The present tense forms of ir  



Present tense forms of the verb "ir" (to go)

yo voy (I go) nosotros (as) vamos (we go)
tú vas (you go) vosotros (as) vais (you guys go)
Ud./él/ella va (you/he/she goes) Uds./ellos/ ellas van (you all/they go)

Gramática - Rápida
To say that someone is “going to” a place, you must add
the preposition “a,” which means “to.”

We use the formula:

voy + a + place

Voy a la escuela cada dia. - I go to the school each day.
Él va a su casa. - He goes to his house.
Ella va a la biblioteca. - She goes to the library.
¿Cuándo vamos a Ohio? - When do we go to Ohio?

We use the same construction to say that someone is
“going to” do something.

Ella va a preguntar. - She is going to ask.
Juan va a subir aquí. - Juan is going to get on here.
Nosotros vamos a ayudar. - We are going to help.

Sentences

¿Cuánto dinero vas a necesitar? - How much money are you going to need?
Ella va al cruce. - She goes to the intersection.
¿Vas a la panadería? - Are you going to the bakery?
Tú vas a llegar tarde al mercado. - You are going to arrive late to the market.
¿Vas a estudiar? - Are you going to study?
¿Vas a la tienda? - Are you going to the store?
Ella va a la farmacia. - She goes to the drug store?
Sofía va a la avenida Elena. - Sofia is going to Elena avenue.
¿Victoria va al salón de belleza? - Is Victoria going to the beauty shop?
¿Vas a la ferretería? - Are you going to the hardware store?
Nosotros vamos a la tintorería. - We are going to the dry cleaners.
Vamos a la joyería. - We are going to the jewelery store.
Nosotros vamos a tomar un taxi. - We are going to take a taxi.
Vamos a ir a la pastelería - We are going to go to the pastry shop.

Notas para el Tutor

  • The student should learn the conjugation of the verb IR in the present indicative.
  • The student should practice and make sentences using the different forms of the verb and using the new vocabulary.
  • The student can see more examples with the vocabulary in the unit http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/stores_and_shops
    http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/places_around_town

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