4.4.1
Immediate Future
Forming the Future Using 'ir a'
Forming the Future Using 'ir a'
This is an easy way to say what is going to happen in the future. Take the present tense of 'ir' followed by 'a' and the infinitive of a verb.


Singular
Singular
- yo voy a hablar - I am going to talk
- tú vas a hablar - you are going to talk (singular)
- él/ella va a hablar - he/she/it is going to talk


Plural
Plural
- nosotros/nosotras vamos a hablar - we are going to talk
- vosotros/vosotras vais a hablar - you are going to talk (plural)
- ellos/ellas van a hablar - they are is going to talk


Examples
Examples
- Ellos van a estudiar español.
- They are going to study Spanish.
- Yo voy a comer pizza.
- I'm going to eat pizza.
1You, Family & Home
1.1Introducing Yourself & Being Polite
1.2Looks & Personality
1.3My Family & I
1.4Days, Months & Time
2School & Jobs
3Free Time
4Grammar
4.2Important Irregular Verbs
4.3Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
4.4Verbs in the Immediate Future
4.5Negatives
4.6Nouns
4.7Adjectives
4.8Prepositions
4.9Questions
4.10Conjunctions
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1You, Family & Home
1.1Introducing Yourself & Being Polite
1.2Looks & Personality
1.3My Family & I
1.4Days, Months & Time
2School & Jobs
3Free Time
4Grammar
4.2Important Irregular Verbs
4.3Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
4.4Verbs in the Immediate Future
4.5Negatives
4.6Nouns
4.7Adjectives
4.8Prepositions
4.9Questions
4.10Conjunctions
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