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Los fines de semana: 'ir' (present), 'ir' + a + infinitive (future)

I can describe what activities I do at the weekend as well as make plans for the next weekend using 'ir' and 'ir' + a + infinitive.

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Los fines de semana: 'ir' (present), 'ir' + a + infinitive (future)

I can describe what activities I do at the weekend as well as make plans for the next weekend using 'ir' and 'ir' + a + infinitive.

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Key learning points

  1. Adding adjectives, adverbs and nouns is an easy way to give more details and develop your sentences.
  2. Present tense of 'ir', all persons.
  3. Use 'ir' + a + infinitive for future intentions.
  4. Both 'al' and 'a la' mean 'to the'. Use 'a la' before a feminine noun, and 'al' before a masculine noun.
  5. 'Puente' can be used to refer to a long weekend or bank holiday.

Keywords

  • Ir - irregular verb meaning 'to go, going'

  • Ir + a + infinitive - 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'

Common misconception

Any conjugated form of 'ir' ('voy', 'vas', 'va') can refer to routines or future events. For example, 'voy al parque' means 'I'm going to the park' or 'I'm going to go to the park'.

We can use 'ir' to talk about routines and to talk about the future, but when referring to future intentions, 'ir' needs to be followed by 'a' + infinitive.


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Students can write their own sentences to talk about what they normally do in contrast with what they are planning to do this weekend; alternatively they can rewrite Sofia's texts adding time phrases and using the strategies for adding extra details covered in LC1 (adverbs, adjective, nouns).
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:casarse,to get married, getting married
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to get married, getting married

Correct Answer:la asociación,association
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association

Correct Answer:el matrimonio,marriage
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marriage

Correct Answer:mirar,to look, watch; looking, watching
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to look, watch; looking, watching

Correct Answer:algún,a, an, any (m, before a noun)
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a, an, any (m, before a noun)

Correct Answer:quemar,to burn, burning
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to burn, burning

Q2.
An adverb is a word ...
that gives information about a noun
for a person, place, or thing
Correct answer: that describes a verb or an adjective
Q3.
Which word is not an adjective?
cuarto
agradable
Correct answer: huevo
lindo
estupenda
Q4.
Write the Spanish for 'to go, going'.
Correct Answer: ir
Q5.
Order the missing words: 'Voy al ____ a ___ un paseo con mis ___ todos ___ domingos'.
1 - puerto
2 - dar
3 - padres
4 - los
Q6.
Which verbs are infinitives?
Correct answer: expresar
Correct answer: pegar
van
voy
Correct answer: ver

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:el instituto,secondary school
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secondary school

Correct Answer:el entorno,environment, surroundings
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environment, surroundings

Correct Answer:el pelo,hair
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hair

Correct Answer:transgénero,transgender
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transgender

Correct Answer:no-binario,non-binary
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non-binary

Correct Answer:alguno,a, an, any (m)
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a, an, any (m)

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:voy,I go, am going
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I go, am going

Correct Answer:vas,you go, are going
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you go, are going

Correct Answer:va,she, he, it goes, is going
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she, he, it goes, is going

Correct Answer:vamos,we go, are going
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we go, are going

Correct Answer:vais,you all go, are all going
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you all go, are all going

Correct Answer:van,they go, are going
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they go, are going

Q3.
Order the missing words: 'Los domingos voy ___ centro comercial y mi hermana va ___ piscina. Papá y mamá van ___ torneos de mi hermana. ¿Tú vas ___ fiestas de tu pueblo?'
1 - al
2 - a la
3 - a los
4 - a las
Q4.
Adding , adverbs and nouns is an easy way to give more details and develop your sentences.
Correct Answer: adjectives
Q5.
Which sentences refer to the future?
Voy al cine.
Correct answer: Vas a ir al mercado.
Va a la playa.
Correct answer: Vamos a cantar.
Van a la escuela.
Q6.
Match the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:Normalmente voy,al club de cine.
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al club de cine.

Correct Answer:Ella siempre,va a un concurso de talento.
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va a un concurso de talento.

Correct Answer:La próxima semana Lucía,va a hacer un viaje.
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va a hacer un viaje.

Correct Answer:El próximo fin de semana voy,a ir una charla de arquitectura.
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a ir una charla de arquitectura.

Correct Answer:Mis amigos nunca,van a la bilbioteca.
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van a la bilbioteca.

Correct Answer:Mañana Lucía y Hugo,van a ver una película romántica.
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van a ver una película romántica.

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