English Notes

Go shopping or go for shopping?

We use GO -ing for a number of activities, esp., sports. ( NOT go for -ing)

  • Go shopping (NOT go for shopping)
  • We went shopping yesterday in Lulu mall (NOT went for shopping)
  • When did you last go shopping? (NOT go for shopping)
  • We are going shopping next week. ( NOT go for shopping )
  • Why don’t you go swimming with your friends? (NOT go for swimming)
  • Let’s go fishing this evening. (NOT go for fishing )
  • She’s gone jogging. (NOT gone for jogging )
  • We would like to go sailing during the vacation. ( NOT go for sailing )
  • Next week we will go sightseeing in Siliguri. (NOT go for sightseeing )
  • They are planning to go skiing tomorrow. (NOT go for skiing)
  • The children went sledging. (NOT went for sledging)
  • She wants to go trekking in the Himalayas. ( NOT go for trekking )
  • We are going house-hunting this evening. (NOT going for house-hunting)