How to Use the Verb Go in English

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The lesson covers various ways to use the verb “go” in English. It includes main sections like using “go” in different collocations such as “go to,” “go to a,” “go to the,” “go on,” and “go for.” To learn these collocations, you will see lists, examples, and common phrases used in everyday language. This can help you remember when to use each form correctly.

Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO”…

Go abroad
Go online
Go west
Go straight on
Go right
Go mad
Go home
Go downtown
Go green
Go blind
Go there
Go away
Go figure
Go deaf

For example:

They have to go aboard half an hour before the ship sails.
I’ll just go online and look up her address.
I like going downtown Manhattan, but I don’t like driving there.
We went to Thailand on vacation last year! We go there every year.
You’re really annoying me. Go away!
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GO + GERUND

Go skiing
Go shopping
Go hiking
Go dancing
Go sightseeing
Go jogging
Go running
Go bowling
Go camping
Go swimming

For example:

I love to go skiing in the Rocky Mountains.
My friends and I like going shopping after school.
We’re going hiking this weekend. Do you want to come?
I go jogging every morning.
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Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO TO”…

Go to work
Go to class
Go to college
Go to school
Go to jail
Go to bed
Go to sleep
Go to University
Go to prison
Go to hell
Go to dinner
Go to Washington, Amsterdam… (a city)
Go to Japan… (a country)
Go to Asia, Europe…(Continents)

For example:

Do you have to go to work tomorrow or do you have the day off?
I want to go to class.
Let’s go to dinner.
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Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO TO A”

Go to a meeting
Go to a conference
Go to a concert
Go to a party
Go to a restaurant

For example:

I am going to a concert/ a meeting…
Tom asked if I wanted to go to a party and I said yes.
I go to a restaurant every day for a week and order a cheese sandwich.
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Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO TO THE”

Go to the movies
Go to the doctor
Go to the post office
Go to the hospital
Go to the dentist
Go to the zoo
Go to the moon
Go to the gym
Go to the lake
Go to the beach
Go to the mountains
Go to the park
Go to the train station
Go to the airport
Go to the mall
Go to the supermarket
Go to the bank

For example:

We went to the movies last night. We saw ‘The Return of Superman.’
I’m going to the doctor because I’m not feeling well.
I need to go to the dentist. I have a toothache.
I have to go to the airport to pick up my grandmother.
He need to go to the specialist because he broke his leg.
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Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO ON”

Go on a vacation
Go on a tour
Go on a trip
Go on a cruise
Go on a safari
Go on an adventure
Go on holiday
Go on a date
Go on a picnic
Go on strike

For example:

She is going on a vacation next week.
He is going on a trip/ a tour.
Tom went on a date with Mary.
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Using The Verb GO: Collocations with “GO FOR”

Go for a meal
Go for a nap
Go for a swim
Go for a ride
Go for a rest
Go for a drive
Go for a hike
Go for a drink
Go for a run
Go for a coffee
Go for a jog
Go for a walk

For example:

Would you like to go for a walk/ a swim?
I need to go for a drive.
How about going out for a meal tonight?
Sometimes when I go for a nap, I am dominated by many thoughts.
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How to Use the Verb Go in English