At first glance, go (goes) is a verb, the understanding and translation of which seem extremely simple. However, the list of possible meanings and uses goes beyond the designation of movement. In addition, there are many stable phrases and phraseological turns in which new semantic shades of this word are revealed.

Basic values

Go (goes) is one of the most commonly used verbs. Surely even a person who is starting to learn English knows such translations of this word as "go", "go". However, the range of its meanings is much wider. And for a correct interpretation, you should pay attention to the context.

Different translations of the word go:

• go, walk;
• leave, leave, go;
• to be (in a certain state);
• to go (about hours);
• to be sold (at a specific price);
• be in circulation (about banknotes, coins);
• pass, disappear, get lost, disappear;
• to say, speak, speak;
• cancel, abolish;
• fail.

This is an incomplete list of all possible options. When translating, it is important to understand what meaning this or that English statement includes, and then translate it into your native language in such a way that it sounds natural.

Usage examples

The translation options presented in the previous section are illustrated in examples:

• She always goes hungry. She is always hungry (goes hungry).
• Everything goes better than expected. Everything is going better than we expected.
• The clouds have gone. - The clouds have cleared.
• I thought that she went mad. - I thought she was crazy.
• He goes by steamboat. - He's on a boat.

Forms and conjugations

The word go belongs to the category of irregular verbs. That is, its conjugation differs from the standard. The first thing to learn is the three forms: go, went, gone.

Went is a verb form that occurs only in the past indefinite tense. As a rule, it is used in those cases when it is necessary to say about some fait accompli, without indicating the duration, period of time or result. To indicate a specific period of time or, if necessary, to emphasize the duration of the action, the times of the Continuous group are used. If the fact that was discussed led to a result in the present, Perfect is used.

In the group of perfect tenses, the past participle is used - gone (the form of the verb presented in the third column of the Irregular verbs table). All this is very easy to remember. The main thing is to understand the education system of tenses in English. Another important fact: go (goes) is a verb that is used only in the active voice. It is not used in the passive. For clarity, the use of the verb in all tenses is presented in the table.

	Past	present	Future	Future-in-the-Past
Indefinite (Simple)	went	go/goes	will go	would go
Continuous (Progressive)	was/were going	am/is/are going	will be going	would be going
Perfect	had gone	have/has gone	will have gone	would have gone
Perfect Continuous	had been going	have/has been going	will have been going	would have been going

Phrasal verb go combined with prepositions and adverbs

Phrasal verbs are a characteristic feature of the English language. This is a phrase that includes a verb and a postposition (preposition or adverb). In this regard, the main meaning of the original word changes partially or completely. This is the main difficulty of phrasal verbs. A literal translation is not able to convey the meaning of the phrase, so the study of these phrases should be given special attention.

go	about	1) walk, stroll 2) circulate, spread (about rumors, news, etc.) 3) get to work
	around (with smb.)	hang out (with someone)
	aside	step aside
	back	return
	back (on)	fail, fail to keep a promise
	by	1) work with something 2) be guided by something
	down	1) to leave (from the center to the province) 2) sink, sink 3) fall, descend, lose height 4) to calm down (about the wind) 5) to believe, to be approved (by the public)
	for	1) rush (towards a goal) 2) pounce
	in for	get involved
	into	scrutinize, scrutinize, research
	off	1) shoot, explode 2) get off, pass (about an event, etc.) 3) deteriorate, become worse, lose the original quality 4) to faint, to lose consciousness
	on	1) go further, persistently continue (move towards the goal) 2) occur, occur, take place
	on with	continue (narration, story, playing a musical instrument)
	out	1) go out, be in society, attend various events 2) go out (about a candle, a lamp) 3) go out of fashion, become obsolete
	over	1) go 2) move, go to the other side (roads, streets, rivers) 3) review, re-read 4) study carefully in detail
	through	1) to discuss something, considering point by point 2) experience, experience 3) perform, do
	to	have worries, bear the cost
	under	fail
	up	1) go to the center from the province 2) rise, rise (about prices) 3) get close to someone
	with	harmonize, match
	without	do without something

When using the above phrases in your everyday speech, follow the correct usage. Remember to change by person: go - goes (a verb in the third person, in combination with the pronouns he, she, it), tenses (for example, went - for the simple past), etc.

