How to Use the Word “Go” In English: A Comprehensive Guide to the Word “Go”: Words In Common Usage, #3

By Manik Joshi

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

01. English Verb -- 'Go'
02. Meanings of the Main Verb 'Go'
03. Idioms With the Word 'Go'
04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word 'Go'
05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word 'Go'
06. Useful Expressions With the Word 'Go'
07. English Word: 'Go' -- Useful Notes
08. Conjugation of the Verb 'Go'

Sample This:

Go is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows:

First Form (Base Form) -- GO
Second Form (Past Form) -- WENT
Third Form (Past Participle) -- GONE

Present Perfect of 'Come' -- Have/Has Gone
Past Perfect of 'Come' -- Had Gone

-ING Form of 'Come' -- Going
Infinitive of 'Come' -- To Go

MOST COMMON Meanings OF "GO" AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Meaning 01:
to move or travel from one place to another

Example Sentences:
(go + adv./prep.)
When can a child go into a swimming pool?
He had gone to Amsterdam to celebrate her birthday last year.
As a flight attendant, she has been to many countries. (=went and returned)
When was the last time you went to the dentist's?
Will you go to work if you're sick?

(go to do sth)
He has gone to meet him at the airport

Meaning 02:
to move or travel in a particular way

(go + adv./prep.)
Example Sentence:
Sometimes we went fast, sometimes we went slow!

Meaning 03:
(of money) to be spent or used for sth

Example Sentence:
Where all your money went?
Her salary goes to a local children's charity.

(go on sth)
80% of his wages went on gambling.

(go to do sth)
50% of his salary goes to pay the medical bills.

Meaning 04:
to be sounded as a signal or warning sign

Example Sentences:
The whistle went for the interval.
The whistle went for full time with the score sitting on nil.
The alarm went for an air raid
The alarm went for us to be ready.

Meaning 05: to move or travel over a particular distance

(go + noun)
Example Sentences:
The van has gone 20 miles now with no problems yet.
Flames went 50 feet in the air.

Meaning 06:
(go + adv./prep.) used to talk about how a situation progresses

Example Sentences:
His daughter's first day of school went well and without any big issue.
How can you tell if a job interview went well?
My job & visa process went smoothly.
The presidential election went smoothly.
We have a discussion about the way things are going.
We have guys who want to change the way things are going.
He was fully prepared and the job went efficiently.
Officials say the exercise went safely as planned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Manik Joshi
• Release date: Aug 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005605407

Manik Joshi

Manik Joshi was born on January 26, 1979, at Ranikhet, a picturesque town in the Kumaon region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. He is a permanent resident of the Sheeshmahal area of Kathgodam located in the city of Haldwani in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in India. He completed his schooling in four different schools. He is a science graduate in the ZBC – zoology, botany, and chemistry – subjects. He is also an MBA with a specialization in marketing. Additionally, he holds diplomas in "computer applications", "multimedia and web-designing", and "computer hardware and networking". During his schooldays, he wanted to enter the field of medical science; however, after graduation he shifted his focus to the field of management. After obtaining his MBA, he enrolled in a computer education center; he became so fascinated with working on the computer that he decided to develop his career in this field. Over the following years, he worked at some computer-related full-time jobs. Following that, he became interested in Internet Marketing, particularly in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web design (creating websites), and various other online jobs. However, later he shifted his focus solely to self-publishing. Manik is a nature-lover. He has always been fascinated by overcast skies. He is passionate about traveling and enjoys solo-travel most of the time rather than traveling in groups. He is actually quite a loner who prefers to do his own thing. He likes to listen to music, particularly when he is working on the computer. Reading and writing are definitely his favorite pastimes, but he has no interest in sports. Manik has always dreamed of a prosperous life and prefers to live a life of luxury. He has a keen interest in politics because he believes it is politics that decides everything else. He feels a sense of gratification sharing his experiences and knowledge with the outside world. However, he is an introvert by nature and thus gives prominence to only a few people in his personal life. He is not a spiritual man, yet he actively seeks knowledge about the metaphysical world; he is particularly interested in learning about life beyond death. In addition to writing academic/informational text and fictional content, he also maintains a personal diary. He has always had a desire to stand out from the crowd. He does not believe in treading the beaten path and avoids copying someone else's path to success. Two things he alwa...

