To say where you are going and to talk about the future By Jami Sipe The verb ir = “to go” To say where you are going and to talk about the future
El verbo “ir” en el tiempo (This is an irregular verb.) presente (This is an irregular verb.) yo voy tú vas usted va él va ella va nosotros/as vamos vosotros/as vais ustedes van ellos van ellas van
Ejemplos: Yo voy a la clase de Español mañana. Él va a la fiesta esta noche. Mis amigos y yo vamos al partido de fútbol. Juanito y Julia van a un restaurante peruano.
The verb ir is usually followed by a. Note: The verb ir is usually followed by a. When a is placed before the article el, the two words form the contraction al. Ejemplos: Voy al parque. = (I’m going to the park.) Voy a la biblioteca. = (I’m going to the library.)
¿Adónde…? is similar to “To where …?” Use adónde to mean “where” when there is a verb indicating motion, like ir. Ejemplo: ¿Adónde vas? = (Where are you going?) Voy a la clase. = (I’m going to the class.) Note: ¿Adónde…? is similar to “To where …?”
Using ir to talk about the future If you want to say you are going to do something, use this construction: ir + a + infinitive You must conjugate IR!!!!
Ejemplos: Yo voy a comprar cincuenta iPods rosas. = (I’m going to buy 50 pink iPods.) Él va a estacionar el coche en el baño. = (He is going to park the car in the bathroom.)
Check Your Knowledge! Yo voy a la fiesta. I go to the party. We go to the second hand store. Mary goes to Cancún. He is going to win American Idol. José is going to buy a Mustang. Yo voy a la fiesta. Nosotros vamos a la tienda de segunda mano. Mary va a Cancún. Él va a ganar American Idol. José va a comprar un Mustang.
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