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I had a lunch vs I went a lunch

The correct phrase is "I had a lunch." The phrase "I went a lunch" is incorrect in English. The verb "have" is commonly used to refer to eating a meal, while the verb "go" is not used in this context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 768 views

I had a lunch

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you ate a meal during the day.

Examples:

  • I had a lunch with my colleagues today.
  • She had a quick lunch before heading to the meeting.
  • I had a lunch date with my patient's husband today.
  • I had a lunch in the area, and I knew your offices were nearby.
  • I had a lunch date with a friend.
  • I had a lunch date in a restaurant for a job in paper.
  • I told her I had a lunch date.
  • Sunday, April 6, I had a lunch with friends at this farm.
  • I had a lunch meeting there today, and I took a look at the pieces they had on the wall, and I thought of you.
  • Before the end of the year I had a lunch with a couple of friends: one Oracle's employee and one partner of the same company.
  • I was in the neighborhood, I had a lunch.
  • I had a lunch meeting.
  • I had a lunch appointment.

Alternatives:

  • I had lunch
  • I ate lunch
  • I had something for lunch
  • I had a meal for lunch
  • I had a bite to eat for lunch

I went a lunch

This phrase is incorrect in English and is not used.

  • I just... I went to lunch late.
  • Mom and I went for lunch over the summer.
  • Just went on a lunch break, and bought a few things.
  • So I went in there at lunch.
  • Went to lunch and after a nap I went looking for Luigia.
  • So I went back after lunch, and she said that he was gone for the day.
  • When I returned to the Pyrenees in December, I went to have lunch with Jacqueline. That is when I found out that Isabelle had died of a fulminating cancer.
  • This week, however, Troy went to lunch and I adapted.
  • Went to lunch at the diner on main.
  • If you only went to lunch with him.
  • So you mean like if it was noon it's likely that he went to lunch.
  • No, he went to lunch.
  • But the tailor went to lunch.
  • He claimed he went to lunch.
  • Well, I mean, it was chosen because we all went to a lunch about three or four years ago and all of us -
  • A few of us went to lunch and I had the deepest conversation of my life.
  • A few of us went to lunch and I had the deepest conversation of my life.
  • Pool boy went to lunch yesterday and didn't bother coming back.
  • You went to lunch, you had a couple of Harvey Wallbangers and then you napped until cronkite.
  • We went to lunch, and you saw how well that worked out.

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