Set phrases

In English, as in any other language, there is such a thing as set expressions. Such a phrase is an indivisible unit, which is considered as a whole in translation. One of the common mistakes made by beginners is trying to translate each word separately, and then, by combining the resulting options, understand the meaning. However, in many cases this method is inappropriate. Such examples include phrasal verbs, idioms, phraseological units. Such expressions need to be memorized and, if possible, included in your active vocabulary, using in everyday speech. Here are some examples:

• as fast as one can ~ - from all legs, that there is strength;
• as ~ along - along the way;
• as the years ~ by - over the years, over time, after (many) years;
• as things ~ now - according to the circumstances, in the current state of affairs;
• as we ~ forward - in the future, in the future;
• be good to ~ - be good, ready to use;
• come and ~ - move forward and backward, back and forth;
• give the go-by - get ahead, overtake;
• give it a ~ - make an attempt;
• here you ~ - here, take it, take it;
• in one ~ - in one approach, once, sitting;
• it is no ~ - nothing happens, nothing comes out;
• ~ barefoot - to walk barefoot;
• ~ go well - go well.

Here is a far from complete list of all possible stable phrases with the verb to go. However, these phrases are among the most common both in the everyday speech of native speakers and in the fiction of English-speaking countries.

Exercises with answers

After reading any theoretical material, it is desirable to work out the acquired knowledge in practice. One of the effective methods is to exercise.

Exercise 1

Translate into English, substituting the verb go in the correct form. Keep in mind that some sentences will include phrasal verbs.

1. She went for a walk.
2. I used to go out every night.
3. I'm into music.
4. Those red gloves don't match that green dress.
5. I want to go back.

Task 2

Fill in the gaps with go/goes, the past tense verb (went) or the Present Perfect (has gone):

1. She ... by train. - She's on the train.
2. I wanted to buy this necklace, but the prices ... up. Now it is too expensive for me. - I wanted to buy this necklace, but the prices have gone up. Now it's too expensive for me.
3. He used ... to this school. - He used to go to this school.
4. You had better ... back to your house. - You'd better go home.
5. The milk...bad. - The milk has gone bad.

Answers 1

1. She went for a walk.
2. I used to go out every night.
3. I go in for music.
4. The red gloves don't go with that green dress.
5. I want to go back.

Answers 2

1. ...goes...
2. ...have gone...
3. ...to go...
4. ...go...
5. ...went...

This topic is pretty easy to understand. But it is important to bring the use of the verb to automatism in different tenses, as well as to master several stable phrases by including them in your vocabulary. The best ways to learn are to work through the exercises and make up your own sentences with the phrases you intend to memorize.

The verb to go is one of the irregular (irregular verbs), the forms of the past tense and the participle are formed in a non-standard way: go - went - gone.

The main meaning of the word is “to go”, “to go”, “to move”, and with a tendency to move away from the source of speech or place of action, in contrast to the verb to come, which implies approach.

• Let's go for a walk! Let's take a walk, that is, leave the house.
• That morning she went to school totally unprepared. “That morning she left for school completely unprepared.

You can walk, move both on foot and with the help of a vehicle. The preposition by is usually used to denote transport.

• Did you go to the mountains by car? - Did you go to the mountains in a (passenger) car?
• — No, by jeep! A car would get stuck there! No, in a jeep. The car would get stuck there.
• We will not be able to go to Crimea by train until the bridge across Kerch Strait is not built yet. - We will not be able to leave for the Crimea by train until the bridge across the Kerch Strait is built.

In addition to the direct meaning “to go, go, travel,” the verb to go can also be used in figurative meanings. Translation, as a rule, does not cause difficulties.

• The summer has gone. - Summer has passed (and you won’t return it again).
• He went pale. - He turned pale.

In this case, there is again a negative connotation of the event - the subject's condition worsened, something went wrong (Something went wrong).

However, the greatest difficulty for the learner of English, and sometimes for the translator, is caused by the stable phrasal use of the verb to go with auxiliary parts of speech, most often with prepositions. In inflectional languages, which include Russian, the role of English prepositions is usually played by prefixes or a combination of a verb with a certain case of the dependent word. Common sense usually helps to understand the meaning of the statement, as in the example with the to go by construction:

• We went to Moscow by plane - We went to Moscow by plane (active case).

