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To go
Le costruzioni di to go (andare) più frequenti :
• to go to
• to go to
Tonight we will go to the movies.(US) Stasera andiamo al cinema.
(to go to the pictures, to go to the cinema UK)
(to go to the pictures, to go to the cinema UK)
• be going to, usato come un ausiliare per esprimere il futuro:
I'm going to go to the shops this afternoon. Oggi pomeriggio vado per negozi.
Bruno is going to travel to France this summer. Bruno andrà in viaggio in Francia quest’estate.
• to go and do something andare a fare qualcosa
Would you like to go and see a movie with me sometime? Ti andrebbe di andare a vedere un film con me ogni tanto?
• to go + verbo in -ing (gerundio):
to go shopping andare a fare le compere
to go skiing andare a sciare
• to go for:
to go for a walk andare a camminare
to go for a drink andare a bere qualcosa
Il verbo to go può avere anche altri significati:
to go crazy impazzire
to go bankrupt fare bancarotta
How's it going? Come va?
Esercizio 1
Put the irregular verbs below into their proper past tense forms.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin to a pub and all night. That night, neither of them very well, because they both very ill.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin to a pub and all night. That night, neither of them very well, because they both very ill.
Put the irregular verbs below into their proper past tense forms.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin [not done] went 1 to a pub and [not done] drank 2 all night. That night, neither of them [not done] slept 3 very well, because they both [not done] felt 4 very ill.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin [not done] went 1 to a pub and [not done] drank 2 all night. That night, neither of them [not done] slept 3 very well, because they both [not done] felt 4 very ill.
1 went: The verb 'to go' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense, as indicated by the term 'yesterday'. To go: go/went/gone.
2 drank: The verb 'to drink' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense, as indicated by the term 'yesterday'. To drink: drink/drank/drunk.
3 slept: The verb 'to sleep' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense as indicated by the phrase 'that night' which refers to a past tense time period. To sleep: sleep/slept/slept.
4 felt: We need the preterit form of the verb 'to feel' here. Be careful, because the verb 'to feel' is irregular: feel/felt/felt.
Esercizio 2
Luna: Would you like to come and drink some sangria at my place, Icarus?
Icarus: It's getting late. I must home now. We can for a drink another time.
Luna: It's only noon, but okay. See you tomorrow, Icarus.
Icarus: It's getting late. I must home now. We can for a drink another time.
Luna: It's only noon, but okay. See you tomorrow, Icarus.
Luna: Would you like to come and drink some sangria at my place, Icarus?
Icarus: It's getting late. I must go 1 home now. We can go 2 for a drink another time.
Luna: It's only noon, but okay. See you tomorrow, Icarus.
Icarus: It's getting late. I must go 1 home now. We can go 2 for a drink another time.
Luna: It's only noon, but okay. See you tomorrow, Icarus.
1 go: 'Go' is the correct choice here. The infinitive form of the verb (without 'to') always follows an auxiliary such as 'must'. 'I must go' expresses the speaker's obligation to depart.
1 goes: 'Goes' is the second person, present tense form of the verb 'to go'. It cannot be used in a first person construction such as this one. Also, the auxiliary construction 'I must' is always requires the infinitive form of the verb 'to go'.
1 going: We cannot use the present progressive form of the verb here, because an infinitive verb is required to follow the auxiliary construction 'I must'. However, Icarus could say 'I must be going'.
2 go: 'To go for a drink' is a common expression. It describes the act of buying a drink at a bar, restaurant or other venue (presumably an alcoholic one). We use the infinitive form of verb 'go' (without 'to') following the auxiliary 'can'.
2 going: The 'ing' form of the verb cannot directly follow the auxiliary 'can'.
2 to go: We cannot use the full infinitive form of the verb 'to go' here. When following an auxiliary construction (We can) we use the infinitive form of the verb without 'to'.
Esercizio 3
Philip: Hey Susie, how's it ? Would you like out for drinks tonight?
Susie: I already plans. Why don't you by yourself?
Philip: Ok.
Susie: I already plans. Why don't you by yourself?
Philip: Ok.
Philip: Hey Susie, how's it going 1? Would you like to go 2 out for drinks tonight?
Susie: I already have 3 plans. Why don't you go 4 by yourself?
Philip: Ok.
Susie: I already have 3 plans. Why don't you go 4 by yourself?
Philip: Ok.
1 going: 'How's it going?' (or 'How is it going?') uses the 'ING' form of the verb 'to go'. Philip asks about Susie's current state, so we use the present progressive form of the verb. 'How's it going?' is an English expression synonymous with 'How are you?' or 'How are you doing?'
1 go: 'Go' is incorrect. The interrogative phrase 'how's it...' needs a verb ending in 'ing' to follow it. The question asks about the current state of a person, and so we use a present progressive verb using the 'ING' form to correctly pose the question.
