The Present Tense of ir (to go) and hacer (to do; to make) (El tiempo presente de los verbos ir y hacer)
The verb ir = to go Its conjugation The verb ir is irregular not only in its yo form, but in all other forms as well. vas voy va vamos vais van Essentially, ir is conjugated like a regular -ar verb in all its forms except yo.
Voy a la tienda para comprar pan. (a + el = al) Vas al museo con tus amigos, ¿no? Mario va a la biblioteca a estudiar. Since we generally go to a place, the verb ir is almost always used with the preposition a. The verb ir = to go Occasionally, ir is used in isolation, as when answering a knock at the door: ¡Voy!I’m coming!
Similarly, when we ask where someone is going, we use the question word ¿adónde? (to where?) rather than ¿dónde? (where?) The verb ir = to go The useful construction ir a + infinitive is used in Spanish to express a future action, that is, what someone is going to do. Hi, Susana! Where are you going? I’m going to do my homework in the library.
ir a + infinitive It is important to remember that, with this construction, we conjugate only the verb ir... then add a... and then an infinitive that expresses what we are going to do. We’re going to study... Vamosaestudiarlos verbos. We never conjugate both verbs!
The verb hacer = to do; to make Its conjugation The verb hacer is irregular only in its yo form. haces hago hace hacemos hacéis hacen
The verb hacer = to do; to make Yo hago mi tarea todos los días. Me gusta cuando mamá hace tacos. I do my homework every day. I like it when mom makes tacos. ¿Qué haces los fines de semana? What do you do on weekends?
The verb hacer = to do; to make When you are asked a question using hacer, you usually respond with another verb... ¿Qué hacen los estudiantes ahora? What are the students doing now? Comen en la cafetería. They’re eating in the cafeteria.... unless, of course, your response involves making or doing. ¿Qué hacen los estudiantes ahora? What are the students doing now? Hacen la tarea. They’re doing the homework.
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