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The Verb IR

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• Ir a infinitive

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REGULAR VERBS

• Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in ar, -er, and ir
  usually follow a pattern.
• The endings show who is doing the action (yo)
  hablo, (tú) hablas, and so on.
• Verbs that follow certain patterns are called
  REGULAR verbs.

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IRREGULAR VERBS

• Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are
  called IRREGULAR verbs.
• The verb ir is IRREGULAR. It means to go in
  English. It is often followed by the word a
  Voy a la escuela. Vas al gimnasio. Vamos a
  hablar.

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You must put to memory the forms of ir because
it is an irregular verb and it follows no
pattern.
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IR (To go)

• Yo voy
• Tú vas
• Ud.
• Él va
• Ella

Nosotros vamos Uds. Ellos van Ellas
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Ir a INFINITIVE

• We use a form of the verb ir a infinitive to
  tell what someone is going to do.
• Only the form of ir changes. The second verb
  remains in the infinitive form.
• Remember that an infinitive is the original,
  unconjugated form of a verb. It will end in a
  r.

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Ir a INFINITIVE

• This translates as going to.. in English and
  is referred to as the near future tense.
• I am going to study a lot.
• Yo voy a estudiar mucho.
• She is going to go to Grand Island.
• Ella va a ir a Grand Island.

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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.

• Marco ______________ a estudiar para el examen.

voy
vamos
vas
va
van
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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.
What does the sentence mean in English?
va

• Marco ______________ a estudiar para el examen.

voy
vamos
Marcos is going to study for the test.
vas
van
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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.

• Gregorio y yo _________ a sacar notas buenas.

voy
vamos
vas
va
van
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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.
What does the sentence mean in English?
vamos

• Gregorio y yo _________ a sacar notas buenas.

voy
Gregorio and I are going to get good grades.
vas
va
van
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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.

• Yo no _________ a comer los frijoles.

voy
vamos
vas
va
van
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IR a INFINITIVE Complete the following
sentences with the correct form of the verb ir.
What does the sentence mean in English?
voy

• Yo no _________ a comer los frijoles.

vamos
I am not going to eat the beans.
vas
va
van
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Express the following sentences in the near
future using ir a infinitive

• Ellos dan una fiesta.
• They throw a party.
• Ellos van a dar una fiesta.
• They are going to throw a party.

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Express the following sentences in the near
future using ir a infinitive

• Llegas temprano.
• You arrive early.
• Vas a llegar temprano.
• You are going to arrive early.

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Express the following sentences in the near
future using ir a infinitive

• Yo escribo una carta.
• I write a letter.
• Yo voy a escribir una carta.
• I am going to write a letter.

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Express the following sentences in the near
future using ir a infinitive

• Los alumnos toman apuntes.
• The students take notes.
• Los alumnos van a tomar apuntes.
• The students are going to take notes.

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Express the following sentences in the near
future using ir a infinitive

• Nosotros vamos a Grand Island.
• We go to Grand Island.
• Nosotros vamos a ir a Grand Island.
• We are going to go to Grand Island.