Future trips: 'ir' + a + infinitive
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'ir' + a + infinitive to describe future holiday plans.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The present-tense forms of 'ir' ('to go') for 'I', 'you' and 'she, he, it' are 'voy', 'vas' and 'va'.
- A present-tense form of 'ir' + a + infinitive means 'going to' + infinitive. It expresses future plans.
- The preterite-tense forms of 'ir' ('to go') for 'I', 'you' and 'she, he, it' are 'fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue'.
- A preterite-tense form of 'ir' + a + infinitive means 'went to' + infinitive. It expresses what someone went to do.
- [j] is pronounced as in 'ejemplo' and [gu] is pronounced as in 'pregunta'.
Keywords
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning
'ir' + a + infinitive - 2-verb structure meaning 'going to' + infinitive
Preterite - tense used for events completed in the past
Common misconception
When describing future plans, 'ir' + a is followed by a conjugated verb.
When describing future plans, 'ir' + a is followed by the infinitive form of a verb.
Teacher tip
The final activity is an opportunity to broaden pupils' personal repertoire. Pupils could use a dictionary or other word reference resource to express their own personal plans for the holiday.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'under'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
head
letter
sky, heaven
station
hair
cousin
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to help, helping
to make the most of
to eat breakfast
to enjoy, enjoying
to look after, looking after
to visit, visiting
Q4.Order the words to say: 'my sister went to the beach and my brother goes to the village'.
Q5.Write in English: 'fuiste con el perro'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I went with my grandfather'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words are missing the sound [j]?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I go
you go
she, he it goes
I went
you went
she, he, it went
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'you are going to work'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'she went to celebrate'.
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