IR-To go

IR-To go

The verb ir means to go.

IR

• It means to go

• It is not a regular IR verb

• It is conjugated differntly from a regular IR verb

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To understand how IR works, first conjugate a regular IR verb.

Go ahead and conjugate vivir

Vivir means to live

so

Vivir

yo _____

tu_______

el ______

nosotros_____

ellos_____

Now that we have reviewed how to conjugate a regular IR verb, we can begin to talk about the verb IR.

IR is an irregular verb

It is conjugated differently from a regular IR verb.

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IR- CONJUGATION

• Yo voy- I go/I am going

• tu vas- you go- you are going

• el va - he goes/he is going

• nosotros vamos- we go /we are going

• ellos van- they go /they are going

Multiple Choice

Test your skills.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

I GO

• YO VOY

• TU VAS

• TU VOY

• NOSOTROS VAMOS

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He goes

• el voy

• tu van

• el va

• nosotros van

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We go

• yo voy

• tu vamos

• nosotros vamos

• ellos van

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They go

• yo voy

• tu vas

• ellos van

• tu vamos

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Fill in the blanks using your knowledge of the verb ir – to go.

Yo ____ al parque

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Tu ____ a la iglesia.

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Los lunes,mi madre ____ al supermercado

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Siera y Juan _____ a la playa.

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Nunca( never), yo ____ al restaurante O Charleys.

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Siempre(always), mi madre y yo ____ a la panadería para comprar pan.

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Este fin de semana, Luisa ____ a una fiesta con su amigo Rafael.

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Esta noche yo ____ a un concierto con mis padres.

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¿Adónde tu _____ este fin de semana?

Look at your question words to figure out what adonde means?

Adonde vas este fin de semana

means where are you going this weekend.

Adonde vas means where are you going. This is very important and you may want to write this down for the letter.

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Quieres(Do you want)_____ conmigo?

This question asks do you want to go with me?

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Que tú _____ a hacer, este fin de semana?

So by now , you have learned three very important questions

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  Adonde vas? where are you going to?

  Que vas a hacer? What are you going to do?

  Quieres ir conmigo? do you want to go with me?

  These three questions highlights how one can use the verb ir.

  To indicate future tense

  To say where you are going/what you are going to do

  to invite someone somewhere

  
  

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Using your notes, say that "I am going to the park."

Note that you cannot say a el parque

a and el becomes al

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Sya my mother goes to the restaurant

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Say my brothers go to the beach.

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To say I am going to do something , we say

Yo voy a and the verb

For example, This wekend I am going to cook

We say, Yo voy a cocinar.Note the a after voy. You need it after the conjugated form of ir.

Now you try, say

I am going to run.

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How do you say

My mother is going to the supermarket?

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My brothers go to the mall.

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What are you going to do this weekend( este fin de semana).

Words you will need to write the letter.

el proximo año-next year

next week

la proxima semana

in the future- en el futuro     

next month- el proximo mes

usually- generalmente