Go / Went / Gone: + Prepositions

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Go / went / gone Go

Go means to move from one place to another. I go to work by bike. My brother goes by car. We went to Paris last summer. Is this train going to Granada? Shall we go to the swimming pool today? Where does this road go?

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Go + prepositions

Ethan went in(to) his room and shut the door.

Yuko went out of the house and into the garden.

Jacob was tired. He went up the stairs slowly.

The phone was ringing. She went down the stairs quickly.

Future plans

Be going to is often used to talk about future plans. Jan is going to study maths at university. We’re going to visit my aunt in New York soon. I’m going to learn five new words every day.

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Expressions Go + -ing for activities

Go is often used with -ing for different activities.

I hate going shopping.

Do you like going sightseeing when you are on holiday?

I usually go swimming in the morning.

Hans goes skiing every winter.

Let’s go dancing.

Carter is going fishing today.

Common mistakes Let’s go swimming and then go shopping. [NOT Let’s go to / for swimming and then go to / for shopping.] I go there every week. I don’t want to go anywhere / somewhere else. [NOT I go to there every week. I don’t want to go to anywhere / somewhere else.] I must go home at 10 o’clock. [NOT I must go to / at home at 10 o’clock.] 84

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary

Exercises 39.1

Where are these people going? Follow the lines. 1

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Mateo is going to the zoo. The Sharps Zoe and Penelope Asad Lars

Write about Victoria’s New Year Resolutions.

This year I’m going to: stop eating chocolate pass my driving test learn Spanish watch less TV

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This year This year This year This year This year

Victoria is going to stop eating chocolate.

keep my room tidy

39.3

Look at the activities in D opposite. Which do you do on holiday? Write sentences.

I usually go shopping on holiday.

39.4

Where do trains, buses and roads go to from your town?

From Cambridge, trains go to London and to Norwich.

39.5

Are these sentences correct? If not, correct them. 1 It’s time to go at home now. 2 3 4 5 6

X It’s time to go home now.

Mum is going for shopping this afternoon. I’m going to London by car tomorrow. I love Paris. Did you go to there last year? Alexei is going to home at 4 o’clock. We always go to the same café. Let’s go to somewhere different today. 7 Excuse me, please. Where does this bus go?

8 I go to swimming every Sunday morning. 9 We’re going sightsee today. 10 Jo went down to the top of the hill. 11 Let’s go to fish today. 12 She went out off the shop. 13 Please go away. I’m tired. 14 Would you like to go to home now?

Over to you Look in an English magazine or newspaper. Find five examples of go. Write them down in your vocabulary notebook. English Vocabulary in Use Elementary

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