The verb “to go”

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The verb “to go” shows movement in English. We use the affirmative present tense of “to go” to show that we are moving at the moment.[1]http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english-verb-go.html After, the verb “to have”, it is the third most important verb in English.

to go

Affirmative

You can use the affirmative of “to go” to show movement right now or habitual movement.

In English, you use the following form: “to go” + to + location

  • I go to work at 7:30 AM.
  • You go to the supermarket on Tuesdays.
  • He goes to the pool on Sundays.
  • She goes to the park with her dogs.
  • It goes to the bathroom.
  • We go to the supermarket on Fridays.
  • They go to work at 9:00 AM.

Negative

You can use the negative of “to go” to show lack of movement right now or lack of habitual movement.

In English, you use the following form: do not/does not “to go” + to + location

  • I do not go to work at 7:30 AM.
  • You do not go to the supermarket on Tuesdays.
  • He does not go to the pool on Sundays.
  • She does not go to the park with her dogs.
  • It does not go to the bathroom.
  • We do not go to the supermarket on Fridays.
  • They do not go to work at 9:00 AM.

Questions

You can use the question form of “to go” to ask someone about their movement right now or their habitual movement.

  • Do I go to work at 7:30 AM?
  • Do you go to the supermarket on Tuesdays?
  • Does he go to the pool on Sundays?
  • Does she go to the park with her dogs?
  • Does it go to the bathroom?
  • Do we go to the supermarket on Fridays?
  • Do they go to work at 9:00 AM?

Example Conversation

A: Hi John! How are you?

B: Hi Susie! I am good. How are you?

A: I am good too! I have a question for you. Do you go to work at 7:00 AM?

B: Yes, I go to work at 7:00 AM.

A: Can I go to work with you?

B: No, you can’t go to work with me.

A: Ok. No problem. Bye.

B: Bye.

Additional Notes: Can + go = asking for permission to go somewhere. For example, when you ask “can I go to the park”, you are asking for permission to go to the park.

Practice Exercises

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1. They ____ to the movies with their friends on the weekends.

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2. When the weather is nice, we ____ to the beach.

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3. ____ they ____ to the same university?

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4. ____ we ____ to the supermarket on Tuesdays?

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5. I ____ to work at 7:30 AM every day.

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6. When she is sick, she ____ to the doctor.

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7. ____ he ____ to the same high school as us?

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8. He ____ to the same school as me.

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9. It ____ past our office every morning.

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10. My friends ____ to school with me every morning.

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