ASpanish

Framework

El verbo IR (To Go)

Fully irregular. Three uses: literal 'to go', going to a place (ir + al/a la), and near future (ir + a + infinitivo).

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The rules

  • Use #1 — Plain 'to go': Yo voy mucho. Tú vas conmigo.
  • Use #2 — Going to a place: Ir + al / a la / a los / a las + lugar. Contractions match gender/number of the place.
  • Use #3 — Near future (futuro simple): Ir + a + infinitivo. Means 'will / shall + verb'. Use for tonight, tomorrow — events less than ~1 year away.
  • Contractions: al (a + el, masc. sing.), a la (fem. sing.), a los (masc. pl.), a las (fem. pl.).
  • Reminder: in Spanish, double 'n's don't exist — write innecesario as innecesario (rare exception), but most double letters from English don't carry over.

Conjugation

ir

to go (radical / irregular)

  • yovoy
  • túvas
  • él / ella / Ud.va
  • nosotrosvamos
  • vosotrosvais
  • ellos / ellas / Uds.van

Common errors

Yo voy a el centro comercial → Yo voy al centro comercial

a + el always contracts to al when masculine singular.

Yo voy comer → Yo voy a comer

Near future requires the preposition 'a' between Ir and the infinitive.