[Grammar] go eat, go eating and go to eat

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which is the correct form, and, if one or more of them are correct or similar, what is the difference between :roll::
I go eating
I go eat
I go to eat.
Thank you :),
Luigi
 
Which is the correct form, and, if one or more of them are correct or similar, what is the difference between them? :roll::
I go eating
I go eat
I go to eat.
Thank you :),
Luigi

Only the third one is acceptable.
 
I almost forgot: and I go and eat? Is it acceptable?
 
Americans are using "go" with the infinitive form more and more often.

I have to go get Jim at the airport.
Why don't you go eat something, if you're so hungry?
Could you please go fetch my phone from the kitchen?

It includes the idea of "leave the spot where you are" and "do this other thing."
 
Is this correct?
"I have to go get Jim at the airport." = "I have to go to get Jim at the airport." = "I have to go and get Jim at the airport."
 
Based on what I read in the post above yours, it seems Americans use it that way and it means "leave where I am" and "get Jim."
 
Is this correct?
"I have to go get Jim at the airport." = "I have to go to get Jim at the airport." = "I have to go and get Jim at the airport."

For me, those three are the same. I would expect to hear "go get Jim" in AmE and "go and get Jim" in BrE. I imagine that "go to get Jim" is perfectly in both but the majority of BrE people say "go and get".
 
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