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Anonymous  #535980  Wed, 02 Jul 08 08:07 PM
Hey!

Am I right in using "went" instead of "gone"?

"I've been very good and even went to bed early last night."

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Philip  #535983  Wed, 02 Jul 08 08:11 PM
You have assumed that 'I' is understood as the action of the second verb.  This is fine in spoken English, but I wouldn't use it in writing, especailly formal writing.
  
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Doll  #535984  Wed, 02 Jul 08 08:11 PM

Considering "last night", I wouldn't use the present perfect tense and replace it with the past tense.

  
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Philip  #536080  Thu, 03 Jul 08 12:27 AM
Doll

Considering "last night", I wouldn't use the present perfect tense and replace it with the past tense.

That's absolutely correct; we aren't specific as to when an action occured with the pres. perf.    In this case, I think the implication is that I have been good for some time now, and last night, I even went to bed early.
  
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