The Verb IR + A + Infinitive

REGULAR VERBS

Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in -ar follow a pattern.

REGULAR VERBS

The endings show who is doing the action: (yo) hablo, (tú) hablas, and so on.

REGULAR VERBS

Verbs that follow certain patterns are called REGULAR verbs.

IRREGULAR VERBS

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

IRREGULAR VERBS

The verb you are about to learn, “ir” is IRREGULAR. It means “to go” in English. It is often followed by the word a: Voy al cine.

TO GO (In English)

I go

You go

HeShe goesIt

We go

They go

IR (To go)

Yo voy

Tú vas

Ud.Él vaElla

Nosotros vamos

Vosotros vais

Uds.Ellos vanEllas

You must put to memory the forms of “ir” because it is an irregular verb andit follows no pattern.

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?

IR + a place

Los estudiantes van a la biblioteca.The students go (are going) to the library.

IR + a place

Don’t forget the way to say “to the”4 ways: a + el (al), a la, a los, a las