T ENER + QUE / I R + A Special verb formations
T O HAVE TO DO SOMETHING … Tener + que + infinitive We have to go to the house. Tenemos que ir a la casa. Only addition from english is the ‘que’
T O BE GOING TO DO SOMETHING … Ir + a + infinitive They are going to buy a dog. Van a comprar un perro Only addition from english is the ‘a’
F RASES Are you going to be at the school? I have to cook dinner. She is going to turn 12 years old. We have to sell the apartment. The cats have to eat now.