5.
4 Planes para el finde 1
Grammar worksheet: The near future
1 Use voy a or no voy a to write what you are going to do/not going to do this weekend.
Example:
ir a la playa No voy a ir a la playa.
Gramática
The Near Future
a ir a la playa
Use the verb ir + a + infinitive to talk about
what is going to happen.
________________________________________________ Voy a ir a la playa. – I am going to go to the
beach.
b ir a una exposición de arte a Bilbao I am going to voy a
You are going to vas a
He/She/It is going to va a
________________________________________________ We are going to vamos a
You (plural) are going to vais a
They are going to van a
c ir de compras al centro de la ciudad
________________________________________________
d bailar en una discoteca
________________________________________________
e nadar en el mar
________________________________________________
f visitar a mis abuelos en Madrid
________________________________________________
g viajar en tren
________________________________________________
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2 Read the text and highlight the forms of the verb ir a (going to). You should find 6 examples.
El fin de semana voy a explorar Londres con mi hermano. Vamos a viajar en tren. Mi hermano va a
ir de compras y yo voy a ver una exposición en un museo. Mis abuelos viven cerca de Londres y
van a venir a comer con nosotros. Vamos a comer en un restaurante en el centro.
3 Complete the translation of the text from Activity 2
At the weekend 1______________________________ London with my brother.
2
______________________________ to travel by train. 3______________________________________
shopping and I 4__________________________________________________________________. My
grandparents live near London and 5______________________________ to come 6_________________
_______ with us.7_____________________________________________________________________.
4 Write a sentence with voy a to say what you are going to do in each of these places (a–e).
a En la discoteca __________________________________________________________________.
b En un restaurante ________________________________________________________________.
c En el centro de la ciudad ___________________________________________________________.
d En un museo ____________________________________________________________________.
e En el mar _______________________________________________________________________.
5 Now change the sentences you wrote in Activity 4 following the suggestions. You will need to change the
form of going to.
a disco – my brother _________________________________________________________________.
b restaurant – we ___________________________________________________________________.
c centre – my friends _________________________________________________________________.
d museum – I am not _________________________________________________________________.
e sea – you (singular) _________________________________________________________________.
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