However, sometimes the use of phrasal verbs from the point of view of a native Russian speaker is difficult to explain. What is, for example, the design to go in for something - "to do, to get involved in something." Such phrases only need to be memorized, there are special exercises for this.

• You would go in for sports than sit all day at a computer. You would rather go in for sports than sit at the computer all day.
• My husband is going in for knitting, while I'm learning to drive a car. — My husband is fond of knitting, and I am learning to drive a car.
• My classmates and I try to go in for all school competitions. - My classmates and I try to participate in all school competitions.
• Mu children like football, while I wanted them to go in for chess.

Phrasal use of the verb to go

The dictionaries contain more than 100 stable combinations with the verb to go, and the translation of many of them is ambiguous. Consider the most common options, the knowledge of which is necessary for understanding oral and written speech and communication at the household level.

Colloquial to go about means "to go back and forth", "to spin in one place", "hang out (with someone)."

• Nick is well now. He's going about again. Nick has recovered. Already on my feet.
• She's going about bad guys. She hangs out with the bad guys.

The construction is also used in a figurative sense.

• Rumours are going about his new girlfriend. There are rumors about his new girlfriend.

There are several stable constructions with the use of this phrasal verb: he is going about hungry / naked / in a dream - he goes hungry, goes naked, is in the world of dreams. If someone annoys you beyond measure, you can cut off the bore with the words: Go about your business! - Mind your own business!

• Translation of the verb go after expecting to follow someone. - This is a synonym for the verb to follow.
• He tried to escape but the police went after him everywhere. He tried to run away, but the police were on his heels.

go up a phrasal verb denoting an upward movement, an increase in the literal and figurative sense. Its antonym is the verb go down.

• Father Fyodor immediately went up a steep rock. - Father Fyodor instantly climbed to the top of a sheer cliff.

In American English, the verb is applied to prices: Prices are going up - Prices are going up.

• The magnificent building went up on the site of the former slums. - A magnificent building has grown on the site of a former slum.

If you are traveling from the countryside to a big city, you can also apply this expression.

• I go up to Moscow next week. Do you want to follow me? - I'm going to Moscow next week. Would you like to come with me?

If the trip was successful, you can say:

• I went up to Moscow State University - I entered Moscow State University.

Verb antonym go down associated with a downward movement, a decrease in size, or a decrease in status. He went down without a degree - he dropped out without receiving a diploma.

• Prices and wages go down rapidly. “Prices and wages are falling rapidly.
• I went down with a flu. - I came down with the flu.

Phrasal verb go out well known to all high school students who were once kicked out of class for bad behavior. Go out of the classroom! - said a strict teacher to a disobedient student. But not everything is so bad with this verb. For example, to go out on a date means "to go on a date."

• They have been going out together for three years - They have been dating for three years (the word out implies that they are dating, not living together).

This verb generally has a lot of figurative meanings, sometimes quite unexpected. Her heart went out to the baby - Her heart was filled with tenderness for the baby.

expression to go through involves overcoming an obstacle, often with the use of remarkable physical or volitional efforts.

I barely went through the customs and passport control. I had a hard time getting through customs and passport control.

My grandfather went through the war without a scratch. My grandfather went through the war without a single scratch.

Funny idiom - He can go through a brick wall - He passes a brick wall, that is, he sees through everything, has a unique insight. Sometimes such expressions turn out to be false friends of the translator, as they are taken literally.

go off is a phrasal verb that reinforces the semantics of deletion with the adverb off, implying high speed or unexpectedness of movement.

My wife went off with my friend but I never regret it! My wife ran away with my friend, but I don't regret it at all.

Notable colloquial expressions include:

• to go off one's food - lose your appetite;
• to go off the handle - freak out, lose your temper;
• to go off one's chump - go crazy, go crazy.

Phrasal verb go over implies not only a certain effort to overcome circumstances, but also the result obtained.

• How did your negotiations go over? - How did (and how did) your negotiations go?

