1. Lección 4: los pasatiempos
Apuntes: Ir
Lección 4: los pasatiempos

2. Yo puedo… I can… Conjugate the verb ir in the present tense
Use the verb ir to tell where one is going

3. El verbo Ir To go voy vamos vas vais va van
The verb IR means: _____________
Ir is an irregular verb. Complete the verb chart for the present tense of ir.
voy
vamos
vas
vais va
van

4. Practice Julia y Alejandro Yo José Luis Berta y tú María Elena
Mis amigos
Lola y Andrés Tú
Marcos y yo
van
voy va
vais, van
vas
vamos

5. Ustedes van al gimnasio.
Ir and Location
When you are talking about going somewhere, the verb ir is followed by the word ________. In this sense, the word a means _____________.
There are two different ways to say “to the,” depending on if the place is feminine (i.e. la plaza) or masculine (i.e. el parque).
If the place is feminine, “to the” = _______ _______
If the place is masculine, “to the” = ______________
Translate:
I go to the pool.
You all go to the gym. a to a la al
Voy a la piscina
Ustedes van al gimnasio.

6. Asking Where a Person is Going
To ask the question “Where?” in Spanish, we say ¿____________?.
To ask where someone is going, you need to include the word “to”. “A” + “Dónde” becomes the question ¿____________?
Translate: (To) Where are you going?
dónde
adónde
¿Adónde vas?

7. Asking Where a Person is Going
¿Adónde vas el fin de semana?
First person to catch the ball answers the question in Spanish
“I go to the ________.”
Don’t forget “a la” (feminine place) or “al” (masculine place)
Throw the ball to another student
Translate the first person’s answer
Answer the question and repeat the process

8. Apuntes: Ir + a + infinitivo
Lección 4: los pasatiempos

9. Yo puedo…
I can…
Talk about future actions using the ir + a + infinitive construction

10. Talking about what someone is going to do
In the present tense, conjugated verbs describe what a person does or is in the process of doing. For example:
Yo leo = I read; I am reading
Ella habla = she talks; she is talking
Tú dibujas = you draw; you are drawing
Ellos practican =
Nosotros vamos =
they practice, they are practicing
we go, we are going

11. Talking about what someone is going to do
The present tense form of the verb ir can be used in a special way to tell what someone is going to do. Here is the formula:
________ + ________ + ________________
When using this formula, the verb ________ gets conjugated to match the subject pronoun (i.e. yo voy).
In this formula, the word ________ means ________.
Remember that verbs in the ____________________ keep their AR, ER, or IR endings. ir a
infinitive ir a to
infinitive

12. Examples Él va a esquiar en las montañas.
Nosotras vamos a ir de compras.
Tú vas a nadar en la piscina.
Ustedes van a estudiar.
Write one sentence about what you are going to do! Use the “yo” form of ir + a + infinitive.
He is going to ski in the mountains.
We are going to go shopping.
You are going to swim in the pool.
You all are going to study.

13. Expressing the idea of “Let’s (do something)”
You can use the nosotros form of the ir + a + infinitive formula to say “let’s (do something).”
Examples:
¡Vamos a ver!
Let’s work!
Let’s see!
¡Vamos a trabajar!

14. Actividad de Escuchar

15. Hablar ¿Qué vas a hacer hoy? Throw the ball to another student
First person to catch the ball answers the question in Spanish
“I am going to ________.”
Conjugate ir in the yo form, include “a” and then the infinitive of a verb
Throw the ball to another student
Translate the first person’s answer
Answer the question and repeat the process