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01. English Verb—‘Go’

Go is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows:

First Form (Base Form)—GO

Second Form (Past Form)—WENT

Third Form (Past Participle)—GONE

Present Perfect of ‘Come’—Have/Has Gone

Past Perfect of ‘Come’—Had Gone

-ING Form of ‘Come’—Going

Infinitive of ‘Come’—To Go

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Agreement between subject and verb in a sentence

Singular Subject should be used with Singular Verb.

Plural Subject should be used with Plural Verb.

(if you add ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ in a verb it becomes singular)

Singular and Plural Form of Verb ‘Go’

Singular Verb—Goes

Plural Verb—Go

Singular Verb is used with the subject ‘He and She’ + All Singular Subjects.

Plural Verb is used with the subject ‘I, We, You and They’ + All Plural Subjects.

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Affirmative Sentences (Present Tense)

Pattern:

subject + go/goes + other words

He goes to school by bus.

Affirmative Sentences (Past Tense)

Pattern:

subject + went + other words

He went to school by bus.

Affirmative Sentences (Future Tense)

Pattern:

subject + will + go + other words

He will go to school by bus.

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Negative Sentences (Present Tense)

Pattern:

subject + auxiliary verb ‘do/does’ + not + main verb ‘go’ + other words

He does not go to school by bus.

Negative Sentences (Past Tense)

Pattern:

subject + auxiliary verb ‘did’ + not + main verb ‘go’ + other words

He did not go to school by bus.

Negative Sentences (Future Tense)

Pattern:

subject + will + not + go + other words

He will not go to school by bus.

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Interrogative Sentences (Present Tense)

Pattern 1:

auxiliary verb ‘do/does’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Does he go to school by bus?

Pattern 2:

interrogative word + auxiliary verb ‘do/does’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Why does he go to school by bus?

Interrogative Sentences (Past Tense)

Pattern 1:

auxiliary verb ‘did’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Did he go to school by bus?

Pattern 2:

interrogative word + auxiliary verb ‘did’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Why did he go to school by bus?

Interrogative Sentences (Future Tense)

Pattern 1:

auxiliary verb ‘will’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Will he go to school by bus?

Pattern 2:

interrogative word + auxiliary verb ‘will’ + subject + main verb ‘go’ + other words + ?

Why will he go to school by bus?

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English Verb ‘Go’ can be used in a number of patterns and has lots of different uses and Meanings:-

A. Go is used as a main verb with many different Meanings.

B. Go is used in several idioms. [An IDIOM is made up of a group of words whose Meaning is different from the Meanings of the individual words.]

C. Go is used in several phrasal verbs. [A PHRASAL VERB is made up of a Verb and an Adverb or a Preposition or both.]

02. Meanings of the Main Verb ‘Go’

MOST COMMON Meanings OF GO AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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Meaning 01:

to move or travel from one place to another

Example Sentences:

(go + adv./prep.)

When can a child go into a swimming pool?

He had gone to Amsterdam to celebrate her birthday last year.

As a flight attendant, she has been to many countries. (=went and returned)

When was the last time you went to the dentist's?

Will you go to work if you're sick?

(go to do sth)

He has gone to meet him at the airport

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Meaning 02:

to move or travel in a particular way

(go + adv./prep.)

Example Sentence:

Sometimes we went fast, sometimes we went slow!

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Meaning 03:

(of money) to be spent or used for sth

Example Sentences:

Where did all your money go?

Her salary goes to a local children's charity.

(go on sth)

80% of his wages went on gambling.

(go to do sth)

50% of his salary goes to pay the medical bills.

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Meaning 04:

to be sounded as a signal or warning sign

Example Sentences:

The whistle went for the interval.

The whistle went for full time with the score sitting on nil.

The alarm went for an air raid

The alarm went for us to be ready.

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Meaning 05: to move or travel over a particular distance

(go + noun)

Example Sentences:

The van has gone 20 miles now with no problems yet.

Flames went 50 feet in the air.

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Meaning 06:

used to talk about how a situation progresses

(go + adv./prep.)

Example Sentences:

His daughter's first day of school went well and without any big issue.

How can you tell if a job interview went well?

My job & visa process went smoothly.

The presidential election went smoothly.

We have a discussion about the way things are going.

We have guys who want to change the way things are going.

He was fully prepared and the job went efficiently.

Officials say the exercise went safely as planned.

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Meaning 07:

used to talk about the elapsing of time

(go + adv./prep.)

Example Sentences:

This half an hour went very slowly and it felt that it had been 10 hours.

The last three days have gone without any setbacks.

The time went past pleasantly.

An hour went