Meaning
- To keep happening or to keep doing something.
- To take place or for something to be happening.
- For something like a machine, event, or performance to keep running or existing.
Today's Sentences
01
Go on, give it a try!
Situation
I don’t think I can sing in front of everyone.
No creo que pueda cantar frente a todos.
Of course you can.
Go on and give it a try!
Por supuesto que puedes.
¡Adelante y pruébalo!
¡Adelante y pruébalo!
But what if I mess up?
¿Pero qué pasa si cometo un error?
Then laugh it off and keep singing anyway.
Luego ríete de ello y sigue cantando de todos modos.
02
How much longer can it go on?
Situation
This meeting is taking forever.
Esta reunión está tomando mucho tiempo.
I know.
It feels like three hours already.
Sé que parece que ya han pasado tres horas.
How much longer can it go on?
¿Cuánto tiempo más puede continuar?
I have no idea but I definitely need a break.
No tengo idea, pero definitivamente necesito un descanso.
Writer's Note
"Go on" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown and look closely at the various structures of the inseparable type.
"Go on" es un verbo frasal intransitivo e inseparable. Analicemos su desglose y observemos de cerca las diversas estructuras del tipo inseparable.
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb / phrase)"
Example 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Example 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Example 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Note: "Go on" doesn’t take a direct object, but it can be followed by an -ing verb or a phrase showing the action being continued. - Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just goes on talking, even when no one is listening.
Note: This structure means to continue an action or behavior.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: What’s going on here?
Note: This structure means to take place; to happen.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Her speech went on much longer than expected.
Note: Finally, this structure means to last or continue for a period of time.
Intransitivo - Un verbo frasal que necesita un objeto para completar su significado.
Estructura: "Sujeto + go on (+ verbo en -ing / frase)"
Ejemplo 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Ejemplo 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Ejemplo 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Nota: "Go on" no lleva un objeto directo, pero puede ir seguido de un verbo en -ing o una frase que muestre la acción que se continúa.
Estructura: "Sujeto + go on (+ verbo en -ing / frase)"
Ejemplo 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Ejemplo 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Ejemplo 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Nota: "Go on" no lleva un objeto directo, pero puede ir seguido de un verbo en -ing o una frase que muestre la acción que se continúa.
Inseparable - Cuando un objeto no puede colocarse entre la partícula y el verbo.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: Ella simplemente goes on hablando, incluso cuando nadie está escuchando.
Note: Esta estructura significa continuar una acción o comportamiento.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: ¿Qué está going on aquí?
Note: Esta estructura significa tener lugar; suceder.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Su discurso went on mucho más tiempo del esperado.
Note: Finalmente, esta estructura significa durar o continuar por un período de tiempo.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: Ella simplemente goes on hablando, incluso cuando nadie está escuchando.
Note: Esta estructura significa continuar una acción o comportamiento.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: ¿Qué está going on aquí?
Note: Esta estructura significa tener lugar; suceder.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Su discurso went on mucho más tiempo del esperado.
Note: Finalmente, esta estructura significa durar o continuar por un período de tiempo.
Related words: To last or continue for a period of time.
Palabras relacionadas: To last or continue for a period of time.
