How to Use the Word “Go” In English: A Comprehensive Guide to the Word “Go”

Book excerpt: This Book Covers The Following Topics: 01. English Verb -- ‘Go’ 02. Meanings of the Main Verb ‘Go’ 03. Idioms With the Word ‘Go’ 04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word ‘Go’ 05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word ‘Go’ 06. Useful Expressions With the Word ‘Go’ 07. English Word: ‘Go’ -- Useful Notes 08. Conjugation of the Verb ‘Go’ Sample This: Turn is a regular verb. Its three forms are as follows: First Form (Base Form) -- TURN Second Form (Past Form) -- TURNED Third Form (Past Participle) -- TURNED Present Perfect of ‘Come’ – Have/Has Turned Past Perfect of ‘Come’ -- Had Turned -ING Form of ‘Come’ -- turning Infinitive of ‘Come’ -- To Turn MOST COMMON Meanings OF “GO” AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS: Meaning 01: to move or travel from one place to another Example Sentences: (go + adv./prep.) When can a child go into a swimming pool? He had gone to Amsterdam to celebrate her birthday last year. As a flight attendant, she has been to many countries. (=went and returned) When was the last time you went to the dentist's? Will you go to work if you're sick? (go to do sth) He has gone to meet him at the airport Meaning 02: to move or travel in a particular way (go + adv./prep.) Example Sentence: Sometimes we went fast, sometimes we went slow! Meaning 03: (of money) to be spent or used for sth Example Sentence: Where all your money went? Her salary goes to a local children's charity. (go on sth) 80% of his wages went on gambling. (go to do sth) 50% of his salary goes to pay the medical bills. Meaning 04: to be sounded as a signal or warning sign Example Sentences: The whistle went for the interval. The whistle went for full time with the score sitting on nil. The alarm went for an air raid The alarm went for us to be ready. Meaning 05: to move or travel over a particular distance (go + noun) Example Sentences: The van has gone 20 miles now with no problems yet. Flames went 50 feet in the air. Meaning 06: (go + adv./prep.) used to talk about how a situation progresses Example Sentences: His daughter's first day of school went well and without any big issue. How can you tell if a job interview went well? My job & visa process went smoothly. The presidential election went smoothly. We have a discussion about the way things are going. We have guys who want to change the way things are going. He was fully prepared and the job went efficiently. Officials say the exercise went safely as planned.