WENT vs. HAVE GONEDo you say I went to the store or I've gone to the store and when is it one over the other ?
Two different meanings.
'I went to the store' means 'one particular time in the past, I went to the store.'
'I've gone to the store' means 'at some point in the past (not really important when), I went to the store.
GIYF:
More info here 'I went.' = I went. I did that one thing at a specified time (last week / 3:00 / in the morning / etc). Done. Finished. Simple.
The going part was what was important.
'I have gone' = One of the things I did...within a period of time...
The fact that I went isn't specifically the important part. The words that come next carry the important message.