1. 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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2. el cine
el museo
el gimnasio
el estadio
el centro comercial
la biblioteca
la piscina
la iglesia
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3.  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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4. 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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5. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9.  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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10. Martín va al cine. Va a ver una película.
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11. 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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