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When and where people go: 'ir' 1st person plural

Places and plans: 'ir' for present and future plans

Unit Summary

This unit introduces 'voy', 'vas', 'va', 'vamos'. These forms of 'ir' are combined with 'a' to mean to go to. Pupils learn that 'a' and 'el' combine to make 'al' and contrast this with 'a la'. Pupils learn they can use a present tense form of 'ir' with 'a' and an infinitive expresses the future.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 'ir' in the present tense to understand and talk about when and where we go and another person goes.

Key Notes

  • 'Ir' is a high frequency irregular verb; it is important to learn and remember its singular forms: voy, vas, va.
  • 'Vamos' is the 1st person plural form of 'ir' and means 'we go'.
  • To say 'to the' in Spanish, we use 'a la' before feminine nouns, and the contraction 'al' for masculine nouns.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [r]: pronounced as in 'pero'
  • [rr]: pronounced as in 'perro'
  • vamos: means 'we go'
  • al: contraction of 'a + el', means 'to the' and is used for masculine nouns

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • To say where someone goes, only 'a la/al' goes before the place.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

'Ir' is a high frequency irregular verb; it is important to learn and remember its singular forms: voy, vas, va. 'Vamos' is the 1st person plural form of 'ir' and means 'we go'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[r]'

pronounced as in 'pero'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: To say where someone goes, only 'a la/al' goes before the place. Correction: If the place is a city or a country, 'a' goes before the place.

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