As with other phrasal verbs, semantic ambiguity is possible here. He went over a bridge - he overcame the bridge. The maid went over a table with a cloth. The maid swept the cloth across the table.

• After the TV show he went over big with middle-aged women. - After the TV show, he became wildly popular with middle-aged women.

The expression is also used to denote a change in religious denomination or political views.

• The politician is secretly thinking about going over to another party. This politician is secretly thinking about switching to another party.

Direct and allegorical use and understanding of phrasal verbs is a necessary component of foreign language proficiency. In most cases, constructions need to be memorized - they are not always amenable to logical comprehension. As your vocabulary grows, phrasal verbs will stop bothering you. The ability to insert a stable combination in place will cause approval from a native speaker.

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We continue to talk about phrasal verbs. Our today's hero - go denoting "go, walk". Since our life is filled with movement, it goes without saying that the word go not only has a lot of meanings (to walk, become, make a sound, etc.) in itself, but also forms an incredible number of phrasal verbs.

Now we will analyze the 17 most common.

17 meanings of phrasal verbs with go in English

Before I begin, let me remind you that go- This irregular verb, that is, it forms the past form bypassing the rules. Thus "went" or "walked" would be went.

1. Phrasal verb go after

Transcription and translation:[gəʊˈɑːftə] / gou ʻafte] - chase, pursue, catch

Meaning of the word: chase someone; try to get something

Use:

Can be about things: Dog chased (went after) for the sword I threw. I decided to try get (go after) this job. Can about people: The police started it chase (went after him).

Examples:

The soldiers found the escaped enemy troops and went after them.
The soldiers found opponents who managed to escape, and let's go followed by.

I went after my hamster as soon as it jumped out from his cage!
I chased for the hamster as soon as he jumped out of the cage!

2. Phrasal verb go against

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ əˈgɛnst] / [go eg'enst] - contradict, go against something

Meaning the words: Do not agree with some rule, principle, etc., or with someone's desires, expectations

Use: Do not forget to specify what contradicts. For example: She went against (went against) the will of the family when she married him. This offer contradicts (goes against) grammar rules.

Examples:

3. Phrasal verb go back

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ bæk] / [go back] - return

Meaning of the word: Return somewhere

Use:

Before where we return, we need to put to. The exception is home. For example: He decided return (go back) in ( to) New York in summer. I'll be back home go back home) in the evening.

Examples:

He went back home by taxi.
I returned home by taxi.

Having found nothing I went back.
Finding nothing, I returned.

4. Phrasal verb go back

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ bæk] / [go back] - know someone for a while

Meaning of the word: Know someone for a long period of time

Use:

This word is most often used in the present tense. After that we say either to +life stage where they met a person (we go back to school- we know each other from school, they go back to college- they know each other with college), or the amount of time (we go back 20 years- we know each other friend 20 years). For example me I know Steve 7 years(we go back 7 years). We we know friend friend(we go back to) from the very kindergarten (kindergarten)!

Examples:

I know John, we go back almost 25 years he couldn't have committed murder!
I know John, we familiar almost 25 years, he would not have been able to commit murder!

Actually, Sally and I go back 15 years but we only started dating last year.
Actually, Sally and I we know friend friend 15 years, but we started dating only last year.

5. Phrasal verb go beyond

Transcription and translation:/ [go bi`yond] - surpass, go over, transgress, enter

Meaning of the word: To be better, worse, more serious, etc., than anything else

Use:

Don't forget to specify what is superior. For example: your behavior passes (goes beyond) all limits! His successes surpassed (went beyond) our expectations.

Examples:

His ambition go far beyond the initial plan: Tom dreams to become the richest person in the world.
His ambition is far outnumber original plan: Tom wants to become the richest man in the world.

Our play goes beyond simple entertainment: it's a philosophical statement!
Our play is more, how just fun: that's a philosophical statement!

6. Phrasal verb go down

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ daʊn] / [go d'aun] - fall, go down, go down

Meaning of the word:Fall to the ground, drop, get lower

Use:

For example: Prices for such tours descend (go down) closer to winter. summer sun descends (goes down) later than in winter.

Examples:

The crime rate went down after Mr. Dales took over the police department.
The crime rate has dropped since Mr. Dales took over the police department.

