The verb go is used to show action. In present tense, we say I go to the store, You go to the store, We go to the store, and They go to the store.
If the subject is a boy’s name or a girl’s name, we change the verb to goes.
Janet goes to school. Bob goes to school. She goes to school. He goes to school.
For past tense, we change the verb completely. Go becomes went.
Yesterday I went to school.
Yesterday Bob went to school.
Yesterday Janet went to school.
Yesterday we went to school and they went to school.
The present tense verb go changes to the verb goes when the subject of the sentence is a singular male or female. He goes. She goes. The past tense of go is always the verb went.
▶ It’s your turn. Which form of the verb go will you put into this sentence? Henry ___ to the post office very Monday. Did you figure it out? Good for you.