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Verbo IR (to go)

Verbo IR (to go)

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Verbo IR (to go)

by Carlos Dávila

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The Verb ​IR (to go)

  • Ir means 'to go' and, like English, is used multiple times a day by Spanish speakers across the globe.

  • There's good news and bad news about it.

    • The bad news is that ir is completely irregular. I'm sad to say that it will not follow basic conjugation rules and must be memorized.

    • The good news, though, is that the conjugations are easy and fun to say, so memorizing them is not so horrible.

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Multiple Choice

What does IR mean?

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to eat

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to sleep

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to go

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to study

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Multiple Choice

Spanish verb IR is

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regular

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irregular

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​Verb IR conjugations

  • The singular conjugations are on the left and the plural are on the right.

  • Voy sounds exactly like the word 'boy' in English. Vasvavamos and van all carry the B sound, just the same.

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Multiple Choice

Normally I go to school by bus.

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Normalmente voy al colegio en autobús.

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Normalmente vamos al colegio en autobús.

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Normalmente ir al colegio en autobús.

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Normalmente va al colegio en autobús.

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Multiple Choice

Ana y Carla _________ a la tienda de música.

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vas

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van

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voy

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vamos

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Multiple Choice

Tú _________ a la zapatería a las 9:00 am.

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voy

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va

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vas

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van

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Multiple Choice

Tomás and Elena are going to the library.

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Tomás y Elena van a la biblioteca.

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Tomás y Elena vamos a la biblioteca.

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Tomás y Elena vas a la biblioteca.

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Tomás y Elena voy a la biblioteca.

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Multiple Choice

Lisa y yo _____ a comer en la cafeteria.

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voy

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vas

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van

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vamos

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Multiple Choice

Where are you going on holidays?

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¿Adónde vas de vacaciones?

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¿Adónde van de vacaciones?

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¿Adónde vamos de vacaciones?

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¿Adónde te gusta ir de vacaciones?

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​¡Vamos!

You all know that I say vamos a lot. In language, there's a core group of words that are commonly used and other words that are hardly ever used - and then thousands in between. We use the verb 'to go' all the time, and today we get to learn it in Spanish. ¡Vamos!

Ir has many everyday uses, including expressing future plans:

Ir a + (infinitivo) = to be going to + (infinitive)

Yo voy a comer pasta esta noche

Vamos a +(infinitivo) = let’s do something 

Hoy vamos a aprender el verbo IR

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Multiple Choice

What are we going to do today?

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¿Qué vamos a hacer hoy?

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¿Qué vamos a hacemos hoy?

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¿Qué ir a hacemos hoy?

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¿Qué van a hacen hoy?

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Multiple Choice

What do we use ir + a + infinitive for?

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Talk about the past

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Talk about the future

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Talk about ears

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Talk about Spanish

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Multiple Choice

a + el =

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a el

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al

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a la

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ael

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Multiple Choice

Ir + a = ???

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to be

2

to be going to...

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to have

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to go

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Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with the correct form of ir a and a definite article.


Ellos nunca ______ ____ gimnasio los jueves.

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voy al

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vamos al

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van al

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van a el

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Multiple Choice

Carlos ______ porque hay un examen en la clase de español mañana.
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va a hablar por teléfono
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va a estudiar
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va a comer
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va a bailar

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Multiple Choice

Later we are going to go to the library.

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Más tarde vamos a ir a la biblioteca.

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Más tarde van a ir a la biblioteca.

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Más tarde voy a ir a la biblioteca.

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Más tarde queremos ir a la biblioteca.

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Okay, let's use ir in a story to see how it works in action.

Yo soy Lola, la madre de la familia. Yo voy al supermercado y tú vas conmigo. ?Y Elena? Ella va también. ¡Ahh! Y ustedes dos. ¡Sí! Ustedes van también. ¡Por fin! ¡Vamos al supermercado!

Did you follow the story? Let's look at it again with the English translations.

Yo soy Lola, la madre de la familia.

I'm Lola, the mother of the family.

Yo voy al supermercado y tú vas conmigo.

I'm going to the supermarket, and you're going with me.

¿Y Elena? Ella va también.

And Elena? She's going, too.

¡Ahh! Y ustedes dos. ¡Sí! Ustedes van también.

Oh! And you two. Yes! You guys are going, too.

¡Por fin! ¡Vamos al supermercado!

Finally! Let's go to the supermarket!

Hm... Lola is a little mandona (bossy), isn't she? And yes, vamos means 'we go,' but what else do you think it means, now that you've seen it used so many times? That's right - 'Let's go!' ¡Vamos!

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Lesson Summary

1. Ir is completely irregular and doesn't follow regular verb conjugation rules.

2. Always remember that the present tense in Spanish can also denote the '-ing,' according to context. Voy can mean 'I go' or 'I am going;' vas can mean 'you go' or 'you are going.'

4. Vamos can also mean 'Let's go.'

Learning Outcome

After this lesson, you should be able to properly conjugate the irregular Spanish verb 'ir' using the five conjugations to discuss where you are going.

Verbo IR (to go)

by Carlos Dávila

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