The Grammar Doctor

Q.I asked the following question and was told that I used the word "went" instead of the correct word "gone".

Do you know anybody that's went to Aloha J's?

What is the correct way to ask this question?

A. "Went" is the simple past. "Gone" is a past participle. Past participles require helping verbs. Since your sentence has a helping verb (that's -- that has), you need to use the past participle. Here's the way the sentence should go--

Do you know anyone who has gone to Aloha J's?


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