El verbo “IR”
The verb “Ir” means “to go”
It is an irregular verb
Yo
Tú
voy
vas
Usted
Él
va
Ella
nosotros/nosotras
vamos
ustedes
ellos
ellas
van
To talk about what you are going to do, you can use:
IR + A + INFINITIVE
¿Qué vas a hacer?
What are you going to do?
Voy a limpiar la casa.
I’m going to clean the house.
Van a jugar fútbol.
They’re going to play soccer
To talk about destination, you can use:
IR + A + PLACE
Voy a mi clase de baile.
¿Vamos a la biblioteca hoy?
I’m going to my dance lesson
Are we going to the library today?
Note that when “a” is followed by el, the contraction al is formed
a + el = al
Mi familia va al parque
los domingos.
My family goes to the park
on Sundays.
Vamos, the nosotros form, can also mean let’s
Vamos a alquilar un video.
Vamos al cine.
Let’s rent a video
Let’s go to the movies