Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (32 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines
EXTRA WORDS
| caro, expensive | el abogado, the lawyer |
| barato, cheap | el ingeniero, the engineer |
| el precio, the price | joven, young |
| la bolsa, the purse | viejo (masc.), old |
| agradable, nice, agreeable | vieja (fem.), old |
el tren
isitar” means “to visit” and is the infinitive of the verb. It is called the infinitive because it is infinite; it doesn’t say who visited or when anyone visited. It goes on forever with no person or time attached to it.
You can form the infinitive of all the verbs you have learned thus far by removing the “é” of the past tense, first person and adding “ar.”
EXAMPLES
:
| invité, I invited | invitar, to invite |
| hablé, I talked | hablar, to talk |
| compré, I bought | comprar, to buy |
The infinitive is a very handy form of the verb because in combination with “Voy a” (
I’m going to
) it expresses future
action.
EXAMPLES
:
| Voy a visitar. | I’m going to visit. |
| Voy a comprar. | I’m going to buy. |
| Voy a hablar. | I’m going to talk. |
| Voy a terminar. | I’m going to finish. |
| Voy a tomar la cena. | I’m going to have dinner. |
| Voy a estar en casa. | I’m going to be at home. |
(Here you use “estar” because you say WHERE you’re going tobe.)
“Va a” means:
| you are going to | are you going to? |
| he is going to | is he going to? |
| she is going to | is she going to? |
| it is going to | is it going to? |
EXAMPLES
:
| ¿ Va a San Francisco? | Are you going to San Francisco? |
| ¿ Va a Cuba? | Are you going to Cuba? |
| ¿ Va a la clase? | Are you going to the class? |
| ¿ Va a comprar una casa? | Are you going to buy a house? |
| ¿ Va a visitar a María? | Are you going to visit Mary? |
| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS |
| ¿ Va a tomar el tren? ( Are you going to take the train? ) | Sí, voy a tomar el tren. ( Yes, I’m going to take the train. ) |
| ¿ Va a estudiar? ( Are you going to study? ) | Sí, voy a estudiar. ( Yes, I’m going to study. ) |
| ¿ Va a terminar? ( Are you going to finish? ) | Sí, voy a terminar. ( Yes, I’m going to finish. ) |
| ¿ Va a estar en Cuba manana? ( Are you going to be in Cuba tomorrow? ) | Sí, voy a estar en Cuba mañana. ( Yes, I’m going to be in Cuba tomorrow. ) |
| ¿ Va al cine? ( Are you going to the movies? ) | Sí, voy al cine. ( Yes, I’m going to the movies. ) |
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