Page 180 Realidades 1 The Verb IR
REGULAR VERBS Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in -ar follow a pattern.
REGULAR VERBS The endings show who is doing the action: (yo) hablo, (tú) hablas, and so on.
REGULAR VERBS Verbs that follow certain patterns are called REGULAR verbs.
IRREGULAR VERBS Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs.
IRREGULAR VERBS The verb you are about to learn, “ir” is IRREGULAR. It means “to go” in English. It is often followed by the word a: Voy al cine.
IR (To go) Yovoy Túvas Ud. Élva Ella Yovoy Túvas Ud. Élva Ella Nosotros vamos Uds. Ellos van Ellas Nosotros vamos Uds. Ellos van Ellas
You must put to memory the forms of “ir” because it is an irregular verb and it follows no pattern.
Ir + a + INFINITIVE We use a form of the verb ir + a + infinitive to tell what someone is going to do.
IR + a + INFINITIVE Yo voy a nadar. Y tu, vas a jugar fútbol? I’m going to swim. And you, are you going to play soccer? Yo voy a nadar. Y tu, vas a jugar fútbol? I’m going to swim. And you, are you going to play soccer?
Conjugate the verb ir to complete each sentence. Ellas _____ al cine. Yo _____ al parque. Tú y yo _______ al restaurante. Juan y usted ______ a la playa. Ellas _____ al cine. Yo _____ al parque. Tú y yo _______ al restaurante. Juan y usted ______ a la playa.
Conjugate the verb ir to complete each sentence. Ellas van al cine. Yo voy al parque. Tú y yo vamos al restaurante. Juan y usted van a la playa. Ellas van al cine. Yo voy al parque. Tú y yo vamos al restaurante. Juan y usted van a la playa.