How to use the verb ‘go’ in English

How to use the verb go in English

Exercise 3

Complete the sentences below with the words in the box. Use to, on or for, and a/the when necessary.

EXAMPLE: After I get up, I have breakfast and I go to work.

1 We would like to go in Tanzania next summer.

2 I'm not going today. It's Saturday.

3 The weather is perfect today. Why don't we go along the beach?

4 I need to go . I think I'm ill.

5 Every morning I go for 30 minutes. I love doing exercise.

6 Would you like to go after work? There's a new pub around the corner.

7 Last year, I went about climate change and pollution in Berlin.

8 After trying to rob a bank, he went for 5 years.

9 They are saving to go around Europe.

10 My friends an I love cycling. We always go on Sunday morning.

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How to use verb go in English – Grammar chart

In the table below you can see the different ways to use the verb go in English.
 

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Go + -ing

We use go + -ing verb for many sports, and also some other activities like shopping, dancing, clubbing, etc. 

• I want to go shopping this afternoon.
• We went kayaking on Lake Michigan.

Go to

Work/bed

We don’t use the in the expressions go to work and go to bed.

• What time do you go to work?
• I’m tired. I‘m going to bed. 

School/university

We say go to school or go to university without the to mean that go to those places as students.

• They couldn’t go to school for a few days because of the snow.
• Almost 40% of young people go to university. 

Prison

We say go to prison when someone is taken there as a prisoner.

• He could go to prison if the judge finds him guilty. 

Go to a/the

We use go to a/the + nouns describing places or events. We use go to + the before nouns of places that we typically go in the city.

• I need to go to the dentist. 
• I‘m going to the bank. 

You can know when we use a or the by checking the use of articles in English.
 

Go for a

We use go for a before nouns describing acitivities, such as a swim, a run, a walk, a ride, a drink, etc.

• The weather is great today. I’m going to go for a swim.
• I have a new bike. Would you like togo for a ride with me?

Go on a

We use go on a before nouns related to holidays, trips or similar, such as holiday, trip, journey, excursion, tour, cruise, etc.

• He went on a cruise with his family.
• Let’sgo on an excursion to explore the area. 

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