When you're gone

雖然 gone 一般是「動詞 go 的過去分詞」，但在這裡，gone 是一個「形容詞」，意思是「已離去的」

故此，這句 When you're gone 其實是簡單的「現在式」（留意 're 是 are 的簡寫），整句是譯作「當你離去時」

其實這句跟以下常見的句子一樣結構：
When you are dead（當你死掉時）
When you are sick（當你生病時）
When you are tired（當你疲累時）


希望幫到你。

When you're gone = 當你離去 (死去)

you're = you are

gone 可解 ”離去” 或 “死去”

Gone 是 go (verb) 的 past participle (過去分詞)
在這句子, 過去分詞作形容詞 (adjective)
gone 在字典分開列為形容詞, a separate word, 自己一個字

這句 When you're gone 雖然使用 Present simple tense, 「現在一般時式」
但當你說這句話時,你說話對像 (你的朋友,或…)還未離去
這不是完整句子, 只是 subordinate clause, 需要 main clause 完成句子

分析:
When you are gone, I will definitely miss you. ~ complex sentence

I will definitely miss you ~ main clause
When you are gone ~ subordinate clause,

When ~ subordinating conjunction
you ~ personal pronoun
are ~ linking verb
gone ~ predicative adjective

其他例子:
When you are bored, you can call me at any time. (bored 是形容詞)
When you are depressed, I will cheer you up. (depressed 是形容詞)

我猜測” When you are gone” 是 lyric (歌詞) 或抒情詩
2007年, 有首傷感的流行歌曲,歌名”When you are gone” ~ singer: Avril Lavigne

The song is about being with someone you love, you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them

為什麼單獨一個 subordinate clause, 沒有 main clause?
歌詞可不可以 不遵循 grammar?

The power of music is due to the personal connection it makes with listeners. Music that speaks to us speaks a common language, a language that does not always respect the conventions of grammar. While song writers do need to show a blanket disrespect for these conventions, they may write around them with poetic licence.



2013-08-14 12:34:08 補充：
are 不是 auxiliary verb (助動詞), "are gone" 不是 passive voice

are gone = are no longer in a particular place or are dead, no longer exist