What is the past continuous word for "went"?

Question

what is the connectivity between "gone" and "went"?

most of the europeun people use "gone" in many situations.why?

Answer 1

Past continuous would be "was going."  

Go - simple present

Went - simple past

Has/Have gone - present perfect

Had gone - past perfect

Has/Have been going -present perfect continuous

Had been going - past perfect continuous  

Oh, and present continuous - is/am/are going

Answer 2

passing.