1. IR + a + infinitive
The simple future

2. Verbos regulares
Verbs whose INFINITIVES end in –ar, -er, and –ir follow a pattern when conjugated.
The endings show who is doing the action: (yo) hablo, (tú) comes, nosotros escribimos and so on.

3. Por ejemplo: Necesitar
Verbos regulares
Verbs that follow the conjugation patterns are called REGULAR verbs.
Por ejemplo: Necesitar
Aprender
Asistir

4. Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs.
Verbos irregulares
Verbs that do not follow certain patterns are called IRREGULAR verbs.

5. El verbo IR
The verb “ir” is IRREGULAR. It means in English. It is often followed by the preposition a.
to go

6. TO GO (In English) I go You go He She goes It You formal go
We go You all go They go You all formal/informal

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

8. IR + a place Los estudiantes van a la biblioteca.
Los amigos van al parque.
Nosotros vamos al restaurante.
What do you notice
about the 2nd and
3rd example?

9. IR + un lugar
Don’t forget when it is necessary to say “to the” after conjugating IR
4 ways: a + el (al), a la, a los, a las

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. Ellos van al restaurante. Ustedes van al gimnasio.
Para practicar
I go to the park.
You go to the churches.
He goes to the pool.
We go to the city centers.
They go to the restaurant.
You all (informal) go to the gym.
Yo voy al parque.
Tú vas a las iglesias.
Él va a la piscina.
Nosotros vamos
a los centros.
Ellos van al restaurante.
Ustedes van al gimnasio.

13. Para practicar Yo voy a nadar. Tú vas a nadar. Él va a nadar.
I am going to swim
You are going to swim.
He is going to swim.
We are going to swim.
They are going to swim.
You all (informal) are going to swim.
Yo voy a nadar.
Tú vas a nadar.
Él va a nadar.
Nosotros vamos a nadar.
Ellos van a nadar.
Ustedes van a nadar.

14. Para practicar I am going to go to the park.
We are going to go to the gym.
They (uds.) are going to go to the church.
The students are going to go to museum.