Immediate Future
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.4.1
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
- 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
- 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
- Ellos van a estudiar español.
- They are going to study Spanish.
- Yo voy a comer pizza.
- I'm going to eat pizza.
Test yourself on Immediate Future
How do you say 'You are going to go to Spain' in Spanish?