Title: El verbo Ir y cuando se usa
1El verbo Ir y cuando se usa
2The verb Ir means to go and has the following
forms in the Present Tense
yo nosotros nosotras
tú vosotros vosotras
ud. él/ella uds. ellos/ellas
voy
vamos
vas
váis
va
van
3To indicate where a person is going, follow this
formula
Form of the verb Ir
Name of a place
a
voy/vas/va/vamos/váis/van
Voy a la biblioteca a las cuatro. Im going (I
go) to the library at four oclock.
4When the place is a masculine, singular word,
(and has el in front of it)
The "a" and the "el" contract to form
al
Vas al centro comercial este fin de semana? Are
you going to the mall this weekend?
5To ask where a person is going, use
adónde?
Adónde vas el sábado por la noche? Where are you
going on Saturday night?
6To say that something is going to happen, use
this formula
Form of the verb Ir
Verb Infinitive
a
voy/vas/va/vamos/váis/van
the unconjugated form that ends in -ar/-er/-ir
Voy a hablar con el profesor mañana. Im going to
speak with the teacher tomorrow.
7Future action can also be expressed with one-word
verb forms in the correct context
Mañana compro la carne para la cena. Tomorrow I
will buy the meat for the dinner. La próxima
semana tenemos un examen. Next week we will have
an exam.