Post on 29-Jan-2016
Ir + a + INFINITIVE We use a form of the verb ir + a
+ infinitive to tell what someone is going to do.
Voy + a + hablar.I’m going to talk.
What’s an INFINITIVE? Our basic verbs.
End in the letters -AR, -ER, -IR
Ex.) hablar, comer, escribir
Ir + a + INFINITIVE Voy a hablar I’m going to talk Vas a comer You’re going to eat Va a jugar He/She’s going to
play Vamos a caminar We’re going to walk Van a ir They’re going to go
The Verb Jugar
In Spanish, the verb jugar is used to talk about playing a sport or a game.
Even though jugar uses the same endings as the other -ar verbs, it has a different stem in some forms.
The Verb Jugar
For those forms, the -u- becomes -ue- .
This kind of verb is called a “stem-changing verb.”
Here are the present tense forms...
Jugar (To Play)
Yo juego
Tú juegas
Ud.
Él juega
Ella
Nosotros jugamos
Vosotros jugáis
Uds.
Ellos juegan
Ellas
The Verb Jugar
Many Spanish speakers always use jugar a and the name of the sport or game:
¿Juegas al vóleibol? Others do not use the a: ¿Juegas vóleibol?
poder - to be able (o-ue)
yo nosotros
tu
el ellosella ellasUd. Uds.
puedo
puedes
puede
podemos
pueden
querer - to want (e-ie)
yo nosotros
tu
el ellosella ellasUd. Uds.
quiero
quieres
quiere
queremos
quieren
Future with (Ir) a…
Yo voy a…Tú vas a…Él va a…Ella va a…Usted va a…Nosotros vamos a…Ustedes van a…Ellos van a…
I I am going toam going to……
You You are going toare going to……
He He is going tois going to……
She She is going tois going to……
You You are going toare going to……
We We are going toare going to……
You (all) You (all) are going toare going to……
They They are going toare going to……
infinitives
…hablar.…correr.…dibujar.…esquiar.…ir.
……talk.talk.
……run.run.
……draw.draw.
……ski.ski.
……go.go.
Yo voy a estudiar más.
Yo voy a ver la televisión menos.
Yo voy a hacer mi tarea.
Yo voy a ser más simpático.
Use the construction Voy + a + infinitive to talk about what you will do in the future.
I am going to study more.
I am going to watch TV less.
I am going to do my homework.
I am going to be nicer.
La señora Epperson va a pintar su casa.
Silvia y su madre van a ir a Australia.
Guillermo y yo vamos a cantar “La bamba.”
Ana va a comer chicharrones.
Tú vas a leer una revista.
Use the construction (ir) + a + infinitive to talk about what other people will do in the future.
Mrs. Epperson is going to paint her house.
Silvia and her mom are going to go to Australia.
Guillermo and I are going to sing “La bamba.”
Ana is going to eat pork rinds.
You are going to read a magazine.
¿Qué quiere decir…?
Mis amigos van a comer.
Nosotras vamos a practicar softball.
Yo voy a leer una novela.
¿Vas a ir a la tienda?
My friends are going to My friends are going to eat.eat.
We are going to practice We are going to practice softball.softball.
I am going to read a I am going to read a novel.novel.
Are you going to go to the Are you going to go to the store?store?