The verb ir

​The verb IR

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​IR

​In Spanish IR means to go

Me gusta ir al cine- I like to go to the movies​

No me gusta ir a la escuela- I don't like to go to school​​

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nosotros vamos- we go/we are going

vosotros vais- yall go/ yall are going

ellos van- they(m) go/ they are going

ellas van- they(f) go/ they are going​

ustedes van- you all go/ you all are going​

yo voy- I go/ I am going

tú vas- You go/ You are going

él va- he goes/he is going

ella va- she goes/ she is going

usted va- you(F) go/you(F) are going​

​Ir- to go

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​List of places

al cine- to the movies

al parque- to the park

al banco- to the bank

al centro- downtown

al centro comercial- to the mall

al restaurante- ​to the restaurant

a la escuela- to school

a la iglesia- to church

a la playa- to the beach

a la piscina​- to the pool

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Subject | Subject

***notice the difference between al and a la ​

él va al cine​

​nosotros vamos a la playa

He is going to the movies/He goes to the movies​

​we are going to the beach/ we go to the beach

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¿Vas al centro tú?

​tú vas al centro

Are you going downtown?

Do you go downtown?​

​you are going downtown/ you go downtown

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​Near future

​what someone is "going to do"

​Expressing the near future

• When expressing the near future you're expressing what you are "going to do"

• use the formula "ir + a + infinitive"

• an infinitive is the "to form" of a verb- hablar= to speak, comer= to eat, bailar= to dance, cantar= to sing, escribir= to write​, nadar= to swim, leer= to read, escuchar= to listen to

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​Near future Examples

​Yo voy a bailar- I am going to dance

• él va a escribir- He is going to write​

• Nosotros vamos a comer- We are going to eat

• Ellas van a cantar- They(f) are going to sing​

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