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7-3 GO+ -ING
(a) Did you go shopping yesterday? (b) I went swimming last week. (c) Bob hasn't gone fishing in years. |
Go is followed by a gerund in certain idiomatic expressions about activities. Notice: There is no to between go and the gerund. INCORRECT:
*Did you go to shopping? CORRECT:
Did you go shopping? |
-- Common Expressions with GO + ING
| go boating |
Go camping |
go fishing |
go hiking |
Go running |
go bowling |
go shopping |
Go skiing |
go skating |
go jogging |
Go sailing |
go dancing |
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EXERCISE 3: Answer the questions. Use the expressions with go + -ing in Chart 7-3.
1. Ann often goes to the beach. She spends hours in the water. What does she like to do?
(EXAMPLE: She likes to go swimming.)
2. Nancy and Frank like to spend the whole day on a lake with poles in their hands. What do they like to do?
3. Last summer Tom went to a national park. He slept in a tent and cooked his food over a fire. What did Tom do last summer?
4. Bob likes to go to stores and buy things. What does he like to do?
5. Laura takes good care of her health. She runs a couple of miles every day. What does Laura do every day? (Note. There are two possible responses.)
6. On weekends in the winter, Fred and Jean sometimes drive to a resort
in the mountains. They like to race down the side of a mountain in the
snow. What do they like to do?
7. Joe is a nature lover. He likes to take long walks in the woods.
What does Joe like to do?
8. Mary prefers indoor sports. She goes to a place where she rolls a
thirteen-pound ball at some wooden pins. What does Mary often do?
9. Liz and Greg know all the latest dances. What do they probably do
a lot?
10. The Taylors are going to go to a little lake near their house tomorrow.
The lake is completely frozen now that it's winter. The ice is smooth.
What are the Taylors going to do tomorrow?
ANSWERS
| 2. They like to go fishing. |
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3. He likes to go camping. |
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4. He likes to go shopping. |
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5. She likes to go jogging. -- She likes to go running. |
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6. They like to go skiing. |
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7. He likes to go hiking. |
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8. She likes to go bowling. |
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9. They like to go dancing. |
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10. They are going to go skating. |
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7-4 VERB + INFINITIVE
| (a) Tom offered to lend me some money. |
Some verbs are followed by an infinitive: An infinitive = to + the simple form of a verb. | ||
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(b) I have decided to buy a new car. |
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COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE | |||
want to hope to offer to seem to can (or) can't afford to need to expect to |
Would like to Agree to Plan to Refuse to pretend to try to** appear to |
intend to* promise to decide to | |
*Sometimes intend is followed by a gerund:
I intend to go to Florida over vacation.
I intend going to Florida over vacation.
The use of an infinitive after intend is more common.
**Usually try is followed by an infinitive and gives the idea of making an effort:
I'm trying to learn English.
Joe tried to finish his work before 5:00 p.m.
Sometimes try is followed by a gerund and gives the idea of experimenting
with a new approach:
It was hot in the room. I tried opening the windows, but that didn't help. Then I tried turning on the fan, but that didn't help either. Finally I tried turning on the air conditioner. That helped.