El presente de ir

Woman on bike in city
"Luz verde, vamos!" by Claudio Olivares Medina is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

El presente de ir

The verb ir means to go. It can be used to indicate destination, or to indicate future plans (as in what someone is going to do.

ir – to go 

yo voy 

vas 

él / ella / usted v

nosotros vamos 

vosotros vais 

ellos / ellas / ustedes van 

Uses of verb Ir 

1. To indicate destination, use a form of ir + a + destination. 

In the example above, note that a + el = al. Similarly, de + el = del

2. To indicate future plans, use a form of ir + a + verb in the infinitive. 

Listening

Vídeo: El verbo 'ir' con los verbos infinitivos -ar, -er, ir - “Vivir Mi Vida" (Señor Lafontant, YouTube)

Listen this song and sing along with the lyrics to practice ir + a + verb in the infinitive. 

Actividades de conversación

Man walking by billboard with text "Yo voy, rock in Río"
"Yo Voy" by kozumel is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
Actividad 1. Los planes.  

With a partner, take turns asking and answering about what different people are going to do and where they are going to do it. 

  1. Tomás (correr, el gimnasio) 
  2. Tú y yo (leer, la biblioteca) 
  3. Tú (tocar la guitarra, la residencia estudiantil) 
  4. Rafael y Santiago (tomar el sol, el parque) 
  5. Juana (visitar a amigos, Biglerville) 
  6. La instructora (hablar con los estudiantes, el salón de clase) 
  7. Cecilia (comer, la cafetería) 
  8. Julio (escribir una composición, el apartamento) 
  9. Yo (aprender español, Ecuador)

Actividad 2. Los horarios.  

With a partner, look at the schedules below. Take turns asking your partner where people are going at certain times, or what they are going to do. 

Julio 

Esteban y Silvia 

yo 

9:00 – la universidad 

11:00 – la clase de biología 

3:20 – leer correo electrónico 

8:30 – el hospital 

12:00 – el restaurante 

2:00 – descansar 

7:45 – la cafetería 

1:00 – asistir a la clase de cálculo 

8:00 – mirar televisión 

Actividad 3. La semana que viene.  

With a partner, take turns asking each other what you each plan to do on the different days of the coming week. Try using each day of the week without repeating verbs! 

Actividad 4. Las personas famosas.  

With a partner, think of a famous person your classmates will be familiar with. Write down five predictions about what this person will do tomorrow. Be prepared to share some of them with the class and they will try to guess who you are talking about!!! 


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