The verb to walk

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sondra

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Hello,

Is it wrong to use the verb to walk in the progressive form?
I had to choose the correct verb in this exercise.
'Where are you walking/going to?' 'I am walking/going to my office.'
He likes walking/going.
He goes/walks a lot.
How often does your son go/walk there for the week-end?

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Hello,

Is it wrong to use the verb to walk in the progressive form? No, if it fits the context.
I had to choose the correct verb in this exercise.

'Where are you walking/going to?' 'I am walking/going to my office.'
Unnatural. "Where are you going?" "I'm going to my office."
"Where are you?" "I'm walking to my office."


He likes walking/going.
Only "He likes walking" is correct.

He goes/walks a lot.
Only "He walks a lot" is correct.

How often does your son go/walk there for the week-end? :cross:
How often does your son go there for the weekend?
How often does your son go walking there at the weekend? (This refers to "walking" as a sporting activity, not simply going from A to B on foot.)


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See above.
 

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"Where are you walking/going to?" is natural in AmE. The "to" is unnecessary, but you will hear it.
 

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[AmE - not a teacher]

1: Why does he go?
2: I don't know. He likes going. :tick:
1: So how often does he go?
2: He goes a lot. :tick:
 

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[AmE - not a teacher]

1: Why does he go?
2: I don't know. He likes going. :tick:
1: So how often does he go?
2: He goes a lot. :tick:

True, in context it could work. I was thinking of it more along the lines of talking about what someone does as a habit (ie "He swims a lot", "He goes to the theatre a lot") where "He goes a lot" would not work. Of course, you're right, that if the relevant part of it is frequency attached to the less relevant "He goes", then it works.
 
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