How do I answer these questions for my son's homework?
How do i answer the following questions:
¿Adónde vas tú? if the person is going to school
¿Adónde va Rosita? if Rosita is going to the park
5 Answers
Ask your son to conjugate the verb ir, which he must have learned if he is doing this type of homework. If he needs help, ask him if the following chart looks familiar.
¿Adónde vas tú? if the person is going to school
So what we are going to do here is answer this in the "yo" (I) form since it is asking where you are going.
Let's take the yo form (voy). That's how we'll begin. Your son may put yo before voy if that is what he has been taught. Beginners usually put "yo" before the verb.
So we have yo voy. Since "I" am going to school, we are going to put the word for to, which is a, and then the word for school, which is la escuela.
¿Adónde vas tú? - (Yo) voy a la escuela.
¿Adónde va Rosita? if Rosita is going to the park
So now we are being asked where Rosita is going. Rosita is a third person subject, so we will now use the verb "va". Again, beginners tend to put the subject pronoun before the verb, so your son may put ella in front of va. Alrighty, we now have (Ella) va.
"To the park" -- your son should know what the word for "to" is (tell him to refer to the previous one above). It's "a".
Okay, now this might be a little tricky for your son. The word for "park" is el parque. "To the park" would then translate to a el parque. However, this is a big no-no. In Spanish, we cannot have "a el". It just sounds funny, first of all, and second, it's grammatically incorrect. To correct this, we combine a + el to get al.
¿Adónde va Rosita? (Ella) va al parque.
Your son is very fortunate. I was never able to get either of my parents to do my homework when I was in school.
Estoy ir a la escuela. Ella está ir al parque.
These would be correct if you change the ir to yendo.
Estoy yendo a la escuela. - I am going to the school.
(Ella) está yendo al parque. - She is going to the park.
Sonrisa's replies answer the question "(to) where is someone going", even if they aren't actually "going" there right now. They may be going to the school or park 10 minutes from now... or tomorrow.
With my reply, you are stating that you (or she) are actually in the process of "going" to those places right now.
Given the examples I previously posted, your son should have a pretty good idea on how to answer questions about where people are going.
Ask him some of the following...you will have the answers, but do not show him. Let him practice and learn.
¿Adónde vamos? if the subjects are going to the movie theatre.
Answer: (Nosotros) vamos al cine
If he asks how to get that, tell him to take the verb [vamos] that corresponds with the subject nosotros. Then, to the movie theatre is a el cine, but remember, no a+el's!!
¿Adónde van ellos? if the subjects are going to the store.
Answer: (Ellos) van a la tienda.
If he asks how to get that, tell him to take the verb [van] that corresponds with the subject ellos. Then, to the store is a la tienda.
¿Adónde va Ricardo? if the subject is going to the market.
If he asks how to get that, tell him to take the verb [va] that corresponds with the subject Ricardo. Then, to the market is a el mercado, but remember, no a+el's!!
Answer: Ricardo va al mercado.
Super Bonus Challenge!
¿Adónde van Juanita y tú? If the subjects are going to their grandparents house.
Answer: Juanita y yo vamos a la casa de nuestros abuelos.
If he asks how to get that, tell him to look at the subjects. It's "Juanita and you". We aren't going to answer saying "Juanita and you"...you is "I"! So "Juanita y yo" corresponds with the nosotros subject pronoun and the nosotros form of the verb "ir".
I do hope I've helped. If your son is struggling, it's absolutely crucial that he understands the basic verbs like "ir". If he needs help, he can try some of our lessons here at SpanishDict or encourage him to speak with his teacher.
We are always happy to help with homework on SpanishDict...key word there being help. If your son has any homework questions in the future, feel free to post them here on SpanishDict, but we need to see his attempts first. The best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.
Estoy ir a la escuela.
Ella está ir al parque.
