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El Verbo Ir (to go)<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Singular<\/th>\r\nPlural<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
yo voy<\/strong><\/td>\r\nnosotros\/as vamos<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
t\u00fa vas<\/strong><\/td>\r\nvosotros\/as vais<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
usted va<\/strong><\/td>\r\nustedes van<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00e9l\/ella va<\/strong><\/td>\r\nellos\/ellas van<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

The verb ir<\/strong> is used with the preposition a<\/strong> to tell where someone is going. Note that a + el<\/strong> forms the contraction al<\/strong>. There is no contraction with the other articles (la, los, las<\/strong>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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To ask where someone is going, you will need to use ad\u00f3nde<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Voy al <\/strong>supermercado los viernes.<\/td>\r\nI go to the supermarket on Fridays. <\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00bfAd\u00f3nde van<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\nWhere are you all going?<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Vamos a<\/strong> la tienda.<\/td>\r\nWe are going to the store.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Expresar el futuro con el vero ir<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

To express something that someone is going to do, use the formula.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

ir <\/strong>+ a<\/strong> + infinitivo<\/div>\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 vas a hacer<\/strong>?<\/td>\r\nWhat are you going to do?<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Voy a tomar <\/strong>el autob\u00fas.<\/td>\r\nI am going to take the bus.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Mis padres van a ir<\/strong> al teatro.<\/td>\r\nMy parents are going to go to the theater.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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Here are some expressions to refer to future time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
esta noche<\/td>\r\ntonight<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
este fin de semana<\/td>\r\nthis weekend<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
el pr\u00f3ximo lunes, martes, etc.<\/td>\r\nnext Monday, Tuesday, etc.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
la pr\u00f3xima semana<\/td>\r\nnext week<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o<\/td>\r\nnext year<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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El Verbo Ir (to go)<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Singular<\/th>\nPlural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
yo voy<\/strong><\/td>\nnosotros\/as vamos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t\u00fa vas<\/strong><\/td>\nvosotros\/as vais<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
usted va<\/strong><\/td>\nustedes van<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9l\/ella va<\/strong><\/td>\nellos\/ellas van<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The verb ir<\/strong> is used with the preposition a<\/strong> to tell where someone is going. Note that a + el<\/strong> forms the contraction al<\/strong>. There is no contraction with the other articles (la, los, las<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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To ask where someone is going, you will need to use ad\u00f3nde<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Voy al <\/strong>supermercado los viernes.<\/td>\nI go to the supermarket on Fridays. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfAd\u00f3nde van<\/strong>?<\/td>\nWhere are you all going?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vamos a<\/strong> la tienda.<\/td>\nWe are going to the store.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Expresar el futuro con el vero ir<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To express something that someone is going to do, use the formula.<\/p>\n

ir <\/strong>+ a<\/strong> + infinitivo<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 vas a hacer<\/strong>?<\/td>\nWhat are you going to do?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voy a tomar <\/strong>el autob\u00fas.<\/td>\nI am going to take the bus.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mis padres van a ir<\/strong> al teatro.<\/td>\nMy parents are going to go to the theater.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Here are some expressions to refer to future time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
esta noche<\/td>\ntonight<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
este fin de semana<\/td>\nthis weekend<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
el pr\u00f3ximo lunes, martes, etc.<\/td>\nnext Monday, Tuesday, etc.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la pr\u00f3xima semana<\/td>\nnext week<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o<\/td>\nnext year<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-596","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":588,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1051,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/596\/revisions\/1051"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/588"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/596\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=596"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=596"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}