[Vocabulary] the difference between "left" and "gone"?

[timonline]

The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only to find the speaker (gone/left).

May I ask which word should be used in this case or can I use both these two words in this situation? What are the differences? Thanks!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Gone. If you want to use "left", it should be "had left".

 

[timonline]

Gone. If you want to use "left", it should be "had left".

Thanks!
may i ask why is that?　i was thinking, go --> went --> gone
and leave--> left--> left

left and gone are both participles of original form of verbs, why gone must be used instead of left?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, but "gone" is used an adjective in that context. "Left" can be an adjective, but not in that use.

 

[Rover_KE]

may i ask why is that?　i was thinking, go --> went --> gone
and leave--> left--> left

left and gone are both participles of original form of verbs, why gone must be used instead of left?

Please don't write in that lazy, careless way, Tim.

Your previous posts show that you have a good knowledge of correct capitalisation and punctuation.