fahren or gehen?
a1English says to go for both. German asks how you travel: gehen means on foot, fahren means by vehicle. For planes there is a third word, fliegen.
gehen
On foot, under your own power. Also figuratively for how things go: Wie geht es dir? Das geht nicht.
Ich gehe zu Fuß zur Schule.I walk to school.
fahren
By vehicle, whether at the wheel or as a passenger: car, bus, train, bike, boat.
Wir fahren mit dem Zug nach Berlin.We are taking the train to Berlin.
The mistake
Ich gehe mit dem Auto nach Hamburg.
Ich fahre mit dem Auto nach Hamburg.
As soon as a vehicle is involved, it is fahren. The wrong sentence claims someone is walking alongside the car.
Rule of thumb
Ask whether your feet touch the ground. If they do, gehen; if wheels roll, fahren; if nothing touches the ground, fliegen.
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