Spanish Grammar Explained /
I am going to...
Talking about the future in Spanish is very easy and quite similar to the going-to future in English. As in English, Spanish uses the auxiliary verb ir (English: "to go"). Isn't that a beautiful coincidence?
| I'm going to call the police. | → | Voy a llamar a la policía. |
| Are you going to eat that? | → | ¿Vas a comer eso? |
| She is not going to come. | → | (Ella) no va a venir. |
Don't forget:
- the preposition a
- the conjugated form of the verb ir
- the verb that actually explains what is going to happen in the future (here: llamar, comer, venir), is in infinitive, i.e. not conjugated.
These are the forms of ir
| yo | voy |
| tú | vas |
| él/ella | va |
| nosotros | vamos |
| ustedes; vosotros | van; vais 🇪🇸 |
| ellos | van |
Voy a comprar unas cosas al supermercado.
I'm going to buy some stuff at the supermarket.
¿Qué vas a hacer el fin de semana?
What are you going to do on the weekend?
This form is widely used in restaurants to talk about your order. So the waiter/waitress might ask:
¿Qué van a comer/beber?
You can answer by saying:
Voy a tomar una copa de vino.