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Spanish Near Future (IR + A + Infinitive): Conjugation, Uses & Examples
Learn how to express plans, intentions, and immediate future actions in Spanish using the IR + A + infinitive structure, with clear rules and practical examples.
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Spanish Exercises. Your Questions Answered.
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💡 What is the Spanish “Future of Intention”?
It is a structure used to talk about near future actions, intentions, and plans using ir + a + infinitive.
💡 How is the Future of Intention formed?
IR (conjugated in the present) + A + infinitive.
Example: voy a estudiar (I'm going to study), vamos a viajar (we're going to travel), van a cenar (they're going to have dinner).
💡 When is IR + A + infinitive used in Spanish?
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Near future actions (“I’m going to leave soon”)
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Plans and intentions (“We’re going to study tonight”)
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Predictable events (“It’s going to rain”)
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Promises and warnings
💡 Is IR + A the most common way to talk about the future in spoken Spanish?
Yes. It is more frequent than the Simple Future for everyday plans.
💡 What is the difference between IR + A and the Simple Future?
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IR + A + Infinitive: intention, near future, decisions already made
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Simple Future: predictions, probability, formal promises
💡 Can IR + A express predictions?
Yes, especially when something seems imminent:
"Va a llover" (It's going to rain).
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💡 Is the IR part always in the present tense?
Yes: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.
💡 Can reflexive verbs be used with IR + A + Infinitive?
Yes: "Me voy a levantar" / "Voy a levantarme” (I'm going to get up).
💡 Do regular and irregular verbs behave differently after IR + A?
No. All verbs stay in the infinitive.
💡 What are common mistakes with IR + A?
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Using it for very distant future events
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Forgetting to conjugate IR
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Mixing IR + A with the gerund incorrectly
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