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Unit 55 · Go, get, do, make and have

go to ... go on ... go for ... go -ing

Study

A

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

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What time do you usually go to work?

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I'm going to China next week.

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Sophie didn't want to go to the concert.

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'Where's Tom?' 'He's gone to bed.'

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I went to the dentist yesterday.

go to sleep = start to sleep:

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I was very tired and went to sleep quickly.

go home (without to)

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

B

go on ...

go on holiday
a trip
a tour
a cruise
strike
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We're going on holiday next week.

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Children often go on school trips.

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Workers at the airport have gone on strike. (= they are refusing to work)

C

go for ...

a walk
a run
go (somewhere) for a swim
a drink
a meal
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'Where's Emma?' 'She's gone for a walk.'

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Do you go for a run every morning?

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The water looks nice. I'm going for a swim.

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I met Chris in town, so we went for coffee.

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

D

go + -ing

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

I go shopping
he is going swimming
we went fishing
they have gone sailing
she wants to go skiing
jogging etc.
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Are you going shopping this afternoon?

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It's a nice day. Let's go swimming.

(or Let's go for a swim.)

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Richard has a small boat and he often goes sailing.

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I went jogging before breakfast this morning.

Exercises (3)

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55.1

Write to/on/for where necessary.

  1. 1
    I'm going China next week.example
  2. 2
    Richard often goes sailing. (no preposition)example
  3. 3
    Sue went Mexico last year.
  4. 4
    Jack goes jogging every morning.
  5. 5
    I'm going out a walk. Do you want to come?
  6. 6
    I'm tired because I went bed very late last night.
  7. 7
    Mark is going holiday Italy next week.
  8. 8
    The weather was warm and the river was clean, so we went a swim.
  9. 9
    The taxi drivers went strike when I was in New York.
  10. 10
    Let's go the cinema this evening.
  11. 11
    It's late. I have to go home now.
  12. 12
    Would you like to go a tour of the city?
  13. 13
    Shall we go out dinner this evening?
  14. 14
    My parents are going a cruise this summer.
55.2

Use the pictures to complete the sentences. Use go/goes/going/went + -ing.

  1. 1Richard sailing a small boat on the water
    Richard has a boat. He often
    sailing.example
  2. 2Diane fishing at the edge of a river
    Last Saturday Diane went
    .
  3. 3Gary swimming in a pool
    Gary
    every day.
  4. 4Nicole skiing down a snowy slope
    Nicole is going on holiday next month. She is
    .
  5. 5Peter carrying two bags of shopping
    Peter is going out later. He has to
    .
  6. 6Sarah running outdoors
    Sarah
    after work yesterday.
55.3

Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. Use to/on/for if necessary.

a swimholidayPortugalshoppingsleepa walkhomeridingskiinguniversity
  1. 1
    The water looks nice. Let's go
    a swim.example
  2. 2
    After leaving school, Tina went
    where she studied psychology.
  3. 3
    I'm going
    now. I have to buy a few things.
  4. 4
    I was very tired last night. I sat down in an armchair and went
    .
  5. 5
    I wasn't enjoying the party, so I went
    early.
  6. 6
    We live near the mountains. In winter we go
    most weekends.
  7. 7
    Robert has got a horse. He goes
    a lot.
  8. 8
    The weather is nice. Shall we go
    along the river?
  9. 9
    A: Are you going
    soon? B: Yes, next month. We're going . We've never been there before.