Ir + a + infinitive

Ir + a + infinitive

What if we're going to do an action?

Form of "go" + a + (infinitive)

Infinitive = form of verb that's not changed to show who's doing it

• to have (not "you have")

• to be (not "we are")

• to go (not "he goes")

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an "infinitive"? [Choose all that apply]

• she has

• to have

• they are

• we go

• to go

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an "infinitive"? [Choose all that apply]

• to swim

• I swim

• to buy

• they buy

• he plays

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an "infinitive"? [Choose all that apply]

• we play

• to learn

• to play

• she learns

• they teach

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an "infinitive"? [Choose all that apply]

• to run

• he spends time

• we run

• to play

• to spend time

Infinitives in Spanish always end with "r"

• to be = ser

• to have = tener

• to go = ir

• to play = jugar

• to swim = nadar

• to learn = aprender

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an infinitive in Spanish? [Choose all that apply]

• ir

• vas

• soy

• tienes

• tener

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an infinitive in Spanish? [Choose all that apply]

• eres

• ser

• nadar

• van

• aprender

Multiple Choice

What does "ir" mean?

• I go

• you go

• to go

• we go

• they go

Multiple Choice

What does "tener" mean?

• I have

• you have

• we have

• they have

• to have

Multiple Choice

What does "ser" mean?

• to be

• I am / I be

• you are / you be

• we are / we be

• they are / they be

When we want to communicate that someone is going to do an action, use:

"Form of go + a + (infinitive)"

• Yo voy a nadar

• Tú vas a comprar

• Él va a jugar

• Nosotros vamos a aprender

• Ellos van a comer

Multiple Choice

Which verb fits in the blank? "Yo voy a _"

• nado

• nadas

• nadan

• nadar

• nadamos

Multiple Choice

Which verb fits in the blank? "Nosotros vamos a _"

• aprenden

• aprende

• aprendemos

• aprendes

• aprender

Multiple Choice

Which verb fits in the blank? "Ellos van a _"

• como

• comes

• comer

• come

• comemos

Multiple Choice

Which verb fits in the blank? "¿Tú vas a _"

• juego

• juegas

• jugar

• jugamos

• juega

Multiple Choice

Which verb fits in the blank? "Elena va a _"

• baila

• bailar

• bailas

• bailamos

• bailan

Open Ended

Write your own sentence about what a person is going to do.

Challenge: include where they are going to do it ("En la playa, yo...")

Here are some verbs:

nadar = to swim

jugar = to play

comer = to eat

comprar = to buy

Poll

How well do you think you understand how to use infinitive verbs to communicate what people are going to do?

• I'm completely lost.

• I'm still stuck on how to do the forms of "go"...

• I'm still stuck on what infinitives are.

• I think I do, I just want some more practice.

• I totally get it!