Review the item:
Because Nigel had __________ to the supermarket with this week's grocery
money, Shirley expected him to return with bread, milk, and other essentials.
Boy, was she angry when he came home with fifty dollars worth of losing
lottery tickets!
The blank requires the past participle of go, an irregular verb. Gone is the past participle.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | go(es) | went | gone |
Went, the form you chose, is simple past; you cannot use the simple past with an auxiliary verb like had. Before you continue, review the rules for irregular verbs.