Describing future plans

Describing future plans

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revise how to use the verb 'ir' (to go) for habitual actions and to express future plans.

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

Loading...

Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.

15 Questions

Q1.
What does the verb 'querer' mean, in English?
must/to have to
to buy
Correct answer: to want/wanting
Q2.
What does the verb 'poder' mean, in English?
Correct answer: can/to be able to
must/to have to
to want/wanting
Q3.
How do you say 'S/he wants' in Spanish?
querer
Correct answer: quiere
quieren
Q4.
How do you say 'They must', in Spanish?
debe
Correct answer: deben
deber
Q5.
How do you say 'S/he is able to/can' in Spanish?
Correct answer: puede
pueden
quiere
Q6.
Choose the correct translation: quiere ir a la playa
Correct answer: s/he wants to go to the beach
they must go to the beach
they want to go to the beach
Q7.
Choose the correct translation: debe sacar la basura
Correct answer: s/he must take out the rubbish
s/he wants to take out the rubbish
they must take out the rubbish
Q8.
Choose the correct translation: mis padres quieren ir de vacaciones en agosto
my father wants to go on holiday in August
my parents don't want to go on holiday in August
Correct answer: my parents want to go on holiday in August
Q9.
Choose the correct translation: mi hermana no quiere hacer los deberes
my brother doesn't want to do homework
Correct answer: my sister doesn't want to do homework
my sister must do homework
Q10.
Choose the correct translation: She wants to go on holiday
puede ir de vacaciones
Correct answer: quiere ir de vacaciones
quieren ir de vacaciones
Q11.
Choose the correct translation: They want to learn how to ride a horse
deben aprender a montar a caballo
pueden aprender a montar a caballo
Correct answer: quieren aprender a montar a caballo
Q12.
Choose the correct translation: mi madre puede disfrutar la naturaleza
my father can enjoy nature
Correct answer: my mother can enjoy nature
my parents can enjoy nature
Q13.
Choose the correct translation: your sisters can visit museums
tu hermana puede visitar los museos
tu hermanas pueden visitar los museos
Correct answer: tus hermanas pueden visitar los museos
Q14.
Choose the correct translation: your father wants to go to France in July
mi hermana quiere ir a Francia en julio
Correct answer: tu padre quiere ir a Francia en julio
tus padres quieren ir a Francia en julio
Q15.
Choose the correct translation: your teacher must work a lot
mi profesor debe trabajar mucho
Correct answer: tu profesor debe trabajar mucho
tus profesores deben trabajar mucho

15 Questions

Q1.
What does 'ir' mean, in English?
to do/make
Correct answer: to go
to travel
Q2.
What does 'voy' mean in English?
Correct answer: I go
we are going
we go
Q3.
What does 'voy a visitar Francia' mean in English?
Correct answer: I am going to visit France (future plan)
I visit France (routine action)
we are going to visit France (future plan)
Q4.
You want to say what you are doing in the future, which structure do you need?
a + infinitive
infinitive only
Correct answer: ir + a + infinitive
Q5.
Which of the following statements are correct? Choose one.
In Spanish, word order changes in questions only
In Spanish, word order changes in statements and questions
Correct answer: In Spanish, word order doesn't change in statements and questions
Q6.
Choose the correct translation: voy a la casa de mis primos
I am going to go to my cousins' house (future action)
Correct answer: I go to my cousins' house (routine action)
we go to our cousins' house (routine action)
Q7.
Choose the correct translation: we are going to go horse-riding
montar a caballo
Correct answer: vamos a montar a caballo
voy a montar a caballo
Q8.
Choose the correct translation: I am going to visit museums with my cousins
vamos a los museos
voy a los museos con mis primos
Correct answer: voy a visitar los museos con mis primos
Q9.
Choose the correct translation: ¿vas a ir a la playa en julio?
Correct answer: are you going to go to the beach in July?
we are going to go to the beach in July
you are going to go to the beach in July
Q10.
Choose the correct translation: normally I go to France in August
normalmente vamos a Francia en agosto
Correct answer: normalmente voy a Francia en agosto
vamos a ir a Francia en agosto
Q11.
Choose the correct statement.
only the sound 'z' is pronounced differently in Latin America, everything else is the same
Correct answer: the sounds 'ce', 'ci' and 'z' are pronounced differently in Spain and Latin America
the sounds 'ce', 'ci' and 'z' are pronounced the same in Spain and Latin America
Q12.
Choose the correct translation: voy a descubrir la costa hermosa
Correct answer: I am going to discover the beautiful coast
we are going to discover the beautiful coast
we discover the beautiful coast
Q13.
Choose the correct translation: vamos al cine en el centro de la ciudad los domingos
I am going to go to the cinema in the city centre on Sunday
we are going to go to the cinema in the city centre on Sunday
Correct answer: we go to the cinema in the city centre on Sundays
Q14.
Choose the correct translation: we are going to eat delicious food
Correct answer: vamos a comer comida rica
vamos comer comida rica
voy a comer comida rica
Q15.
Choose the correct translation: I am going to enjoy the beautiful views
vamos a disfrutar hermosas vistas
vamos a disfrutar las vistas hermosas
Correct answer: voy a disfrutar las vistas hermosas

Lesson appears in

UnitSpanish / Year 7 Unit 6

Spanish