If the temperature goes down, we'll need to turn on the generator.
If the temperature drops, we will need to turn on the generator.

7. Phrasal verb go for

Transcription and translation:/ [go fo] - touch, relate

Meaning of the word: Means something you are talking about, also applies to something else

Use: For example: You need to check if all the doors are locked - the same concerns (goes for) windows. What I'm talking about concerns (go for) everyone.

Examples:

Actually, what I said about Tom, goes for you as well.
Actually, what I said about Tom applies to you too.

You need to submit your works at least an hour before the deadline - that goes for all types of assignment!
You need to submit papers at least one hour before the deadline - this applies to all types of assignments!

8. Phrasal verb go in

Transcription and translation:/ [go in] ​​- enter the room

Meaning of the word: Enter a room, house, etc.

Use:

Here we do not specify where exactly we enter - it's just "inside", "under the roof"! For example: It's getting dark, come on let's go to (go in) already. It was raining so we went under roof (went in).

Examples:

You need to show your passport before going in.
You need to show your passport before to come in.

It's freezing cold outside! Why don't you go in?
Outside such a dunce! Why do not you come in?

9. Phrasal verb go off

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ ɒf] / [go of] - leave, go

Meaning of the word: Leave a place, especially to do something

Use:

Here you can use to to clarify where the person went, or (again, using to) - what the person went to do. For example: He went (went off) to work (to work) at ten in the morning. We went (went off) have lunch (to have dinner) in the cafe.

Examples:

10. Phrasal verb go on

Transcription and translation:[gəʊɒn] / [go he] - keep doing something

Meaning of the word: Continue any action

Use:

When we specify the action, we use the verb in ing "ovy form. For example: He continued run ( went on runn ing), even when he felt tired. I cant continue live ( go on liv ing) here.

Examples:

She went on talking about her problems until I managed to change the subject.
She continued talking about her problems until I could change the subject.

I need to go on making my presentation.
I need proceed make a presentation.

11. Phrasal verb go on #2

Transcription and translation:[gəʊɒn] / [go he] - occur

Meaning of the word: to happen (about events)

Use:

Usually this word is used in the tenses of the continuous group. For example: I don't understand going on(is going on) here. It's a quiet town with nothing special. going on(nothing is going on).

Examples:

She told us what had been going on until we interfered.
She told us that happened until we intervene.

While all of this was going on Bruce continued to sleep soundly.
While all this happened Bruce continued to sleep soundly.

12. Phrasal verb go on #3

Transcription and translation:[gəʊɒn] / [go he] - come on!; Come on!

Meaning of the word: Used when we goad someone to do something.

Use:

For example: Let's go skydiving! Well come on (go on), What are you? Let's (go on), tell him!

Examples:

go on, let's have another drink!
Come on let's drink some more!

go on, I know you can do it!
Let's-let's I know that you can!

13. Phrasal verb go out (with)

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ aʊt wɪð] / [go ʻout with] - meet someone, go on dates

Meaning of the word: Spending time with someone you're in a romantic relationship with

Use:

For example: they meet(have been going out) for a year now. I am not going to meet with ( go out with) Sam!

Examples:

So, how long has she been going out with Tim?
And for a long time she meets with Tim?

You don't have to ask for my permission if you want to go out with my sister!
You don't have to ask my permission if you want meet with my sister!

14. Phrasal verb go over

Transcription and translation:[gəʊˈəʊvə] / [go ʻouve] - reread something, repeat, go through the material again

Meaning of the word: Learn something through repetition

Use:

For example: come on more let's take a walk (go over) for exam questions. I re-read (went over) all the instructions, but I did not find anything like it.

Examples:

I need to go over my speech for tomorrow.
I need repeat your speech for tomorrow.

In my mind I still go over what has happened and still can't really comprehend it.
In my mind I'm still I'm scrolling what happened, and I can't really comprehend it.

15. Phrasal verb go through

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ θruː] / [go thru] - sort through, search through

Meaning of the word: Carefully study a certain group of objects in order to find something specific in it

Use:

For example: The search is not working, we will have to sort out (go through) all cards manually. customs officer went over (went through) the contents of my bags, but found nothing.

