Let’s practice everyday English with ‘GO’!

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many ways to use "go" in English. So, we are looking at some "go" collocations. Collocations

are groups of words that go together, that are often used together. So, let's not waste

any time. Let's start with "go" + "ing" activities. So, there are many things you can go. You

can go swimming. You can go hiking. You can go bowling, go shopping, go dancing. Now,

all of these, you can use the verb "go" in different tenses. Where are you going? Oh,

I'm going shopping. What did you do yesterday? Oh, I just went hiking with my boyfriend,

for example. All right, so you can go + "ing" activities. "Go" + adverbs of place. Now,

a common mistake that some people make is "go to home". "Home" is an adverb, so it's

a word similar to "here" or "there". It doesn't refer to the physical space of the house,

it refers to the idea, basically, of home. It's more of a concept than anything, or it's

like a large space, and not just the single physical location. So, adverbs of place. So,

you can go home. You can go downtown. So, "downtown" is another adverb of place, similar

to "home". You can go abroad. So, you can study abroad. You can go abroad. "Abroad"

means overseas, that's another word. Basically, a place that is far away from your home or

your country to go to another country, basically, to do something. "Go here", "go there". Don't

say "go to here", "go to there". "Go here" or "go there". If you're giving directions

to someone on a map, you can say, okay, first go here, then go there, and then you go here,

and then you go there, and that is where the library is, for example. So, you can also

go to specific places to have specific experiences. Now, this is different than going to the school,

the university, the church, the bed. If you go to the school or the university, you are

referring to the physical location of a specific school, of a specific university, a specific

church, a specific bed, for example. So, you can go to school, this means you are registered

in a school and you attend lectures, you attend classes at university, you attend church.

So, if I ask you, "Oh, do you go to church?" or "Do you go to mosque?" I am asking if you

attend and take part in these activities and experiences where specific things happen.

What happens in bed? Sleep. Sleep. Don't let your mind go to other places. Or let them.

I don't know. It's not that kind of video, though.

Alright, next, "go on", plus a type of excursion or adventure. Think about vacations, cruises,

dates. So, you can go on a date with someone, you can go on a cruise, you can go on a vacation,

or you can just go on vacation. You can also go on a trip. So, a trip is... It can be a

long trip or a short trip. It's... It can be a vacation or it can just be a journey

from one place to another. So, let me ask you, "Hmm, where did you go on vacation?"

Right? On your last vacation. Where did you go on your last vacation? Where did I go?

It has been a long time since I have been on vacation. Actually, yes. The last time

I went on vacation, I went to Niagara Falls. So, I went to Niagara Falls on vacation.

Okay, you can also "go for", and this is a single activity. So, "Oh, what did you do

today?" "Oh, I went for a walk." Or, "I went for a jog." A jog is a light run. Now, you

can also say, right, "I went jogging." Or, "I went walking." But typically, we talk about

going for a walk. So, you go for a walk, go for a jog, go for a swim. You can also go

for ice cream. So, if you're going to have ice cream at the store, at the ice cream store,

the ice cream parlor, whatever it's called in your area, you say "go for". "We're going

for ice cream. Do you want to come?" And finally, "go to the" plus a public place. So, you can

go to the store, go to the gas station, go to the hospital, go to the toilet, right,

or the bathroom, depending on which side of the Atlantic Ocean you are on. Typically,

in Canada and the US, people say "the bathroom", and on the other side of the Atlantic, in

England, people would say, like, "the toilet". Some people say "the toilet" here, but I say

"the bathroom", because when I think of "the toilet", I literally think of the physical

toilet, the place, not the room. Okay. So, these are many, many, many ways that you can

use the verb "go", and a lot of words that you can use with them, a lot of collocations.

So, if you want to test your understanding of this material, I know it's a lot, but do

the quiz on www.engvid.com, and keep practicing using these. Use different tenses, use the

past simple, use the present perfect. "I went there", "I have gone there", "I've gone on

a date in the last week", or something like that. All right. That's it. Check out the

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