5.7 Introducción: ¿Adónde vas a ir este fin de semana?

¡Sí puedo! Can-Do Statements

Use Ir + a + infinitive to discuss plans and future events.

The nice thing about the verb Ir is that it does double duty: not only can you use it to describe where you are going, but you can also use it to talk about what you are going to do. To do this, we need to add the preposition a and an infinitive.

  • Ella va a comprar el libro. (She is going to buy a book.)

This might seem confusing since we just learned that ir + a describes where you are going. The trick is to look for the infinitive verb. If it is there, we are talking about what we are going to do, if it is not, we are talking about where we are going.

  • ir + a + infinitive:
    Yo voy a estudiar esta noche. (I am going to study tonight)
  • ir + a + destination:
    Yo voy al cine esta noche. (I am going to the cinema tonight).

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