1. Come vs. go
Go usually expresses a movement away from the position the speaker is in now; come expresses a movement towards the speaker.
_ I had to go to Jimmy's to pick up some book, then I went to the post office before I come a school.
Sometimes the speaker is in one place but imagines that they are already in another place.
_ He says: Would you like to come and visit me in Bern? (He imagines he is there and so you movement is towards him)
We can also imagine that the listener is in a different place.
_ I'll come to your flat at 7.30 p.m
2. Different meanings of "Go"
When you leave a place in order to do an activity.
_ We could go shoping/riding (on horses)
_ They went sightseeing/swimming
_ She want to go (out) for a walk/for a drink.
_ Let;s go (out) for a drive/for a meal.
Go is followed by certain adjectives to describe a change in state (ususally to a worse state) with the meaning "become"
_ My brother's hair is going grey, and my father is going bald (losing all his hair)
_ The company went backrupt last year. (lost all its money and had stop operating)
_ My grandmother is going deaf. (deaf= cannot hear)
It if often used to describe the speed S.T is travelling (also do)
_ We were going about 80 kph when the accident happened.
When you want to say/ask if a road or form of transport takes you somewhere:
_ Does this bus go to (= take me to) the National Gallery?
_ I don't think this road goes to (= leads to) the station.
3. Expressions
I've never tried bungee jumping but I'd love to have a go. (= try it)
How's it going? (= How are you?)
It's my go (also it's my turn)
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