Talk about a trip to buy things. This is a common everyday activity.

The idea

Say go shopping for the activity of buying things; goes shopping follows she.

Examples

  • I go shopping after school.
  • We go shopping at the market.
  • She goes shopping with her sister.
  • They went shopping for new shoes.
  • Can we go shopping tomorrow?
  • Dad goes shopping for vegetables on Fridays.

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Watch out

Do not say go to shopping: omit to before shopping.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the missing word. We ___ shopping on Sunday. (go / goes)

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    go

    go follows we.

  2. Choose the missing word. She ___ shopping after lunch. (goes / go)

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    goes

    goes agrees with she.

  3. Choose the missing word. They go shopping ___ a gift. (for / at)

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    for

    for introduces the things being sought.

Use it today

Describe where and when you go shopping.