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.

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1We would like to go in Tanzania next summer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9They are saving to go around Europe.

10My friends and 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 to go 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’s go on an excursion to explore the area.