimes I find the expression "you are gone" instead of "you have gone". When have I to use "you're gone"? For example I've found the song ...
  • Present I go you go he goes we go you go they go. Perfect I have gone you have gone he has gone we have gone you have gone they have gone. Past I went
  • Jun 20, 2011 ... I've gone to China. This means that you have gone to China and you are still there. I've been to China. This means that you have gone to China ...
  • Jun 20, 2011 ... Harry - You Have Gone Wrong. Margarete MS ... Music. "You Have Gone Wrong" by Harry (Google Play • iTunes • eMusic • AmazonMP3) ...

Alternatives:

  • You went
  • You have been
  • You have traveled
  • You have left
  • You have visited

you had gone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English in the past perfect tense.

Use 'you had gone' in the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.

Examples:

  • By the time I arrived, you had gone home.
  • She had gone to bed when the phone rang.
  • I realized you had gone when I saw the empty room.
  • They had gone to the movies before I called.
  • He had gone to the store before I asked him.
  • you went they went. Pluperfect I had gone you had gone he had gone we had gone you had gone they had gone. Future I will go you will go he will go we will go
  • Past perfect. I had gone you had gone he/she/it had gone we had gone you had gone they had gone. Past perfect continuous. I had been going you had been ...
  • you had gone he/she/it had gone we had gone you had gone they had gone. Future continuous. I will be going you will be going he/she/it will be going
  • (Also, here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb). I had been (I'd been); You had gone (you'd gone); She had met (she'd ...

Alternatives:

  • You had left
  • You had traveled
  • You had departed
  • You had moved
  • You had journeyed

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