Unit
55 go to … go on … go for … go -ing
A go to … (go to work / go to London / go to a concert etc.)
What time do you usually go to work?
I’m going to China next week.
Sophie didn’t want to go to the concert.
go to
‘Where’s Tom?’ ‘He’s gone to bed.’
I went to the dentist yesterday.
go to sleep = start to sleep:
I was very tired and went to sleep quickly.
go home (without to)
I’m going home now. (not going to home)
B go on …
holiday
We’re going on holiday next week.
a trip
Children often go on school trips.
go on a tour
Workers at the airport have gone on strike.
a cruise
(= they are refusing to work)
strike
C go for …
a walk ‘Where’s Emma?’ ‘She’s gone for a walk.’
a run Do you go for a run every morning?
go (somewhere) for a swim !e water looks nice. I’m going for a swim.
a drink I met Chris in town, so we went for coffee.
a meal 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.
shopping I’m going skiing.
I go
swimming
he is going
fishing
we went
sailing
they have gone
skiing
she wants to go
jogging etc.
Are you going shopping this afternoon?
It’s a nice day. Let’s go swimming.
(or Let’s go for a swim.)
Richard has a small boat and he often goes sailing.
I went jogging before breakfast this morning.
Exercises Unit
Write to/on/for where necessary.
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1 I’m going to China next week.
2 Richard often goes – sailing. (no preposition)
3 Sue went Mexico last year.
4 Jack goes jogging every morning.
5 I’m going out a walk. Do you want to come?
6 I’m tired because I went bed very late last night.
7 Mark is going holiday Italy next week.
8 !e weather was warm and the river was clean, so we went a swim.
9 !e taxi drivers went strike when I was in New York.
10 Let’s go the cinema this evening.
11 It’s late. I have to go home now.
12 Would you like to go a tour of the city?
13 Shall we go out dinner this evening?
14 My parents are going a cruise this summer.
Use the pictures to complete the sentences. Use go/goes/going/went + -ing.
1 often 2 last Saturday 3 every day 4 next month 5 later 6 yesterday
RICHARD EMILY DAN JESSICA PETER SARAH
1 Richard has a boat. He often goes sailing .
2 Last Saturday Emily went .
3 Dan every day.
4 Jessica is going on holiday next month. She is .
5 Peter is going out later. He has to .
6 Sarah after work yesterday.
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. Use to/on/for if necessary.
a swim holiday Portugal shopping sleep
a walk home riding skiing university
1 !e water looks nice. Let’s go for a swim .
2 After leaving school, Tina went where she studied psychology.
3 I’m going now. I have to buy a few things.
4 I was very tired last night. I sat down in an armchair and went .
5 I wasn’t enjoying the party, so I went early.
6 We live near the mountains. In winter we go most
7 Robert has got a horse. He goes a lot. weekends.
8 !e weather is nice. Shall we go along the river?
9 A: Are you going soon?
B: Yes, next month. We’re going . We’ve never been there before.
