Go means to move from one place to another. It usually points to a destination: a store, school, work, home, the park, or another city. You can use it for walking, driving, flying, or any other kind of movement. The pattern is subject + go + to + place. I go to work every morning. They go to the beach on weekends. It can also describe leaving one place and arriving somewhere else: We go from the hotel to the station. For movement and travel words, see Travel and Transport.

Present simple forms of go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	go	I go to school by bus.
you	go	go	You go home after work.
he	go	goes	He goes to the gym on Mondays.
she	go	goes	She goes to the market on Saturdays.
it	go	goes	It goes well with this sauce.
we	go	go	We go there every summer.
they	go	go	They go by train.

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In the present simple, go changes with the subject only in the third person singular. I go, you go, we go, they go. He goes, she goes, it goes. Use the present simple for regular habits, routines, and general facts. She goes to school by bus. They go to the gym after work. With questions and negatives, use do or does plus go: Do you go there often? He does not go on Sundays. The helping verb do is covered in To Do.

Past simple forms of go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	went	Yesterday I went to the library.
you	go	went	You went home early.
he	go	went	He went to a concert last night.
she	go	went	She went to Paris in spring.
it	go	went	It went into the bag.
we	go	went	We went by taxi.
they	go	went	They went to the beach at dawn.

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The past simple form is went for every subject: I went, you went, he went, she went, it went, we went, they went. Use went for a finished action in the past. She went home early. We went to Spain last year. In negative and question forms, do not use went with do: Did you go yesterday? They did not go out. The base form go returns after did. For more on tense patterns with verbs, see Verbs.

Present continuous forms of go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	am going	I am going to the office now.
you	go	are going	You are going to miss the bus.
he	go	is going	He is going to the bank now.
she	go	is going	She is going to a meeting.
it	go	is going	It is going on the top shelf.
we	go	are going	We are going to the airport now.
they	go	are going	They are going to start soon.

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The present continuous uses am/is/are + going. Use it for an action happening now, especially when someone is moving from one place to another right now. She is going to the office now. We are going home. It also works for temporary plans and arrangements in the near future: I am going to London next week. In this pattern, going follows the verb be. The form of be changes with the subject: I am, he is, we are. For to be forms, see To Be.

Past continuous forms of go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	was going	I was going to work when it started raining.
you	go	were going	You were going home when I called.
he	go	was going	He was going to the station at eight.
she	go	was going	She was going through the park then.
it	go	was going	It was going slowly up the hill.
we	go	were going	We were going to dinner when the phone rang.
they	go	were going	They were going to leave before midnight.

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The past continuous uses was/were + going. It describes an action already in progress at a past time. At 8 o’clock, I was going to work. They were going home when it started to rain. Use this form when the movement was not finished at that moment. The pattern is subject + was or were + going + place or complement. She was going to the station, so she missed the call. We were going out, but the plan changed.

Future forms with will go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	will go	I will go tomorrow.
you	go	will go	You will go after lunch.
he	go	will go	He will go if he finishes early.
she	go	will go	She will go to the show tonight.
it	go	will go	It will go in the center drawer.
we	go	will go	We will go together next week.
they	go	will go	They will go by boat.

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Use will + go for a future action or a decision made at the moment of speaking. I will go tomorrow. She will go after lunch. It also appears in promises and offers: I will go with you. The base form go follows will, so the verb does not change with the subject. This form often sounds direct and clear. For other future patterns with movement, compare it with be going to in the present continuous form of go.

Present perfect forms of go

Subject	Infinitive	Conjugation	Example
I	go	have gone	I have gone to the shop so I am not here now.
you	go	have gone	You have gone already and the door is closed.
he	go	has gone	He has gone to lunch and will return later.
she	go	has gone	She has gone to the doctor.
it	go	has gone	It has gone missing from the table.
we	go	have gone	We have gone to the stadium and are still there.
they	go	have gone	They have gone home for the day.

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Use have/has gone when someone has left and is still away. The pattern is subject + have or has + gone + place. He has gone to the bank means he left and is not here now. They have gone to lunch means they are out at lunch and have not returned. This form does not describe the trip itself. It focuses on the result in the present. If the person comes back, another verb often appears, such as come or return.

Going and gone in sentence building

Example	Pattern
She is going to meet her friend after work.	Use going as the ing form for actions in progress or for planned future actions.
They have gone to the museum already.	Use gone as the past participle with have or has in the present perfect.
We are going to leave soon.	Use going to before a verb when you want to show an intended future action.

Going is the -ing form of go. It appears after am/is/are and in many other patterns: I am going now. Going also works as a noun-like form in phrases such as going home or going out. Gone is the past participle of go. It appears with have/has in the present perfect: She has gone to work. The three main forms are go, went, and gone. The -ing form is going. These forms connect to many grammar patterns built with Verbs.

Common patterns with go

Usage	Explanation	Example
Movement to a place	Use go to when you talk about moving toward a destination.	I go to the clinic on Fridays.
Activity or errand	Use go for when you mean an activity or an errand you are doing.	She goes for a run before breakfast.
Accompanying someone or something	Use go with when you mean to travel with a person or match another thing.	This jacket goes with my shoes.

The most common travel pattern is go to + place: go to school, go to the airport, go to a restaurant. Use go for + activity, purpose, or errand: go for a walk, go for coffee, go for groceries. Use go with + person when traveling together: I go with my sister. It can also mean that one thing matches another thing: That shirt goes with those shoes. The verb keeps its basic meaning of movement or connection, but the preposition changes the sentence.

Use the base form go to give a command: Go! This is short and direct. It can sound firm, urgent, or practical, depending on the situation. For a friendly invitation, say Let’s go! This means the speaker wants both people to leave or start moving together. The pattern is let’s + go. In everyday conversation, it can also express enthusiasm before a trip, a game, or a plan: Let’s go! We’re late.

Use go for the present, the future with will, the present perfect with gone, and general statements. Use went only for a finished past action. I go to work every day. I went to work yesterday. She goes by train. She went by train last week. When talking about a habit, a current situation, or a planned trip, keep the form that matches the time. The base form follows auxiliaries like do, will, and have, while went stands alone as the past simple form.