RULE: For events that always repeat, use the Simple Present.
To go (Present Simple)
PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
1st person | I go | We go |
2nd person | You go | You go |
3rd person | He goes, she goes, it goes | They go |
VERB FORM: am/is/are going
RULE: To talk about an event in progress, use the Present Progressive.
To go (Present Progressive)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I am going | We are going |
2nd person |
You are going | You have gone |
3rd person |
He is going, she is going, it is going | They are going |
VERB FORM: have gone/haven’t gone
RULE: To talk about a recent experience, use the Present Perfect.
To go (Present Perfect)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I have gone | We have gone |
2nd person |
You have gone | You have gone |
3rd person |
He has gone, she has gone, it has gone | They have gone |
To go (Present Perfect Negative)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I haven’t gone | We haven’t gone |
2nd person |
You haven’t gone | You haven’t gone |
3rd person |
He hasn’t gone, she hasn’t gone, it hasn’t gone | They haven’t gone |
VERB FORM: went/didn’t go
RULE: To talk about a past event, use the Simple Past.
To go (Simple Past)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I went | We went |
2nd person |
You went | You went |
3rd person |
He went, she went, it went | They went |
To go (Simple Past Negative)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I didn’t go | We didn’t go |
2nd person |
You didn’t go | You didn’t go |
3rd person |
He didn’t go , she didn’t go , it didn’t go | They didn’t go |
VERB FORM: will go
RULE: To talk about a future event, use the Simple Future.
To go (Simple Future)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I will go | We will go |
2nd person |
You will go | You will go |
3rd person |
He will go, she will go, it will go | They will go |
VERB FORM: to go
RULE: Use an infinitive form after the verb want.
Want To go (Infinitive)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I want To go |
We want To go |
2nd person |
You want To go |
You want To go |
3rd person |
He wants To go , she wants To go , it wants To go |
They want To go |
VERB FORM: going
RULE: Use an gerund form after a preposition.
Think about going (Infinitive)
PERSON |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
1st person |
I think about going | We think about going |
2nd person |
You think about going | You think about going |
3rd person |
He thinks about going, she thinks about going , it thinks about going | They think about going |