Thursday, May 20, 2010
Vocabulary – Using the verb ‘go’
Often English learners feel more comfortable with rules to memorize [and we have lots of them in English!], but sometimes there is no rule. There is no rule why go is sometimes followed by to or to the – that’s just the way it is!
go …
*No ‘to,’ no ‘the’
go home
go downtown
go there
go away
Did you notice in the listening lesson ‘The Worst Bus Ride. Ever!’ I said:
I like going downtown Toronto, but I don’t like driving there!
We went to Bermuda on vacation last year! We go there every year!
You’re really annoying me. Go away!
Go + gerund
*No ‘to’:
go shopping
go dancing
go sightseeing
go jogging
go hiking
go skiing
go running
go bowling
go camping
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?
go to…
*NO ‘the’
go to work
go to school
go to jail
go to bed
a country, a city
We went to Bermuda on vacation last year!
someone’s house
Let’s go to your parent’s house for dinner tonight.
Do you have to go to work tomorrow or do you have the day off?
go to the…
go to the movies
go to the bank
go to the post office
go to the hospital
go to the airport
go to the train station
go to the doctor
go to the dentist
We went to the movies last night. We saw ‘Iron Man 2.’
I’m going to the hospital this afternoon to visit my grandmother.
I have to go to the airport to pick up my friend. She’s visiting us for the next couple of weeks.
1 comments:
dinh said…
thanks so much…
it’s very helpful for me and other people as a second languages you know.
I’ll try to explore all of your lessons and taking my knowledge in english.
thnks again and hope your web gets some more useful from several people
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