[ Unit 54 ] go to... go on... go for... go -ing

go to...   go on...   go for...   go -ing     A.  go to... (go to work / go to London / go to a concert etc.)   § What time do you usually go to work?   § I'm going to France next week.   § Tom didn't want to go to the concert.   § 'Where's Ann?'  'She's gone to bed.'   § I went to the dentist last week.   go to sleep = start to sleep :   § I was very tired and went to sleep quickly.   go home (without to)   § I'm going home now. (not 'going to home')     B.  go on... <TABLE width=646 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=141> <TABLE borderColor=#808000 cellSpacing=0 width="98%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>go on</TD> <TD width=86>holiday a trip a tour an excursion a cruise strike</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>    </TD> <TD>　</TD> <TD width=486>  § We're going in holiday next week.   § Children often go on school trips.   § When we were in Scotland, we went on a lot of excursions   § to different places.   § The workers have gone on strike. (= they are refusing to work) 　</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> C.  go for... <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=650 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE borderColor=#808000 cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>go (somewhere) for</TD> <TD>a walk a run a swim a drink a meal a holiday</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD>　</TD> <TD>  § 'Where's Ann?'  'She's gone for a walk.'   § Do you go for a run every day?   § The sea looks nice. Let's go for a swim.   § We went for a drink after work yesterday.   § Shall we go out for a meal? I know a good restaurant.   § They've gone to Scotland for a holiday.   § (We say 'on holiday' but 'for a holiday'.)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     D.  go + -ing We use go + -ing for many sports (swimming / skiing etc.) and also shopping : <TABLE borderColor=#808000 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=250 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> I go he is going we went they have gone she wants to go</TD> <TD>shopping swimming fishing sailing skiing jogging  etc.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>   § Are you going shopping this afternoon?   § It's a nice day. Let's go swimming. (or Let's go for a swim.)   § Rachel has a small boat and she often goes sailing.   § I went jogging before breakfast this morning.