The irregular verb ir means to go. Use it to say where you are going or usually go.
The idea
For the subjects shown, the present forms are voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van. Use a before a destination: voy a la escuela. Before the article el, a + el normally becomes al: va al trabajo.
Examples
- Voy al mercado los sábados.I go to the market on Saturdays.
- ¿Vas a la escuela a pie?Do you walk to school?
- Ella va al trabajo en autobús.She goes to work by bus.
- Vamos a la playa mañana.We are going to the beach tomorrow.
- ¿Vais al concierto esta noche?Are you going to the concert tonight?
- Mis amigos van a casa.My friends are going home.
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Watch out
Do not confuse movement to a place with the location of something: voy al mercado says where I go; estoy en el mercado says where I am.
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Yo ___ al mercado. (voy / van)
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voy
Voy is the form of ir with yo.
Ella ___ al trabajo. (va / vamos)
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va
Va agrees with the singular subject ella.
Nosotros ___ a la playa. (vamos / vas)
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vamos
Vamos is the form used with nosotros.
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Yo ___ al mercado. (voy / van)
Ella ___ al trabajo. (va / vamos)
Nosotros ___ a la playa. (vamos / vas)
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Say where you go on Saturdays and how another person gets to work.