“Go back” and “come back”

You go back to a place where other people are waiting.

Someone comes back to the place where you are speaking.

Exercise

Go back and come back

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs go back or come back:

1. I live in ItaIy and I would like to ____________ to Prague on holiday one day.
2. Student to Catherine: “I would like to __________ to this school to learn more English.”
3. “ ‘Bye, Mum. I’m _____________ to school now.”
4. Shopkeeper to customer: “Hey! __________ and pay for that!”
5. John has gone to London. I think he’s ____________ tomorrow.
6. Pat: “I didn’t ___________ to Wales last year. I stayed in Sicily.”
7. “Darling, please ________ to me. I miss you.”
8. I live in New York but I was born in the UK. I _________ there when I can.
9. Pat: “I last ________________ to Wales 3 years ago.”
10. Pat: “My friends in Wales always say, ‘When are you __________ to see us?’ ”

Highlight the space below for answers:
1. go back 2. come back 3. going back 4. Come back 5. coming back 6. go back 7. come back 8. go back 9. went back 10. coming back.

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