Spanish 101 · Chapter 3
¿Qué hacen?
Talk about what people do for fun; use ir a + infinitive for “going to do”; conjugate ir in the present; work with hacer and salir in common present-tense patterns.
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What you'll learn
- Leisure activities and places
- Ir + a + infinitive (near future / planned actions)
- Present tense of ir
- Hacer and salir in present-tense statements and questions
Grammar spotlight
Ir a + infinitive is the standard way to express “going to do” something: Voy a estudiar esta noche. The a is obligatory before the infinitive.
Present-tense ir is highly irregular: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van. Context (motion toward a place vs. future plan) tells you which English gloss fits.
Hacer appears in time and weather expressions (Hace calor) and in “to do / to make”: Hago yoga. Salir means “to leave” or “to go out” depending on complements: Salgo de casa; Salgo con amigos.
Try a question
Sample question
Fill in: “Esta noche voy a _____ (estudiar) para el examen.”
Related grammar topics
Drill these in Chapurra before your next quiz.