went vs gone esl question

"Went" and "gone" are both forms of the verb "go," but they are used differently in sentences and represent different tenses:

Went (Simple Past Tense):

"Went" is the simple past tense form of the verb "go."
It is used to describe an action of going that occurred in the past and is completed.
Example: "She went to the store yesterday."
Gone (Past Participle):

"Gone" is the past participle form of the verb "go."
It is used in conjunction with auxiliary verbs such as "have" to create verb tenses like the present perfect or past perfect.
Example 1 (Present Perfect): "I have gone to that museum before." (Indicates that you went to the museum at some point in the past, and it has relevance to the present.)
Example 2 (Past Perfect): "By the time I arrived, he had already gone." (Indicates that he went before a specific point in the past.)