IR + a + infinitive The simple future
Verbos regulares Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in –ar, -er, and –ir follow a pattern when conjugated. The endings show who is doing the action: (yo) hablo, (tú) comes, nosotros escribimos and so on.
Por ejemplo: Necesitar Verbos regulares Verbs that follow the conjugation patterns are called REGULAR verbs. Por ejemplo: Necesitar Aprender Asistir
Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs. Verbos irregulares Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs.
El verbo IR The verb “ir” is IRREGULAR. It means in English. It is often followed by the preposition a. to go
TO GO (In English) I go You go He She goes It You formal go We go You all go They go You all formal/informal
IR (To go) Yo voy Tú vas Ud. Él va Ella Nosotros vamos Vosotros vais Uds. Ellos van Ellas
IR + a place Los estudiantes van a la biblioteca. Los amigos van al parque. Nosotros vamos al restaurante. What do you notice about the 2nd and 3rd example?
IR + un lugar Don’t forget when it is necessary to say “to the” after conjugating IR *You cannot have a and el next to each other, so you combine it to be al. 4 ways: al (a+el),a la, a los, a las
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?
Ustedes van a la piscina. Para practicar I go to the park. You go to the park. He goes to the park. We go to the pool. They go to the pool. You all (inf) go to the pool. Yo voy al parque. Tú vas al parque. Él va al parque. Nosotros vamos a la piscina. Ellos van a la piscina. Ustedes van a la piscina.
Para practicar Yo voy a nadar. Tú vas a nadar. Él va a nadar. I am going to swim You are going to swim. He is going to swim. We are going to swim. They are going to swim. You all (informal) are going to swim. Yo voy a nadar. Tú vas a nadar. Él va a nadar. Nosotros vamos a nadar. Ellos van a nadar. Ustedes van a nadar.
Para practicar I am going to go to the park. We are going to go to the gym. They (uds.) are going to go to the church. The students are going to go to museum.