EL VERBO IR = TO GO

The verb IR is not pronounced “-i-r The verb IR is not pronounced “-i-r.” It is pronounced “ear” like what you use to hear! Ir means “to go.” A form of IR is usually followed by the letter “a” because “a” means “to” and usually when we use the word “go” or “going” we are saying “go to” or “going to.”

IR = TO GO Yo VOY Nosotros VAMOS Tú VAS X El VA Ella VA Usted VA Ellos VAN Ellas VAN Ustedes VAN

IR = TO GO Yo VOY I go/ I do go/ I am going Nosotros VAMOS We go/ we do go/we are going Tú VAS You go/ you do go/ you are going X El VA he goes Ella VA she goes Usted VA you formal go Ellos VAN they(m) go Ellas VAN they (fem) go Ustedes VAN all of you go

If the word after the A is feminine, you are going to have A LA (place Ex: We go/ are going to the cafeteria= Nosotros vamos a la cafetería. If the word after the A is masculine, you are going to have A +EL which becomes AL. For example: I am going to the bathroom= Yo voy a el baño = Yo voy al baño.

IR = TO GO I go to Spanish class = Yo voy a la clase de español. They go to class. Ellos van a la clase.

IR = TO GO

I go to school. ____________________________________________________ We go/ are going to the office. ___________________________________________________ Are they going (they go) to the hallway? ____________________________________________________

IR = TO GO 4.John is going (goes) to the cafeteria. ____________________________________________________________ 5.Are they going (they go) to the party? _____________________________________________________________

7. We have to go to the library 7.We have to go to the library. _________________________________________________________________ 8.At 3:00 pm, I go to my house. _________________________________________________________

IR= TO GO Silvio y Ezequiel __________ a la fiesta. Mi amigo y yo _______________ a la casa. Carlota y tú _____________ a la clase. Carlos _____________ a la escuela. Tú ______________ al departamento. Tu gato _________ al parque.

IR = TO GO To tell what someone is going to do in the future, we can use IR + A + infinitive (not-conjugated verb) Vas a comer = You are going to eat. Voy a estudiar = I am going to study.

You can also use IR + A plus a not-conjugated verb to say what someone is going to do. Ex: I am going to read = Yo voy a leer.

1. We are going to practice 2.They are going to listen to music. ____________________________________________ 3.Are you going to study today? ____________________________________________  

IR= TO GO Malena y Tatiana ____________ a ayudar. Carlita y yo ______________ a escribir. Tu papá ____________ a ayudar. Carlos ___________ a trabajar. Yo _____________ a leer un libro. Tú ____________ a comer una hamburguesa. We are going to eat.. ____________________________ Are you going to work? _________________