The document teaches how to form and use the near future tense in Spanish. It provides examples of the construction, which involves using the present tense of the verb "ir" (to go) plus "a" plus the infinitive of the main verb. Some examples are provided of converting English phrases like "I am going to sing" to Spanish. More complex examples are also given, like "She is going to listen to music."

1. Objective:
To learn how to form and use the near future
tense in Spanish.
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2.  This weekend I am going to go shopping with
my friends.
 Tonight we are going to play football on the
field.
 This afternoon Jack is going to play on his
PS3.
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3. 1. Take the present tense of ‘ir’ (to go).
Voy – I am going
Vas – You (s.) are going
Va – He/she/it is going
Vamos – We are going
Vais – You (pl.) are going
Van – They are going
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4. 2. Plus ‘a’
3. Plus the infinitive, for example:
 bailar – to dance
 cantar – to sing
 cocinar – to cook
 escuchar – to listen
 jugar – to play
 vivir – to live
 comer – to eat
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Note that
they all end
in AR, IR or
ER! 

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 If you look up a verb (doing word) in the dictionary it
will give you the infinitive.
 Basic form of the verb before it’s been conjugated.
 In Spanish it will either end in AR, IR or ER.
 In English it is just a verb with ‘to’ in front of it, for
example:
to sing, to play, to run, to dance, to eat, to live

6.  Voy a bailar – I am going to dance.
 Vas a vivir – You (s.) are going to live.
 Va a comer – He/she/it is going to eat.
 Vamos a jugar – We are going to play.
 Vais a cocinar – You (pl.) are going to cook.
 Van a escuchar – They are going to listen.
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7. How do you say:
1. I am going to sing.
2. He is going to play.
3. Jennifer is going to listen. (*same as ‘she is going’)
4. We are going to eat.
5. You (s.) are going to dance.
6. They are going to live.
And some more difficult ones:
1. I am going to eat a hamburger.
2. You (pl.) are going to live in Spain.
3. She is going to listen to music.
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8. 1. I am going to sing. – Voy a cantar.
2. He is going to play. – Va a jugar.
3. Jennifer is going to listen. – Jennifer va a escuchar.
4. We are going to eat. – Vamos a comer.
5. You (s.) are going to dance. – Vas a bailar.
6. They are going to live. – Van a vivir.
And the more difficult ones:
1. I am going to eat a hamburger. – Voy a comer una hamburguesa.
2. You (pl.) are going to live in Spain. – Vais a vivir en España.
3. She is going to listen to music. – Va a escuchar la música.
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