1. and CONTRACTIONS!!!! Ir Dar Estar

2. Ir to go

3. Dar to give

4. estar to be (temporary or location)

5. You may have noticed... There are 2 words that mean “to be” Ser Estar

6. The difference! Ser long-lasting characteristics Estar temporary conditions and location

7. Irregular Ir, Dar, and Estar are irregular verbs. You will just have to learn the conjugations. They don’t follow a regular verb pattern.

8. Ir yo voy nosotros vamos tú vas él/ella/Ud. va ellos/ellas/Uds. van

9. Dar yo doy nosotros damos tú das él/ella/Ud. da ellos/ellas/Uds. dan

10. Estar yo estoy nosotros estamos tú estás él/ella/Ud. está ellos/ellas/Uds. están

11. going to The verb “ir” or one of its conjugations is often followed by “a” and means “going to.” Examples: I’m going to school. You’re going to laugh. etc...

12. Future Tense “ir a” is an easy way to do future tense. Examples: Voy a estudiar mañana. Vamos a hablar en español.

13. Contractions Contractions are two words that combine to make one word Examples: can + not = can’t

14. Spanish Contractions In Spanish, there are only 2 contractions: a + el = al de + el = del

15. Meanings al = to the, at the Example: Voy al gimnasio. (I go to the gym.) del = from the, of the Example: Vengo del gimnasio. (I come from the gym.)

16. grammar rule Unlike English, the two Spanish contractions are always mandatory. “a” and “el” cannot be beside each other, they will always merge into “al” “de” and “el” cannot be beside each other, they will always merge into “del”

17. Checking for Understanding

18. What do ir, dar, and estar mean? Ir = to go Dar = to give estar = to be (temporary & location)

19. What does “ir a” mean? To be “going to”

20. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation Isabella _______ en bus. (ir) va

21. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation Yo ____ regalos a mis profesoras. (dar) doy

22. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation Nosotros ______ en la clase de español. (estar) estamos

23. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation Tú ______ a pie. (ir) vas

24. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation Mis abuelos ______ el dinero. (dar) dan

25. What is a contraction? Contractions are two words that combine to make one word

26. How many contractions are there in Spanish? 2

27. What are the 2 Spanish contractions? al & del

28. el fin