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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