Class 11-4: Go + Gerund
She likes to go rafting.
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Rules: When a speaker is describing his actions while performing an activity, use go + gerund. Go + gerund is used for all recreational activities. *Note: the past tense of go is went. |
Examples: 1. I go sailing once a month. 2. We went sailing last weekend. |
Sample List of Go + Gerund
| go boating | go bowling | go camping | go dancing |
| go fishing | go hiking | go hunting | go jogging |
| go sailing | go shopping | go sightseeing | go skiing |
| go swimming | go sledding | go surfing | go driving |
He likes to go parasailing.
Exercise
Exercise 1: Write the correct go + gerund form for each sentence.
1. I like to (fish) go fishing.
2. I (walk) ________________ every day.
3. Tom (run) ________________ in the afternoons.
4. Mary is (exercise) ________________.
5. We are (swim) ________________.
6. Ann is (hike) ________________.
7. The students are (study) ________________.
8. The mother (jog) ________________ every day after work.
9. Tom (smoke) ________________ every afternoon.
10. Lisa is (shop) ________________.
Tag:Gerunds
