The verb ir (to go) is irregular in the present tense. Note that, except for the yo form (voy) and the lack of a written accent on the vosotros form (vais), the endings are the same as those for –ar verbs.

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el cine

el museo

el gimnasio

el estadio

el centro comercial

la biblioteca

la piscina

la iglesia

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Ir is often used with the preposition a (to). If a is followed by the definite article el, they combine to form the contraction al. If a is followed by the other definite articles (la, las, los), there is no contraction.

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The construction ir a + [infinitive] is used to talk about actions that are going to happen in the future. It is equivalent to the English to be going to + [infinitive].

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Vamos a + [infinitive] can also express the idea of let’s (do something).

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Provide the present tense forms of ir. The first item has been done for you.

1. Ellos ____.

2. Yo ____.

3. Tu novio ____.

4. Adela ____.

5. Mi prima y yo ____.

6. Tú ____.

7. Ustedes ____.

8. Nosotros ____.

9. Usted ____.

10.Nosotras ____.

11.Miguel ____.

12.Ellas ____.

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La señora Castillo / el centro

las hermanas Gómez / la piscina

tu tío y tu papá / el partido de fútbol

yo / el museo de Arte Moderno

nosotros / el restaurante Miramara

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Ustedes / la farmacia

Mis amigos y yo / el café

El señor Sánchez / la estación de tren

Jane y María / el súpermercado

Usted / el banco

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ver una película

ver un partido de fútbol

ver a (mis) amigos

tomar un café

tomar el sol

leer un libro

visitar monumentos

pasear por el parque

comer en el restaurante

hacer ejercicios

ir de compras

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Martín va al cine. Va a ver una película.

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Make an image of a city or town, with various places of interest.

Label the places in Spanish

Write pronouns on note cards

Take turns picking up a pronoun card and making a complete sentence by:

“pronoun” + ir (conjugated) + a + place”

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