SAYING WHERE YOU ARE GOING | |||
To say where someone is going, use the verb ir ( ‘to go’ ) followed by the preposition a ( ‘to’). | |||
Note that the verb ir is irregular (i.e. it does not follow a regular pattern). | |||
IR | |||
(yo) | voy | (nosotros, -as) | vamos |
(tú) | vas | (vosotros, -as) | vais |
(él/ella/usted) | va | (ellos/ellas/ustedes) | van |
Voy a la oficina. (yo) | |||
¿Adónde vas ? (tú) | |||
Juan va al bar. (él) | |||
¿Adónde vamos ? (nosotros) | |||
If you are going somewhere relatively far away, like another city or country, you can also use the verb viajar ( ‘to travel’): | |||
¿Adónde viajas? Viajo a Madrid. |
1 Now Patricio is at the airport picking up his colleague. Listen to the audio clip below and note down where the other people interviewed are going.
Escuche y escriba.
Ejemplo
(a) Sevilla.
2 Nobody is working in the office today. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ir a. You may have to contract the preposition a with the article el to give al
mandar | to send |
correo electrónico (el) | |
buscar | to look for, to pick up |
Complete las frases.
(a) (yo) __________ el cibercafé, a mandar un correo electrónico.
(b) María y Cristina __________ el restaurante con un cliente.
(c) Raquel, Miguel y yo __________ el hospital a visitar a un amigo.
(d) Olga, Antonio y tú __________ Correos a buscar unos paquetes.
(e) Inma __________ el parque con su hija.
(f) Concha y Pedro __________ el aeropuerto a buscar a un colega.
1 (b) Palma de Mallorca, (c) Madrid, (d) Palma de Mallorca, (e) Barcelona.
2
(a) (yo) Voy al cibercafé, a mandar un correo electrónico.
(b) María y Cristina van al restaurante con un cliente.
(c) Raquel, Miguel y yo vamos al hospital a visitar a un amigo.
(d) Olga, Antonio y tú vais a / van a Correos a buscar unos paquetes. (Note that the vosotros form (e.g. vais) is not used in Latin America, where ustedes is preferred.)
(e) Inma va al parque con su hija.
(f) Concha y Pedro van alaeropuerto a buscar a un colega.
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