Early on, you learned to use the present tense to talk about habitual actions and things that are generally true.
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 Usted necesita adelgazar. |
| Mi hermana no come carne; es vegetariana. |
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The present tense may also be used to talk about actions that happen in the near future.
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Notice that an expression of time is used in these sentences to make it clear that the action is happening in the future.
You have also learned to use the ir + a + infinitivo construction to discuss future plans.
As in the above examples, a time expression is sometimes used to indicate at what time in the future this action will take place.
- Este fin de semana vamos a visitar a mis tíos.
- ¿Qué van a comer los niños?
- Voy a viajar después de los exámenes.
As ir is a very high frequency verb, you probably do not have to review its conjugation—but remember that you must include the a between the conjugated form of ir and the infinitive.
Candela Citations
- Lesson 12: Estructuras gramaticales . Authored by: Open Learning Initiative. Provided by: Carnegie Mellon. Located at: https://oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/lms/students/syllabus.do?section=037856eb80020ca6007833f93f06cd13. Project: Spanish1. License: CC BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
