Make an Invitation in Spanish - Exercises

Practice using vamos a followed by the infinitive form of the verb

Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Vamos a (pause with a tap of the finger) un pastel.

cocinar

Vamos a cocinar un pastel.

"Let's bake a cake."

We use cocinar in this sentence because it means "to cook" in general, and in this context, it refers to baking a cake.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Vamos a (pause with a tap of the finger) al restaurante.

cenar

Vamos a cenar al restaurante.

"Let's have dinner at the restaurant."

We use cenar in this sentence because it means "to have dinner."

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Vamos a (pause with a tap of the finger) la televisión.

ver

Vamos a ver la televisión.

"Let's watch TV."

We use ver in this sentence because it means "to watch" or "to see."

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

Ready?

Vamos

Vamos a

Vamos a jugar

Vamos a jugar en

Vamos a jugar en el

Vamos a jugar en el parque.

"Let's play in the park."

Vamos a jugar en el parque.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Vamos a (hablamos or hablar) español.

hablar

Vamos a hablar español.

"Let's speak Spanish."

We use hablar here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning "to speak." After vamos a, we always use the infinitive, not a conjugated form. The conjugated form hablamos means "we speak," which would be incorrect in this structure.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Vamos a (descansar or descansamos) un rato.

descansar

Vamos a descansar un rato.

"Let's rest for a while."

We use descansar here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning "to rest." In the structure vamos a + verb, the verb must stay in its infinitive form. The conjugated form descansamos means "we rest" and would be incorrect in this construction.

Let's translate some sentences into Spanish.

Translate "Let's visit my grandparents' house." into Spanish.

Vamos a, in this structure, it works like "let's"

followed by

visitar, "to visit"

la casa, "the house"

followed by

de mis abuelos, "of my grandparents"

We use visitar here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning "to visit." After vamos a, the verb must stay in its infinitive form to talk about what action we're going to do or suggest.

Vamos a visitar la casa de mis abuelos.

"Let's visit my grandparents' house."

Translate "Let's study a lot." into Spanish.

Vamos a, in this structure, it works like "let's"

followed by

estudiar, "to study"

mucho, "a lot"

We use estudiar, meaning "to study" here, because it's the unconjugated form of the verb, which is needed after vamos a.

Vamos a estudiar mucho.

"Let's study a lot."

Translate "Let's read an interesting book." into Spanish.

Vamos a, in this structure again, it works like "let's"

followed by

leer, "read"

un libro, "a book"

followed by

interesante, "interesting"

We use leer here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning "to read."

Vamos a leer un libro interesante.

"Let's read an interesting book."

Listen to me as I speak. Which infinitive verb is used in the sentences?

Vamos a cocinar un pastel.

Let's listen one more time.

Vamos a cocinar un pastel.

Did you hear, cocinar? Cocinar means "to cook." In this sentence, it refers to baking, because we're talking about preparing a cake.

How about...?

Vamos a jugar en el parque.

Let's listen one more time.

Vamos a jugar en el parque.

Did you hear, jugar? Jugar means "to play."

Next…

Vamos a hablar español.

One more time.

Vamos a hablar español.

Did you hear, hablar? Hablar means "to speak."

And...

Vamos a estudiar mucho.

One more time.

Vamos a estudiar mucho.

Did you hear, estudiar? Estudiar means "to study."

Thank you for watching.

Now you know how to make an invitation in Spanish.

...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.

Nos vemos.

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