It took place (with accent on the o) is the preterite of the verb run, which can mean three things.1) think, reason or think about one thing. Example: It took place on a problem.(2) take the time or an action that is developed in the time. Example: Passing the days.(3) flow a river or a stream of water by your bed. Example: The River runs between mountains.It can also mean devise or invent something.
It went: Verbal form of the verb run in his indefinite past. COURSE: Means among other things, think, reason, reflect, calculate, ruminate, guessing, deduce, infer, meditate, assume, flow, elapse, slipping, marching, running, walking, walk, go.