Sunday 11 July 2010

go to, go on, go for, go -ing

I. go to ... (go to work / go to London / go to a concert etc.)

  • What time do you usually go to work?

  • I'm going to France next week.

  • Tom didn't want to go to the concert. -

  • 'Where's Ann?'    'She's gone to bed.'

  • I went to the dentist last week.


go to sleep = start to sleep:

  • I was very tired and went to sleep quickly.


go home (without to)

  • I'm going home now. (not 'going to home')


II. go to

go on















go on
holiday
a trip
a tour

an excursion a cruise strike


  • We're going on holiday next week.

  • Children often go on school trips.

  • When we were in Scodand, we went on a lot of excursions to different places.

  • The workers have gone on strike. (= they are refusing to work)


III. go for ...















go (somewhere) for
a walk
a run
a swim a drink a meal a holiday


  • 'Where's Ann?'    'She's gone for a walk.'

  • Do you go for a run every day?

  • The sea looks nice. Let's go for a swim.

  • We went for a drink after work yesterday.

  • Shall we go out for a meal? I know a good restaurant.

  • They've gone to Scodand for a holiday.
    (We say 'on holiday' but 'for a holiday'.)


IV.  go + -ing

We use go + -ing for many sports (swimming / skiing etc.) and also shopping:

  • Are you going shopping this afternoon?

  • It's a nice day. Let's go swimming, (or Let's go for a swim.)

  • Rachel has a small boat and she often goes sailing.

  • I went jogging before breakfast this morning.

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