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ENGLISH VERB

go wrong

to go wrong

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: going wrong
  • Past participle: gone wrong

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I go wrong
  2. you you go wrong
  3. he, she, it he goes wrong
  4. we we go wrong
  5. they they go wrong

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I went wrong
  2. you you went wrong
  3. he, she, it he went wrong
  4. we we went wrong
  5. they they went wrong

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will go wrong
  2. you you will go wrong
  3. he, she, it he will go wrong
  4. we we will go wrong
  5. they they will go wrong

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am going wrong
  2. you you are going wrong
  3. he, she, it he is going wrong
  4. we we are going wrong
  5. they they are going wrong

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already gone wrong
  2. you you have already gone wrong
  3. he, she, it he has already gone wrong
  4. we we have already gone wrong
  5. they they have already gone wrong

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would go wrong
  2. you you would go wrong
  3. he, she, it he would go wrong
  4. we we would go wrong
  5. they they would go wrong

How to use go wrong

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Something always goes wrong on the first day.

    Something always goes wrong on the first day.

  2. Past

    Everything went wrong at the wedding, and it was still fun.

    Everything went wrong at the wedding, and it was fun anyway.

  3. Future

    Nothing will go wrong, I checked the list twice.

    Nothing will go wrong, I checked the list twice.

  4. Present continuous

    Something is going wrong with the oven, it smells odd.

    Something's wrong with the oven; it smells strange.

  5. Present perfect

    What has gone wrong with the printer this time?

    What went wrong with the printer this time?

  6. Conditional

    A lot would go wrong without a good plan.

    A lot would go wrong without a good plan.

Good to know

  • "What went wrong?" is "o que deu errado?"; "you can't go wrong with" is "não tem erro com": "you can't go wrong with pizza".

Where you hear go wrong

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • Allow time for things going wrong. Allow time for things to go wrong.
  • Nothing went wrong on Friday. Nothing went wrong on Friday.
  • Nothing will go wrong. Nothing will go wrong.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

  • Allow time for things going wrong. Allow time for things to go wrong.
  • Nothing went wrong on Friday. Nothing went wrong on Friday.
  • Nothing will go wrong. Nothing will go wrong.
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The schedule needs breathing room

Advanced Level 3 · And allow time for things going wrong. · Nothing will go wrong.

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A schedule with a buffer

Fluency Level 3 · And if something goes wrong?

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.