Ir + a + Destination

Ir is the verb which means `to Go'. You might have noticed it is a pretty short verb - only two letters long! Ir is irregular - which means its conjugation doesn't follow the normal pattern for -ir verbs.

Ir	Yo	Tú	Él, ella, usted	Nosotros	Ellos, ellas, Uds.
	voy	vas	va	vamos	van

We can use Ir to say where you are going, when you go or with whom you go.

Voy a la librería	I am going to the bookstore.
Vamos cada día	We go everyday.
Voy con mi amigo	I go with my friend.
Vas a casa a las tres de la tarde	You go home at three in the afternoon.
Los artistas van al museo hoy	The artists are going to the museum today.

Don't forget that when you say you are going to a place, you need to use "a" after Ir.

Ir + a and the Simple Future
Ir + a + infinitive is called the simple future. It is easy to form and straightforward in meaning. We conjugate Ir in accordance with the subject, add " a" , and then a verb in the infinitive (unconjugated) form. Now we can say what we are going to do.

Voy a practicar el español	I'm going to practice Spanish.
Vas a hacer la tarea esta noche	You're going to do the homework tonight.
Vamos a jugar al voleibol en el parque	We're going to play volleyball in the park.
La profesora va a darnos un examen	The professor is going to give us an exam.
Los estudiantes van a estudiar hoy	The students are going to study today.

The nosotros form of Ir, Vamos , can also mean "Let's..!"

*Vamos*	Meaning #1	Meaning #2
¡Vamos a la playa!	We're going to the beach	Let's go to the beach!
¡Vamos a comer!	We're going to go eat!	Let's go eat!

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