go

1

Can I go to your place and stay with you for a few days?
Can I come to your place and stay with you for a few days?

Use go for movement away from the speaker or listener. Use come for movement towards the speaker or listener.

Check our grammar lesson on the difference between come and go.

2

If you want to go to ski, you can take my skis.
If you want to go skiing, you can take my skis.

For many sports and leisure activities, use go + -ing: go skiing, go swimming, go shopping, go cycling and go running.

3

Would you like to go to walk?
Would you like to go for a walk?
Would you like to go walking?

Use go for a + noun to talk about leisure activities: go for a walk, go for a run, go for a swim and go for a ride.

We can also use go + -ing: go walking, go running and go swimming.

For these activities, do not say go to walk or go to swim. Use go for a walk or go for a swim.

4

I always go to gym on Mondays.
I always go to the gym on Mondays.

We normally say go to the gym, with the: ‘I go to the gym twice a week.’