Thus: "Winter is [has] come"; "they are [have] arrived"; "when they were [had] gone"; "happiness was [had] flown." These forms are now rarely used, and should be avoided. Do not take them for passive tenses, which they resemble, but parse thus: Is come is an intransitive verb, used for has come; in the indicative mood, perfect tense, &c More @Wikipedia
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