Ir and hacer, present tense

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The Present Tense of ir (to go) and hacer (to do
to make)
(El tiempo presente de los verbos ir y hacer)
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The verb ir to go
Its conjugation
voy
vamos
vas
vais
va
van
Essentially, ir is conjugated like a regular -ar
verb in all its forms except yo.
The verb ir is irregular not only in its yo form,
but in all other forms as well.
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The verb ir to go
Since we generally go to a place, the verb ir is
almost always used with the preposition a.
Voy a la tienda para comprar pan.
Vas al museo con tus amigos, no?
(a el al)
Mario va a la biblioteca a estudiar.
Occasionally, ir is used in isolation, as when
answering a knock at the door
Voy!
Im coming!
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The verb ir to go
Similarly, when we ask where someone is going, we
use the question word adónde? (to where?) rather
than dónde? (where?)
The useful construction ir a infinitive is used
in Spanish to express a future action, that is,
what someone is going to do.
Im going to do my homework in the library.
Hi, Susana! Where are you going?
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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.
Vamos
a
estudiar
los verbos.
Were going to study . . .
We never conjugate both verbs!
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The verb hacer to do to make
Its conjugation
hago
hacemos
haces
hacéis
hace
hacen
The verb hacer is irregular only in its yo form.
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The verb hacer to do to make
Yo hago mi tarea todos los días.
I do my homework every day.
Me gusta cuando mamá hace tacos.
I like it when mom makes tacos.
Qué haces los fines de semana?
What do you do on weekends?
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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.
Theyre 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.
Theyre doing the homework.
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