Immediate Future: Uses

Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.4.2

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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  • How do you say 'I'm going to the beach tomorrow' in Spanish?

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