Say where people are going: 'ir' in plural persons | Spanish

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Match the Spanish and English.
- ir
  
  ⇔
  
  to go, going ✓
- voy
  
  ⇔
  
  I go, am going ✓
- vas
  
  ⇔
  
  you go, are going ✓
- va
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it goes, is going ✓
Match the Spanish and English.
- billete (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  ticket (transport) ✓
- entrada (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  ticket (event) ✓
- entrevista (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  interview ✓
- jugador (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  player ✓
- noticia (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  news ✓
- inglés (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  English person ✓
Match the Spanish and English.
- comprar
  
  ⇔
  
  to buy, buying ✓
- hacer
  
  ⇔
  
  to do, doing ✓
- llegar
  
  ⇔
  
  to arrive, arriving ✓
- perder
  
  ⇔
  
  to lose, losing ✓
- recoger
  
  ⇔
  
  to collect, collecting ✓
- viajar
  
  ⇔
  
  to travel, travelling ✓
'Los jugadores hablan ______ el partido'. Choose the correct missing word.
- con
- porque
- pues
- que
- sobre ✓
Order the words to say: 'I am going to play football at the weekend'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  voy
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  a
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  jugar
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  al
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  fútbol
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  el
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  fin de semana
Write in Spanish: 'she goes to the beach'.
- 'Va a la playa.' ✓

Match the sounds with the correct description.
- [cua]
  
  ⇔
  
  the Spanish word for 'four' ✓
- [cue]
  
  ⇔
  
  the Spanish word for 'body' ✓
- [cui]
  
  ⇔
  
  the Spanish word for 'to care for' ✓
- [que]
  
  ⇔
  
  the Spanish word for 'because' ✓
- [qui]
  
  ⇔
  
  the Spanish word for 'team' ✓
Match the constructions with the correct description.
- para + noun
  
  ⇔
  
  in order to ✓
- para + verb
  
  ⇔
  
  for ✓
- ir + de + noun
  
  ⇔
  
  to go + -ing ✓
- ir + a + infinitive
  
  ⇔
  
  going to ✓
'Voy a ir de tiendas para comprar un regalo ______ mi madre'. Choose the correct missing word.
- a
- de
- ir
- para ✓
Order the words to say: 'the players are going to go for a walk'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  los
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  jugadores
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  van
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  a
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  ir
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  de
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  paseo
Write in Spanish: 'we are going to go for drinks'.
- 'Vamos a ir de copas.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'in order to go for tapas'.
- 'para ir de tapas' ✓

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The SSC [cua] is pronounced as in the word 'cuatro', [cue] as in 'escuela' and [cui] as in 'cuidar'.
The SSC [que] is pronounced as in the word '¿por qué?' and [qui] as in 'equipo'.
To talk about an informal plan with a specific purpose, we use the expression 'ir de + noun'.
To talk about future plans we use the verb 'ir + a + infinitive', e.g. 'voy/vas/va/vamos/van a estudiar'.
The word 'para' if followed by a noun translates as 'for', but if followed by a verb, translates as 'in order to'.

The word 'para' is always translated as 'for'.

The word 'para' is translated as 'for' when it is followed by a noun, but it is translated as 'in order to' when followed by an infinitive.