| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Diego, what are you going to eat tonight? |
| a comer tacos esta noche. |
| a comer tacos esta noche. |
| voy |
| voy |
| Voy a comer tacos esta noche. |
| Voy a comer tacos esta noche. |
| "I'm going to eat tacos tonight." |
| We use voy in this sentence because the subject is yo, meaning "I," and voy is the first-person singular form of the verb ir in the present tense. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| What is she going to do tomorrow? |
| Ella a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| Ella a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| va |
| va |
| Ella va a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| Ella va a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| "She is going to visit her grandparents." |
| We use va in this sentence because the subject is ella, meaning "she," and va is the third-person singular form of the verb ir in the present tense. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Maria, where are we going to go? |
| a caminar por el centro. |
| a caminar por el centro. |
| vamos |
| vamos |
| Vamos a caminar por el centro. |
| Vamos a caminar por el centro. |
| "We are going to walk through downtown." |
| We use vamos in this sentence because the subject is nosotros, meaning "we," and vamos is the first-person plural form of the verb ir in the present tense. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Voy |
| Voy a |
| Voy a estudiar |
| Voy a estudiar en |
| Voy a estudiar en la |
| Voy a estudiar en la biblioteca. |
| "I'm going to study at the library." |
| Voy a estudiar en la biblioteca. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mis amigos (va or van) a bailar en la fiesta. |
| Mis amigos (va or van) a bailar en la fiesta. |
| van |
| van |
| Mis amigos van a bailar en la fiesta. |
| "My friends are going to dance at the party." |
| Van is used here because the subject is mis amigos, meaning "my friends," which is third person plural, and van is the correct present tense form of ir for ellos or ellas, meaning "they." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mi hermano (voy or va) a jugar videojuegos. |
| Mi hermano (voy or va) a jugar videojuegos. |
| va |
| va |
| Mi hermano va a jugar videojuegos. |
| "My brother is going to play video games." |
| Va is the third-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is mi hermano, "my brother," which corresponds to él "he." Thus, va a translates as "is going to." |
| Let's translate some sentences into Spanish. |
| Translate "We are going to prepare enchiladas for dinner." into Spanish. |
| Vamos a, "We are going to" |
| followed by |
| preparar, "prepare" |
| next |
| enchiladas, "enchiladas" (a traditional Mexican dish) |
| followed by |
| para, "for" |
| next |
| la, "the" |
| followed by |
| cena, "dinner" |
| Vamos is used here because the subject is nosotros, meaning "we," and vamos is the first-person plural form of ir in the present tense. |
| Vamos a preparar enchiladas para la cena. |
| Vamos a preparar enchiladas para la cena. |
| "We are going to prepare enchiladas for dinner." |
| Translate "You are going to learn a lot in the class." into Spanish. |
| vas a, "you are going to" |
| followed by |
| aprender, "learn" |
| next |
| mucho, "a lot" |
| followed by |
| en, "in" |
| next |
| la, "the" |
| followed by |
| clase, "class" |
| Vas is the second-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is tú "you." Thus, vas a translates as "you are going to." |
| Vas a aprender mucho en la clase. |
| Vas a aprender mucho en la clase. |
| "You are going to learn a lot in the class." |
| Translate "I'm going to read a book this afternoon." into Spanish. |
| Voy a, "I'm going to" |
| followed by |
| leer, "read" |
| next |
| un, "a" |
| followed by |
| libro, "book" |
| next |
| esta, "this" |
| followed by |
| tarde, "afternoon" |
| Voy is the first-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is yo "I." Thus, voy a translates as "I'm going to." |
| Voy a leer un libro esta tarde. |
| Voy a leer un libro esta tarde. |
| "I'm going to read a book this afternoon." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which form of the verb ir is used in each sentence? |
| Voy a comer tacos esta noche. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Voy a comer tacos esta noche. |
| Did you hear, voy? Voy a, meaning "I'm going to," uses voy, which is the first-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is yo "I." |
| How about...? |
| Vas a aprender mucho en la clase. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Vas a aprender mucho en la clase. |
| Did you hear, vas? Vas a, meaning "you are going to," uses vas, which is the second-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is tú "you." |
| Next… |
| Ella va a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| One more time. |
| Ella va a visitar a sus abuelos. |
| Did you hear, va? Va a, meaning "she is going to," uses va, which is the third-person singular form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is ella "she." |
| And... |
| Vamos a preparar enchiladas para la cena. |
| One more time. |
| Vamos a preparar enchiladas para la cena. |
| Did you hear, vamos? Vamos a, meaning "we are going to," uses vamos, which is the first-person plural form of the verb ir "to go" in the present tense. It is used here because the subject is nosotros, "we." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to discuss plans in Spanish. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Nos vemos. |
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