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Futuro próximo
What’s going to happen? You can explain what will happen in the near future with the construction ir a + infinitive, the Spanish equivalent of "to be going to do."
To use el futuro próximo, conjugate ir in the present tense according to the subject, then follow it with a and the infinitive of the action verb.
Por ejemplo…
El avión va a aterrizar en dos minutos. | The plane is going to land in 2 minutes. | |
Voy a llamarte a mediodía. | I’m going to call you at noon. | |
Vamos a ir a la playa. | We’re going to go to the beach. |
Ir can also be used in the imperfect to say "was going to do" something.
Por ejemplo…
El avión iba a aterrizar más temprano pero …. | The plane was going to land earlier but …. | |
Iba a llamarte cuando estaba listo. | I was going to call you when I was ready. | |
Íbamos a ir a la playa si hacía buen tiempo. | We were going to go to the beach if it was nice out. |
In English, you can say "I am / was going to” and it’s a complete sentence. But Spanish needs more: you have to include an infinitive.
– ¿Hiciste tu tarea? – Voy a hacerla despuès de este programa. |
– Did you do your homework? – I’m going to (do it) after this show. |
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– Tienes que leer este libro. – Iba a leerlo, pero …. |
– You have to read this book. – I was going to (read it), but …. |
Near Future Quizzes
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on the Spanish near future with these fill-in-the-blanks exercises:
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