Unit 3 - Grammar The Verb “ir” To Go

First, let’s remind ourselves of how to conjugate the verb IR… Pronoun Conjugation Yo voy Nosotros vamos Tύ vas Vosotros vais Él Ella Usted va Ellos Ellas Ustedes van

TO GO… To a PLACE IR + a + la IR + al (a + el) Yo voy a la plaza (feminine noun) I am going to the plaza IR + al (a + el) Yo voy al palacio. (masculine noun) I am going to the palace.

TO GO…TO DO SOMETHING IR + a + Infinitive Verb Yo voy a comer los churros. I am going to eat the churros It’s a way to start telling what you or someone else is going to do in the future.

Practice with Places I am going to the palace on foot. Juan is going to the plaza by metro. Antonio and Marco are going to the museum by car. We are going to the church. You are going to the school.

Answers… Yo voy al palacio a pie. Juan va a la plaza en metro. Antonio y Marco van al museo en coche. Nosotros vamos a la iglesia. Tu vas a la escuela.

Practice with Verbs You are going to watch the soccer game. My friends and I are going to see a movie. She is going to visit the stadium. I am going to buy a jacket. They are going to eat lunch.

Answers… Tu vas a mirar el partido de futbol. Mis amigos y yo vamos a ver una pelicula.. Ella va a visitar el estadio. Yo voy a comprar una chaqueta. Ellos van a comer el almuerzo.

Speaking Questions… ¿Adónde vas?....Where are you going? (PLACES) Voy a la tienda. ¿Qué vas a hacer?... What are you going to do? (VERBS) Voy a comprar ropa.

Vamos a practicar…

Make 3 groups out of the entire class. Each group gets 1 set of “Royal Pronoun” cards and a 4-5 “Madrid Place” cards. Leave all cards in a community pile in the middle of the entire group. Within your group, split into partners. (Student A and Student B) Student A will pull and use a “Royal Pronoun” card from the community pile to construct a question verbally about where someone will go in Madrid. Student B will pull and use a “Madrid Place” card to respond to the question appropriately. Return both cards to the pile and choose again. After 5 questions and answers, students will then switch roles and repeat the activity.

Example Student A pulls the “Ustedes” card. Student B pulls the “Palacio Real” card. Student A says “¿Adónde van ustedes? Student B responds: “Vamos al Palacio Real”.