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30 Topic 1 The Verb “Ir”

El verbo Ir

Future Actions, Where are you going?

  • Ir is an irregular verb used in Spanish to express to go.
    • Voy a la clase. I am going to class.
  • The first person plural, nosotros, is also used to express let’s go.
    • Vamos a la clase de español. Let’s go to Spanish class.
  • The verb ir is followed by the preposition a to indicate where someone is going (to).
    • Rosa va a la biblioteca.
    • When a is followed by el (masculine definite article), it contracts to al; a + el = al.
    • Jorge va al gimnasio. (el gimnasio)
    • Nosotros vamos al hospital. (el hospital)

Ir + a+ place

 

voyvas

va

vamos

van

 a la biblioteca

Future Actions, What are you going to do?

  • To describe actions in the near future, Spanish uses ir + a + infinitive.
Ir + a + infinitive

voy

vas

va

vamos

van

 a estudiar

Practícalo…

Read outloud the following sentences

Voy a la clase de matemáticas. No voy a estudiar para el examen de biología.
Vas al gimnasio todos los días. No vas a caminar los sábados.
El va a la cafeteria. No va a la librería, va a la biblioteca.
Vamos a tomar café. No vamos a almorzar.
Van a la casa a descansar. No van a dormir.

Escríbelo…

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