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Grammar fix

does this go to

check the route

How you check that a bus, train or tram is heading to the place you want.

expressionB1common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Excuse me, does this train go to the airport?platform
  • A: Excuse me, does this go to the city centre?
    B: It does — hop on.
    bus stop

Fix the pattern

Pattern: Does this [bus/train] go to [place]?

WrongThis bus go to centre?

RightDoes this bus go to the centre?

Form the question with 'Does this … go to …?', not just rising intonation.

PatternDoes this [bus/train] go to [place]?

Don't confuse it

Use it before boarding; once on, you'd ask 'Does this stop at …?'

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