what is ir + a + article?

Question

I am in Spanih 2 and we need to know ir + a + article but i dont know it. Can someone please help me because i have a test tomorrow and i dont know anything on the study guide. :(

Answer 1

This should be in your textbook...but, here's a start:

ir (the infinitive form of the Spanish verb meaing "to go")

a (Spanish preposition meaning "to" in this case)

articles (el, la, los, las, un, una, unos, unas)

Depending on what you're trying to say, you must conjugate the verb ir. (For example: the "yo" form of ir is "voy.")

Example:

Voy a la librería con María. (I'm going to the bookstore with María.) [ir + a + article]

Important When "a" is followed be the article "el", they form the contraction "al." There is no contraction for "a" followed by "la, las or los."

Example: Voy al partido con María. (I'm going to the game with María.)

Hope that helps you a bit.

nice answer :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 21, 2011

Thanks! - elcapitan511, Oct 21, 2011

Answer 2

I would say: Voy a ir al partido con Maria. I am going to go to the match with Maria.

The paraphrase is Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive of the action verb.

Vas a jugar en el partido. You are going to play in the match.

Va a ver el partido en la tele. He/she is going to watch the match on the television.

Answer 3

Just in case that you did, indeed, mean to write ir+a+verb infinitive, then see this article on the informal future tense.

good link - Tasear, Oct 21, 2011

Yeah, I was kinda wondering if that was what the question was really about too. - elcapitan511, Oct 21, 2011