Grade 10 · lesson 3 of 4

Use Ir with a Destination

Ir means go, and its practiced present forms are voy, vas, va, vamos and van.

About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Complete the original present-time sentence for yo. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “yo ___”. Which missing form matches this subject? Candidate answers: (A) va (B) vamos (C) vas (D) voy.
Complete the original present-time sentence for tú. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “tú ___”. Which missing form matches this subject? Candidate answers: (A) va (B) vamos (C) vas (D) voy.

Learn the idea

Common verbs have forms that cannot all be produced from a regular ending rule. Learn supplied paradigms in meaningful contexts, then check subject agreement rather than treating every changed stem as an error. Ir means go, and its practiced present forms are voy, vas, va, vamos and van. A destination can follow a; a plus el contracts to al for these ordinary noun phrases.

Select the ir form matching the named subject. Keep the provided destination a la biblioteca or al parque. The verb form gives who goes, while the destination phrase supplies where; changing either changes the sentence’s meaning.

Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o. These examples use the basic going meaning. Planned actions with ir a plus another infinitive are introduced later as a separate construction.

Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.

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Supplied case: Complete the original present-time sentence for yo. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “yo ___”. Which missing form matches this subject? Candidate answers: (A) va (B) vamos (C) vas (D) voy. Solution: The present paradigm for this verb pairs yo with voy. This form must be learned rather than produced by an assumed fully regular pattern; the other options refer to a different grammatical person or number. Final result: voy. Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o. These examples use the basic going meaning. Planned actions with ir a plus another infinitive are introduced later as a separate construction.

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Select the ir form matching the named subject.
Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o.

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vas

The present paradigm for this verb pairs tú with vas. This form must be learned rather than produced by an assumed fully regular pattern; the other options refer to a different grammatical person or number.

Take it further

Turn the third-person label “ella va” into the speaker’s own yo statement, keeping ir (go) present. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). Which replacement form is needed? Candidate answers: (A) va (B) vamos (C) vas (D) voy. Expected result: voy. The present paradigm for this verb pairs yo with voy. This form must be learned rather than produced by an assumed fully regular pattern; the other options refer to a different grammatical person or number.

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1. Complete the original present-time sentence for ella. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “ella ___”. Which missing form matches this subject?vavoyvasvamos

Need a hint?

Select the ir form matching the named subject.
Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o.

2. Complete the original present-time sentence for nosotros. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “nosotros ___”. Which missing form matches this subject?voyvamosvasva

Need a hint?

Select the ir form matching the named subject.
Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o.

3. Complete the original present-time sentence for ustedes. Verb ir means go. The supplied destination is “a la biblioteca” (to the library). “ustedes ___”. Which missing form matches this subject?voyvasvanva

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Select the ir form matching the named subject.
Ir is highly irregular and does not use a regular ir-class stem such as ir-o.

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