Everyday English

keep going

continue despite difficulty

To keep going means to continue doing something even when it is difficult, tiring, or interrupted.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

I don't think I can finish this report.

Keep going - you've done most of it.

Play the conversation

I was exhausted, but I kept going until I reached the station.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I kept to go until the top.

Say: I kept going until the top.

Use the -ing form directly after "keep" in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

keep going; kept going; keep something going

Your turn: say it out loud

I was exhausted, but I kept going until I reached the station.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

keep going

continue despite difficulty

“I was exhausted, but I kept going until I reached the station.”

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