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¡Hola! Today we will learn how to talk about your future plans in Spanish. It is super easy and uses a simple three-step formula!
To say you are 'going to' do something, we use the formula: a form of the verb 'ir' (to go) + the word 'a' (to) + an action word. This is called the near future tense because it talks about what will happen soon.
Step 1 is choosing the right form of 'ir' (to go) to match the person doing the action. For example, 'yo voy' (I go/am going), 'tú vas' (you go/are going), or 'nosotros vamos' (we go/are going). Let's see how they connect!
Step 2 is always adding the tiny word 'a' (ah). Step 3 is adding an infinitive verb, which is just the starting form of an action ending in -ar, -er, or -ir, like 'comer' (to eat) or 'jugar' (to play).
Translate this sentence to Spanish: 'We are going to study.' Let's break down how a student would solve this step by step.
- Find the subject: 'We' in Spanish is 'nosotros' (noh-SOH-trohs).
- Find the matching form of the verb 'ir' (to go) for 'we'. The form is 'vamos' (VAH-mohs).
- Add the connecting word 'a' (ah). Now we have 'vamos a...'
- Find the action verb 'to study'. In Spanish, this is 'estudiar' (ehs-too-dee-AHR). Keep it in its starting, unchanged form!
- Put it all together: 'Nosotros vamos a estudiar' (We are going to study).
