Transcript The Verb *ir* To Go

Unit 3 - Grammar
First, let’s remind ourselves of
how to conjugate the verb IR…
Pronoun
Conjugation
Pronoun
Yo
voy
Nosotros vamos
Tύ
vas
Vosotros vais
va
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes
Él
Ella
Usted
Conjugation
van
TO GO… To a PLACE
 IR
+ a + la
 Yo voy a la plaza (feminine noun)
 I am going to the plaza
 IR
+ al (a + el)
 Yo voy al palacio. (masculine noun)
 I am going to the palace.
TO GO…TO DO SOMETHING
 IR
+ a + Infinitive Verb
 Yo voy a comer los churros.
 I am going to eat the churros
 It’s a way to start telling what
you or someone else is going to do
in the future.
Practice with Places
I am going to the palace on foot.
 Juan is going to the plaza by metro.
 Antonio and Marco are going to the
museum by car.
 We are going to the church.
 You are going to the school.
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Answers…
Yo voy al palacio a pie.
 Juan va a la plaza en metro.
 Antonio y Marco van al museo en
coche.
 Nosotros vamos a la iglesia.
 Tu vas a la escuela.
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Practice with Verbs
You are going to watch the soccer
game.
 My friends and I are going to see a
movie.
 She is going to visit the stadium.
 I am going to buy a jacket.
 They are going to eat lunch.
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Answers…
Tu vas a mirar el partido de futbol.
 Mis amigos y yo vamos a ver una
pelicula..
 Ella va a visitar el estadio.
 Yo voy a comprar una chaqueta.
 Ellos van a comer el almuerzo.
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Speaking Questions…
¿Adónde vas?....Where are you going?
(PLACES)
 Voy a la tienda.
 ¿Qué vas a hacer?... What are you
going to do? (VERBS)
 Voy a comprar ropa.
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Vamos a
practicar…
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Make 3 groups out of the entire class.
Each group gets 1 set of “Royal Pronoun”
cards and a 4-5 “Madrid Place” cards. Leave
all cards in a community pile in the middle of
the entire group.
Within your group, split into partners.
(Student A and Student B)
Student A will pull and use a “Royal Pronoun”
card from the community pile to construct a
question verbally about where someone will
go in Madrid. Student B will pull and use a
“Madrid Place” card to respond to the
question appropriately. Return both cards to
the pile and choose again. After 5 questions
and answers, students will then switch roles
and repeat the activity.
Example
Student A pulls the “Ustedes” card.
Student B pulls the “Palacio Real”
card.
 Student A says “¿Adónde van
ustedes?
 Student B responds: “Vamos al Palacio
Real”.
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