The Ultimate Guide to 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. When she is sick, she ____ to the doctor.

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

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3. It ____ past our office every morning.

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

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

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

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7. ____ we ____ to the supermarket on Tuesdays?

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8. ____ they ____ to the same university?

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

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10. He ____ to the same school as me.

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