Examples:

16. Phrasal verb go through #2

Transcription and translation:[gəʊ θruː] / [go thru] - go through something

Meaning of the word: Experience some hard event

Use:

Don't forget to specify what is being tested! For example: My sister is currently passes through(is going through) hard divorce. I went through (went through) a lot to get your way.

Examples:

I was going through a deep crisis the whole year, but now I "m glad to say that things are improving.
I passed through a severe crisis last year, but now I am happy to say that everything is getting better.

You don't know what he's going through right now!
You do not know, through what is he now passes!

17. Phrasal verb go up

Transcription and translation:/ [go up] - rise, grow

Meaning of the word: Rise, become higher in level, quantity, etc.

Use:

For example: Oil prices are growing (go up)! afternoon temperature rises (goes up) up to +30°.

Examples:

If the sea level goes up, this territory will be flooded.
If the sea level rise this area will be flooded.

Coffee causes blood pressure to go up.
coffee raises blood pressure grow.

Reinforcement task

Insert the correct word in the gap. Leave your answers in the comments below the article.

1. You can't give hints: that's ___ the rules of the game.
2. New record ___ the most daring predictions!
3. I ___ a lot of archive photos before I found this one!
4. On the third day, the temperature __ and I felt that I was recovering.
5. Play us something! Well ___!
6. Can I ___ without a pass?
7. My Rex ___ behind the robber like a real police dog!
8. The weather was good and we ___ take a walk around the city.
9. You should exclude sugar from the diet, the same ___ fried foods.
10. Have you discussed? May I ___ read the list?
11. The police are trying to establish that ___ just before the fire.
12. If inflation ___ is even stronger, we will have to sell everything and move to Poland!
13. It seems that I forgot my documents... I have to ___ go home.
14. Before the exam, I ___ all the lectures.
15. Diana is afraid that George won't want to ___ with her.
16. Eric ___ boss from high school - no wonder he got promoted so quickly!
17. Your brother ___ through a difficult period, he needs your support.

A phrasal verb is a combination of the specified part of speech with a postposition (adverb or preposition), as a result of which a new semantic unit is formed that has a different meaning. This is a fairly broad topic that requires detailed consideration and elaboration. But since there are many constructions, you should first choose a small number of phrases that you can use in speech and writing. This article deals with the word go, a phrasal verb that has many uses.

Key values ​​and to go

The word to go is one of the most common in the English language, and has many meanings. The following are just a few of the translations:

• go, walk;
• drive;
• be in circulation (about money, coins);
• to sound (of a bell);
• to be sold (at a specific price);
• pass, disappear
• cancel;
• collapse;
• crash.

Which of the meanings to choose when translating, the context will tell. By the meaning, you will be able to understand what is meant. One common mistake newcomers make is trying to translate word for word using the first definition in the dictionary that appears in the list of meanings. It should also be remembered that it has the following forms: go, went, gone.

Go - phrasal verb combined with prepositions

The following are the most common combinations. In order to master this topic well, take a few phrases, work through them with exercises, come up with examples with each of them and try to make them part of your active vocabulary by using them in speech. Over time, this seemingly complex topic will become an integral part of your knowledge.

Go: phrasal verb combined with prepositions:

go	about	1) walk, inspect, stroll; 2) circulate, walk (about rumors); 3) start (something).
	after	chase, pursue
	for	1) pounce, collapse; 2) strive.
	in for	get involved, engage
	into	explore, study
	off	1) explode, shoot; 2) pass, go; 3) get worse, deteriorate; 4) lose consciousness.
	on	1) continue to do something (persistently), move on; 2) take place, occur.
	on with	proceed
	out	1) go out, be in society; 2) go out of fashion; 3) turn off.
	over	1) go; 2) move (to the other side); 3) review, reread 4) study in detail, inspect.
	through	1) discuss in detail, carefully consider (the issue); 2) survive, experience; 3) do, perform.
	to	have worries, incur expenses
	under	crash
	up	1) come close, come closer; 2) travel to the capital (from the suburbs, villages); 3) grow, rise (about prices); 4) build.
	with	match, harmonize
	without	do without something

In addition to various combinations, it should be remembered that some phrases have several meanings. For example, the phrasal verb go off covers at least 4 translations.

