IR, DAR, ESTAR

Irregular Verbs  Ir, dar, and estar are irregular verbs.  Irregular verbs do not conform to regular patterns.

Ir, Dar, Estar  Ir- To go  Dar- To give  Estar- To be

Ir voyvamos vasvais vavan

Dar doydamos dasdais dadan

Estar estoyestamos estásestáis estáestán

AL y DEL

AL  The preposition ‘a’ means “to” or “toward.”  ‘A’ contracts with the article ‘el’ when used together to form one word: ‘al’  ‘A’ DOES NOT change when used with la, las, or los.

AL  a + el = al  Example: In school, I go to the laboratory. En la escuela voy a + el laboratorio. En la escuela voy al laboratorio.

The Preposition ‘A’  The preposition ‘a’ is also used before a direct object that refers to a specific person or persons.  This is called the “personal a”  The “personal a” does not have an English equivalent.  Example: We listen to the teacher. Escuchamos a la profesora.

DEL  The preposition ‘de’ can mean “of,” “from,” or “about.”  ‘De’ contracts with “el” to form one word: “DEL.”  ‘De’ does not change when used with the other articles, la, los, or las.

DEL  de + el = del  Example: He talks about the Spanish teacher. Él habla de + el profesor de español. Él habla del profesor de español.

DE  ‘De’ is also used to indicate possession.  Es la calculadora del profesor.  It is the calculator of the teacher. (It is the teacher’s calculator.)