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#64 - Go + Gerunds - English Grammar
"Go" is most often used with an activity that is in gerund form. "Go" is in the present tense. The past tense for "go" is "went".
Go + Gerunds - Present Tense
I like to
go swimming
.
I want to
go camping
.
I have to
go shopping
.
I prefer to
go hiking
.
I asked to
go fishing
.
Let's
go skiing
.
Go + Gerunds - Past Tense
Go in the present tense
Go in the past tense
I
go swimming
every morning.
I
went swimming
this morning.
I
go jogging
in the afternoon.
I
went jogging
this afternoon.
I
go camping
with my family.
I
went camping
last weekend.
I
go shopping
every Saturday.
I
went shopping
yesterday.
I
go hiking
alone.
I
went hiking
alone.
I
go fishing
at the lake.
I
went fishing
at the lake.
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
1) a. I liking to surf.
b. I like to surfing.
c. I like to go surfing.
d. I like surf.
2) a. I need shopping.
b. I need to go shopping.
c. I needing shopping.
d. I need to shopping.
3) a. I want to go dancing.
b. I want to dancing.
c. I wanting to dance.
d. I want dance.
4) a. Let's sightseeing.
b. Let's go sightseeing.
c. Let's go to sightseeing.
d. Let's going to sightsee.
5) a. I hate to bowling.
b. I hating bowling.
c. I hate bowl.
d. I hate to go bowling.
Directions: Rewrite each sentence in the past tense form.
1) I go sailing.
____________________
2) I go scuba diving.
____________________
3) I go mountain climbing.
____________________
4) I go sledding.
____________________
5) I go jogging.
____________________
Quiz 1 Answers
1) C
2) B
3) A
4) B
5) D
Quiz 2 Answers
1) I went sailing.
2) I went scuba diving.
3) I went mountain climbing.
4) I went sledding.
5) I went jogging.
