Syntaxdifficulty 2
ir + a + infinitive
Periphrastic future. Present of ir + a + infinitive expresses near-future intent. Far more common in speech than the morphological future.
Examples
Mañana ___ a estudiar.
→ voy
Present of ir + a + inf
Ellos ___ a venir.
→ van
3pl of ir
___ a llover.
→ Va
Impersonal — 'it's going to rain'
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| ir | VB |
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