4.5 Grammar - El Futuro - Ir expression
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Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y
4.5 El Futuro: Ir + a + Infinitive
Now that you know the verb ir, we want you to see something else that you can do with the verb.
Remember that we use the verb ir to talk about where we're going, normally ir is followed by a - we go to a place.
~ Vamos a las clases en la mañana.
We also use the verb ir to talk about the future - as in things you are going to do.
~ Vamos a leer mucho en clase mañana.
To talk about what you are going to do in the future - es fácil:
You continue to add the little word "a" and then an infinitive verb to say what you are going to do.
Review the conjugations for the verb ir (to go) and then look at the rules below.
¡OJO! Make sure you know the conjugation of ir (to go) and how to use it to express the future.
Remember that we use the verb ir to talk about where we're going, normally ir is followed by a - we go to a place.
~ Vamos a las clases en la mañana.
We also use the verb ir to talk about the future - as in things you are going to do.
~ Vamos a leer mucho en clase mañana.
To talk about what you are going to do in the future - es fácil:
You continue to add the little word "a" and then an infinitive verb to say what you are going to do.
Review the conjugations for the verb ir (to go) and then look at the rules below.
¡OJO! Make sure you know the conjugation of ir (to go) and how to use it to express the future.
Yo voy a escribir una novela
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Pronoun | Conjugation |
| yo |
voy |
nosotros |
vamos |
| tú |
vas |
vosotros |
vais |
| él/ella/usted |
va |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
van |
Here are some rules to follow when you use
Here is the formula or pattern - there are 3 parts: ir + a + infinitive .
IR + A + INFINITIVE
Rule 1
Use ir + a + infinitive to say what you are going to do.
Remember, an infinitive is the basic form (not conjugated) of the verb; por ejemplo - hablar, trabajar, comer, vivir etc.
Examples
Yo voy a leer.
→ I
'm going to read.
Tú vas a escribir.
→ You
're going to write.
Ella va a estudiar.
→ She
is going to study.
Rule 2
Add more information after the infinitive to add details about what you are saying.
Examples
Ella va a estudiar matemáticas.
→ She
is going to study math.
Nosotros vamos a comer pizza.
→ We
are going to eat pizza.
Ellas van a escuchar a la maestra.
→ They
are going to listen to the teacher.
Rule 3
Put the word no in front of ir to say you are not going to do something.
Tú no vas a escribir una carta.
→ You
're not
going to write a letter.
Ella no va a estudiar matemáticas.
→ She
is not
going to study math.
Ellas no van a escuchar a la maestra.
→ They
are not
going to listen to the teacher.