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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. Vas, va, vamos 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!

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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

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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.

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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.'

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​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.

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by Carlos Dávila

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