Go + adverbs

Verbal combinations with adverbs are somewhat inferior in number to phrases with prepositions. However, the phrases presented in this section are no less common. They are quite common both in the everyday speech of native speakers and in modern literature.

Go: phrasal verb combined with adverbs:

Phrasal verb go: usage examples

The vocabulary of a foreign language, whether it is a word or a construction, is better absorbed in practice. Simply memorizing a list of words is not a very effective method, as knowing individual words is not enough. After all, the main difficulties can arise when trying to combine them into a proposal. In order to harmoniously master the new material, it is best to immediately put it into practice: read ready-made examples and create your own.

• The tourists go about London. - Tourists walk around London.
• I must go about this work tomorrow. I have to take up this job tomorrow.
• Let's go aside, I have to tell you something. "Let's step aside, I need to tell you something."
• animals go by instinct. - Animals are guided by instincts.
• I go in for sports from a childhood. - I have been involved in sports since childhood.
• The milk went off. - The milk has gone bad.
• She likes to go out. She likes to go out into society.
• She went up to him and asked something. She approached him and asked something.

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In English speech. This is the main verb responsible for the designation of movement. It has the following values:

go	Go to school, please!	Go to school please!
leave, leave	Her parents went to Spain last Friday.	Her parents left for Spain last Friday.
go, travel	I'd like to go to Austria on winter holiday.	I would like to travel to Austria during my winter holidays.
pass the	The toothache has gone.	The toothache is gone.
ply	Buses go every half an hour here.	Buses run here every half an hour.
study	When Sue has free time, she goes parachuting.	When Sue has free time, she goes skydiving.
become	The milk went sour because it was left on the table.	The milk went sour (turned sour) because it was left on the table.

The grammatical characteristic of the verb to go

This verb belongs to the category of irregular verbs. Below are three basic forms that, in the verb to go, as well as in other verbs of this group, do not obey the rules in their formation:

theInfinitive(infinitive, initial form)	the Past Simple Tense(past simple tense)	the Past Participle(past participle)
togo	went	gone
I'd like to go home now. / I would like to go home now.	They went to school by bus. / They went to school by bus.	I'm afraid Mr. Evans isn't here at the moment. He's gone. / I'm afraid Mr. Evans isn't here right now. He left.

The verb to go is pronounced, which means it cannot be used in forms. In the active voice, the verb to go is characterized by the following forms:

	Simple	continuous	Perfect	Perfect Continuous
present	the Present Simple Tense go/ goes My granny goes to church every Sunday. / My grandmother goes to church every Sunday.	the present continuous Tense am / is / are going Where are you going? / Where are you going?	the Present Perfect Tense have/has gone Teresa isn't at home now. She has gone to the dentist. / Teresa is not at home now. She went to the dentist.	the Present PerfectcontinuousTense have / has been going We have already been going to Paris for three hours. / We have been going to Paris for three hours.
Past	the P as t Simple Tense Tom went to Mexico last month. / Tom went to Mexico last month.	the Past continuous Tense was / were going I was going to university when we met. / I was walking to the university when we met.	the Past Perfect Tense had gone When I came to visit Teresa she had already gone to the dentist. / When we came to visit Teresa, she had already gone to the dentist.	the Past PerfectcontinuousTense had been going When I saw her she had been going sightseeing for 2 hours. / When I saw her, she had already been sightseeing for 2 hours.
Future	the Future Simple Tense We will go home by taxi. / We'll take a taxi home.	the future continuous Tense will be going At this time tomorrow I will be going to Edinburgh. / At the same time tomorrow I will be heading to Edinburgh.	the Future Perfect Tense will have gone I'm afraid, by the time you come we will have gone to the theatre. / I'm afraid we'll have already gone to the theater by the time you arrive.	the Future PerfectcontinuousTense will have been going By the time our bus returns we will already have been going shopping for three hours. Don't you think it's enough? / By the time our bus returns, we will have been shopping for three hours. Don't you think that's enough?