1 gone: We cannot use 'gone', the past participle form of 'to go', in this sentence. The interrogative construction 'how's it...?' must be followed by a verb ending in 'ing', and not a verb in the past tense.
2 to go: The interrogative construction 'would you like' is always followed by the full infinitive form of a verb (to go). The same is true with declarative statements using 'would like': I would like TO GET a drink tonight. 'Would you like...?' poses a polite question using the conditional form.
2 go: We must use the full infinitive form of the verb following 'would you like'.
2 going: The 'ING' form of the verb can't follow the 'would like' construction.
2 will go: We never use the future tense of a verb following 'would like'.
3 have: 'Have' expresses possession in this sentence. Susie is telling Philip that she can't go out with him tonight because she already has something planned.
3 has: 'Has' cannot be used in the first person form of the present tense. 'To have' is an irregular verb.
3 had: Had is the past simple form of the verb 'to have'. It has no place in this construction, which requires the simple present tense.
3 to have: This verb must be conjugated. Leaving it in its infinitive form is grammatically incorrect.
4 go: Susie is suggesting that Philip 'go' to the restaurant by himself (alone or without her). In this case, the verb 'to go' should be put in its infinitive form (without 'to') following the interrogative construction 'Why don't you...'. As a general rule, verbs following auxiliaries are always put in their infinitive form without 'to'.
4 to go: The full infinitive form of the verb (with 'to') can't follow the interrogative construction 'why don't you...'.
4 will go: The future tense of a verb cannot be used following the interrogative construction 'why don't you...'.
4 going: The 'ing' form of a verb cannot be used the interrogative construction 'why don't you...'.
Esercizio 4
Kevin: Hey Luna, are you to Polly's party next weekend?
Luna: I might , but I might not, it depends on the phase of the moon.
Luna: I might , but I might not, it depends on the phase of the moon.
Kevin: Hey Luna, are you going 1 to Polly's party next weekend?
Luna: I might go 2, but I might not, it depends on the phase of the moon.
Luna: I might go 2, but I might not, it depends on the phase of the moon.
1 going: To ask a question about an action planned for the near future, we can use the 'be going to' construction. The auxiliary 'be' is conjugated normally in the simple present tense, and is followed by a verb in the ING form: You are GOING (or in the interrogative form, are you GOING).
1 gone: It does not make sense to use a past tense form of the verb 'to go' here. Note that the past participle 'gone' is only used in perfect tense constructions: He has gone, Have you gone.
1 go: 'Are you go' is grammatically incorrect. Questions cannot be formed in this way, and this future tense construction requires a verb in the ING form (Are you GOING).
2 go: 'Go' is the best choice here because the infinitive form of the verb always follows an auxiliary such as 'might'.
2 going: Because of the auxiliary 'might', we must use the infinitive form of the verb 'to go', without 'to'.
2 am going: 'I might am going' is grammatically incorrect. Following the auxiliary 'might', the infinitive form is required (I might BE going).
Esercizio 5
Luna: Hey Horatio. Susie and I are to the movies later, would you like to join us?
Horatio: What are you going to see?
Luna: I'm not sure yet. I'll have and check the newspaper later.
Horatio: I will be in my laboratory sleeping. Come find me when you have made a decision.
Horatio: What are you going to see?
Luna: I'm not sure yet. I'll have and check the newspaper later.
Horatio: I will be in my laboratory sleeping. Come find me when you have made a decision.
Luna: Hey Horatio. Susie and I are going 1 to the movies later, would you like to join us?
Horatio: What are you going to see?
Luna: I'm not sure yet. I'll have to go 2 and check the newspaper later.
Horatio: I will be in my laboratory sleeping. Come find me when you have made a decision.
Horatio: What are you going to see?
Luna: I'm not sure yet. I'll have to go 2 and check the newspaper later.
Horatio: I will be in my laboratory sleeping. Come find me when you have made a decision.
1 going: This is the correct way to express the future using the 'be going to' form. To create this tense, we conjugate the auxiliary 'be' in the present tense (first person plural) and use the ING form of the verb: (WE) ARE GOING. The 'be going to' form describes a planned action for the near future.
1 will go: 'We are will go' is grammatically incorrect. Although 'will go' is a valid future tense form, the auxiliary 'be' is not used to form it. We could say: We will go to the market, or They will go shopping.
1 go: 'Susie and I are go' is grammatically incorrect. Following the conjugated auxiliary 'are', we cannot use the infinitive form 'go'. To create a future tense construction using 'be going to', we must use the ING form of the verb.
2 to go: We must leave the verb 'to go' in its infinitive form, because of the conjugated verb 'have' which precedes it. When 'have' is used as a modal to express 'necessity', it must be followed by the infinitive from of the second verb: He has TO LEAVE, she had TO SING.
2 go: Following the conjugated verb 'have', we must use the FULL infinitive form of the second verb: I have TO GO.
2 going: Following the conjugated verb 'have', we cannot use a verb in the ING form.
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