Grade 2 • Lesson 30: Went, Has Gone, Have Gone, Had Gone

Grammar Foundation

Mastering "Went" and "Gone": The verb go is irregular (go, went, gone). A common childhood colloquial error is using *"has went"*. This lesson builds strong auditory habits: went stands alone in past time, whereas gone requires has, have, or had.

Key Section 2: Sentence Completion Solutions

1. Mary has gone to school.
Analysis: Auxiliary has is present; the past participle gone must be used.

2. The boys have gone fishing.
Analysis: Auxiliary have is present; requires gone.

3. Have the ducks gone to the river?
Analysis: Question begins with auxiliary Have; requires past participle gone.

4. Arthur went to the sunny meadow yesterday.
Analysis: Standalone simple past action with temporal adverb yesterday; requires went.

Model Section 3: Exemplar Student Compositions

Statements with Went (Standalone Simple Past):
• Exemplar 1: Father went to the village to buy fresh seeds.
• Exemplar 2: The children went into the woods to find wild violets.

Statements with Have Gone / Has Gone (With Helping Verbs):
• Exemplar 3: The little lambs have gone safely into the warm fold.
• Exemplar 4: Mother has gone to visit grandmother in the afternoon.

Evaluation Focus	Exemplary (Proficient)	Developing (Needs Support)
Verb Selection (Went vs. Gone)	All 4 blanks completed correctly; never pairs went with have/has/had in original lines.	Uses "has went" or leaves gone without an auxiliary helper.
Sentence Construction	Writes 4 complete, grammatically sound statements with subject and predicate.	Incomplete sentence fragments; fails to form complete statements.
Mechanics & Penmanship	Correct capitalization, end punctuation, neat handwriting strictly on the guide lines.	Omitted capital letters, missing periods, or untidy line alignment.

Lesson 30: Teacher Answer Key & Guide