4.4.2

Immediate Future: Uses

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Uses of 'ir a'

This simple form of the future tense is known as the immediate future.

The immediate future

The immediate future

  • The future with 'ir a' is used to refer to the immediate future.
  • This type of the future tense is used in the same way as 'going to' in English.
Examples

Examples

  • Voy a llegar tarde.
    • I am going to arrive late.
  • Vamos a hablar con ella.
    • We are going to talk with her.
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Grammar

4.1

Verbs

4.1.1Subject Pronouns4.1.2Subject Pronouns: Explanation4.1.3Verbs4.1.4Conjugation
4.2

Important Irregular Verbs

4.2.1To Be - Ser4.2.2Uses of 'Ser' (1/2)4.2.3Uses of 'Ser' (2/2)4.2.4To Be - Estar4.2.5Uses of 'Estar' (1/2)4.2.6Uses of 'Estar' (2/2)4.2.7'Ser' or 'Estar' (1/2)4.2.8'Ser' or 'Estar' (2/2)4.2.9To Have4.2.10Uses of 'Tener'
4.3

Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.1Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense: 'Hablar'4.3.2Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense4.3.3Regular 'ER' Verbs in the Present Tense4.3.4'ER' Verbs in the Present: Examples4.3.5Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present Tense4.3.6Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present: Examples
4.4

Verbs in the Immediate Future

4.4.1Immediate Future4.4.2Immediate Future: Uses
4.5

Negatives

4.5.1Negatives4.5.2Just the 'Nada' Bit
4.6

Nouns

4.6.1Saying 'A' & 'The' (Singular)4.6.2Saying 'Some' and 'The' (Plural)4.6.3Plural Nouns4.6.4Proper Nouns (1/2)4.6.5Proper Nouns (2/2)
4.7

Adjectives

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4.8

Prepositions

4.8.1Common Prepositions
4.9

Questions

4.9.1Asking Questions
4.10

Conjunctions

4.10.1What Are Conjunctions?
4.11

Adverbials

4.11.1Adverbs of Manner4.11.2Adverbs of Time4.11.3Adverbs of Place

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