1. The Verb IR + A + Infinitive
Page 28 Río 2
The Verb IR + A + Infinitive

2. REGULAR VERBS
Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in -ar follow a pattern.

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

4. REGULAR VERBS
Verbs that follow certain patterns are called REGULAR verbs.

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

6. 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.

7. TO GO (In English)
I go
You go He
She goes It
We go
They go

8. IR (To go) Yo voy Tú vas Ud. Él va Ella Nosotros vamos Vosotros vais
Uds.
Ellos van
Ellas

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

10. Ir + a + INFINITIVE
We use a form of the verb ir + a + infinitive to tell what someone is going to do.

11. 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?

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

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