Immediate or Near Future
The immediate or near future expresses an action that will take place soon and not in the distant future. The English equivalent of the Spanish immediate future would be: I am going to. There is a set structure for this expression, and it is the following:
verb (Ir) + a + main verb used in the infinitive (-ar, -er, ir)
Conjugation
yo voy a nosotros vamos a
tú vas a ustedes van a
él/ella va a ellos van a
Examples:
The immediate or near future expresses an action that will take place soon and not in the distant future. The English equivalent of the Spanish immediate future would be: I am going to. There is a set structure for this expression, and it is the following:
verb (Ir) + a + main verb used in the infinitive (-ar, -er, ir)
Conjugation
yo voy a nosotros vamos a
tú vas a ustedes van a
él/ella va a ellos van a
Examples:
- Yo voy a hablar con mi padre. (I am going to speak with my father.)
- Tú vas a jugar baloncesto. (You are going to play basketball.)
- Ella va a beber chocolate caliente. (She is going to drink hot chocolate.)
- Nosotros vamos a leer la novela. (We are going to read the novel.)
- Ustedes van a escribir un párrafo interesante. (You all are going to write an interesting paragraph.)
- Ellos van a vivir en la ciudad. (They are going to live in the city.)