Direction designation with the verb to go (to / to the / no preposition)

The verb to go is very often used to indicate a certain direction. Traditionally in English, the preposition to is used to indicate direction. However, sometimes the definite article should be used after it (go to the theater / go to the theater), and sometimes not (go to school / go to school). Let's figure out when the article after to is needed and when not.

The article the may not be used before the words school (school), hospital (hospital), university (university), church (church), prison (prison), bed (bed), work (work) if these places / institutions are used the performer of the action for their intended purpose. That is, he goes to school to study, to the hospital - to be treated, to church - to pray, to bed - to sleep, etc. If the performer of the action is sent there for some other purpose, then the article the is used. Consider the following examples:

to -	to the
Alison is ten years old. Every day she goes to school. / Alison is ten years old. Every day she goes to school.	Today Alison's mother wants to speak to her daughter's teacher. so she has gone to the school to see her. / Today Alison's mother wants to talk to her daughter's teacher. So she went to school to meet her.
When I leave school, I want to go to university. / When I finish school, I want to go to university.	We are sightseeing in Oxford and I'd like to go to the university. I want to take some photos of that building. / We are sightseeing in Oxford and I would like to go to university. I want to take some photos of this building.
John's mother goes to church every Sunday. / John's mom goes to church every Sunday.	We went to the church to take some photos of that wonderful building. / We went to the church to take pictures of this wonderful building.
Jack has broken his arm. He had go to hospital. / Jack broke his arm. He had to go to the hospital.	jill has gone to the hospital to visit Jack. / Jill went to the hospital to visit Jack.
Ken's brother has gone to prison for robbery. / Ken's brother went to jail for robbery.	Ken went to the prison to visit his brother. / Ken went to prison to visit his brother.

The same rule applies to these nouns even if another verb is used. With other destination nouns, the article the is used after the preposition to: go to the cinema (go to the cinema), go to the circus (go to the circus), etc.

However, there are also cases when the use of a preposition and an article is completely unnecessary. This includes the set expression to go home (go home):

It's late. Let's go home.

It's already late. Let's go home.

Also, without a preposition, the verb to go is used with a gerund, that is, the ing form of the verb, which is described in more detail below.

Using the verb to go with a gerund

Quite often, the verb to go is found in constructions with a gerund. In part, such constructions can be translated with the basic meaning of the verb to go, for example, to go shopping - “go shopping”, but since the gerund often expresses a certain occupation, in many cases a more convenient translation is the meaning of “to do”:

to go swimming	go swimming	My dad and I go swimming twice a week.	My dad and I go swimming twice a week.
to go sailing	go sailing	I'd like to go sailing in my summer holidays.	I would like to go sailing during my summer holidays.
to go climbing	climb	I think it isn't easy to go climbing.	I think it's not just about climbing.
to go parachuting	go skydiving	Would you like to go parachuting with me?	Would you like to go skydiving with me?

Set expressions with the verb to go

to go sightseeing	see the sights	We went sightseeing in Tokyo.	We were sightseeing in Tokyo.
to go in for sports	exercise	A lot of people don't have any health problems because they go in for sports regularly.	Many people do not have health problems because they exercise regularly.
How is it going?	How are you?
to go gray	turn gray	My dad is going gray and I'm going bald.	My father is turning gray and I am going bald.
to go bald	go bald
to go mad	go crazy; get terribly angry	She'll go mad if you wear the same dress as she does.	She will go crazy with anger if you wear the same dress as hers.
to go blind	go blind	Our old dog has gone blind.	Our old dog is blind.
to go dead	go deaf	My granny is going deaf.	My grandmother is losing her hearing.
to go bankrupt	go bankrupt	That company went bankrupt last year.	This company went bankrupt last year.
to have a go	try	Some people aren't interested in scuba diving but I've always wanted to have a go.	Some people are not interested in diving, but I always wanted to try.

In fact, there are many more set expressions with the verb to go. We recommend that you write down the most interesting of them when you meet them - this way you can easily remember them.

Phrasal verbs with stem to go

to go on	proceed	Please go on!	Please continue!
to go out	go out, go somewhere	Would you like to go out tonight?	Would you like to go somewhere tonight?
to go out with	date someone (romantic)	Jane goes out with Paul. They are engaged.	Jane is dating Paul. They are engaged.
to go back to