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The Present Tense of ir (to go) and hacer (to do; to make). (El tiempo presente de los verbos ir y hacer). The verb ir = to go. Its conjugation. voy. vamos. vas. vais. va. van. Essentially, ir is conjugated like a regular - ar verb in all its forms except yo .
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The Present Tense of ir (to go) and hacer (to do; to make) (El tiempo presente de los verbos ir y hacer)
The verb ir = to go Its conjugation voy vamos vas vais va van Essentially, ir is conjugated like a regular -ar verb in all its forms except yo. The verb ir is irregular not only in its yo form, but in all other forms as well.
The verb ir = to go Since we generally go to a place, the verb ir is almost always used with the preposition a. Voya la tienda para comprar pan. Vasal museo con tus amigos, ¿no? (a + el = al) Mario vaa la biblioteca a estudiar. Occasionally, ir is used in isolation, as when answering a knock at the door: ¡Voy! I’m coming!
The verb ir = to go Similarly, when we ask where someone is going, we use the question word ¿adónde? (to where?) rather than ¿dónde? (where?) The useful construction ir a + infinitive is used in Spanish to express a future action, that is, what someone is going to do. I’m going to do my homework in the library. Hi, Susana! Where are you going?
ir a + infinitive It is important to remember that, with this construction, we conjugate only the verb ir . . . then add a . . . and then an infinitive that expresses what we are going to do. Vamos a estudiar los verbos. We’re going to study . . . We never conjugate both verbs!
The verb hacer = to do; to make Its conjugation hago hacemos haces hacéis hace hacen The verb hacer is irregular only in its yo form.
The verb hacer = to do; to make Yo hago mi tarea todos los días. I do my homework every day. Me gusta cuando mamá hace tacos. I like it when mom makes tacos. ¿Qué haces los fines de semana? What do you do on weekends?
The verb hacer = to do; to make When you are asked a question using hacer, you usually respond with another verb . . . ¿Qué hacen los estudiantes ahora? What are the students doing now? Comen en la cafetería. They’re eating in the cafeteria. . . . unless, of course, your response involves making or doing. ¿Qué hacen los estudiantes ahora? What are the students doing now? Hacen la tarea. They’re doing the homework.