My mother said/says that it’s not good to stay inside all the time, especially during the daytime, because we need sunshine. So I searched online and discovered that the former residence of Li Shutong (Hong Yi) was nearby. Even though we were born and raised in Tianjin, we had never been there before, so we decided to visit it for the first time. Some quotes: "At the brink of the sky, at the corners of the earth, my familiar friends wander in loneliness, far from home. One more ladle of wine to conclude the little happiness that remains; tonight, my dreams of parting leave me cold." A man who lived two lives in one lifetime. In the first half of his life, he pioneered Chinese drama, and in the second half, he became a patriarch of the Vinaya school. Ordinary people like us can only look up to and admire a man who was a genius throughout his life.

Can't both 'went' and 'gone' be considered past tense of go?