IR a infinitive Verbos regulares Verbs whose INFINITIVES

IR + a + infinitive

Verbos regulares • Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in –ar, -er, and –ir follow a pattern when conjugated. • The endings show who is doing the action: (yo) hablo, (tú) comes, nosotros escribimos and so on.

Verbos regulares • Verbs that follow the conjugation patterns are called REGULAR verbs.

Verbos irregulares • Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs.

El verbo IR • The verb “ir” is IRREGULAR. It meansto go in English. It is often followed by the preposition a.

TO GO (In English) I go We go You all go He She goes It You formal go They go You all formal/informal

IR (To go) Yo voy Nosotros vamos Tú vas Vosotros vais Ud. Él Ella va Uds. Ellos Ellas van

IR + a place q. Los estudiantes van a la biblioteca. q. Los amigos van al parque. q. Nosotros vamos al restaurante.

IR + un lugar • Don’t forget when it is necessary to say “to the” after conjugating IR *You cannot have a and el next to each other, so you combine it to be al. • 4 ways: al (a+el), a la, a los, a las

Ir + a + INFINITIVE • We use a form of the verb ir + a + infinitive to tell what someone is going to do.

IR + a + INFINITIVE • Yo voy a nadar. Y tu, ¿vas a jugar fútbol? • I’m going to swim. And you, are you going to play soccer?

Para practicar 1. I go to the park. Yo voy al parque. 2. You go to the park. Tú vas al parque. 3. He goes to the park. Él va al parque. 4. We go to the pool. Nosotros vamos a la piscina. 5. They go to the pool. Ellos van a la piscina. 6. You all (inf) go to the pool. Ustedes van a la piscina.

Para practicar 1. I am going to swim Yo voy a nadar. 2. You are going to swim. Tú vas a nadar. 3. He is going to swim. Él va a nadar. 4. We are going to swim. Nosotros vamos a nadar. 5. They are going to swim. Ellos van a nadar. 6. You all (informal) are going to swim. Ustedes van a nadar.

Para practicar 1. I am going to go to the park. 2. We are going to go to the gym. 3. They (uds. ) are going to go to the church. 4. The students are going to go to museum.