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Ir — To Go & Near Future

The verb ir and near future construction

Learning Goal

Can conjugate ir and form near future with ir + infinitive

Exam Skills:VISC-A1

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Eu vou ao mercado.

I'm going to the grocery store.

Nós vamos estudar português.

We are going to study Portuguese.

Ele vai para o Brasil.

He's going to Brazil (to stay).

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

O verbo ir (to go) é totalmente irregular e forma o futuro próximo com infinitivo.

PessoaPresente
euvou
tuvais
você/ele/elavai
nósvamos
vocês/eles/elasvão

Futuro próximo: ir + infinitivo (muito mais usado que o futuro simples no BP!)

  • Eu vou estudar amanhã. (I'm going to study tomorrow.)
  • Ela vai viajar para Portugal. (She's going to travel to Portugal.)
  • Nós vamos comer fora. (We're going to eat out.)

Ir + a/para: ir a = ir e voltar (Vou ao banco); ir para = ir e ficar (Vou para o Brasil).

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises
Using ir + gerund instead of ir + infinitive for future (vou estudando* → vou estudar). Confusing 'a' and 'para' after ir. 🇬🇧 English speakers: 'Going to + verb' = ir + infinitive. Perfect transfer! But Portuguese ir + a (short trip) vs para (long move) has no English equivalent.

Eu vou ao mercado.

I'm going to the grocery store.

Ir a = go to (and return). Ao = a + o, and the contraction is obligatory.

Nós vamos estudar português.

We are going to study Portuguese.

Ir + infinitive = near future (most common future in spoken BP). Vamos + estudar.

Ele vai para o Brasil.

He's going to Brazil (to stay).

Ir PARA = go and stay (long-term). Compare: ir AO Brasil (short visit). Important distinction!

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Frequently asked questions

When is Ir — ir e futuro próximo used?
O verbo ir (to go) é totalmente irregular e forma o futuro próximo com infinitivo.
How is Ir — ir e futuro próximo formed?
Futuro próximo: ir + infinitivo (muito mais usado que o futuro simples no BP!) Ir + a/para: ir a = ir e voltar (Vou ao banco); ir para = ir e ficar (Vou para o Brasil).
What are common mistakes with Ir — ir e futuro próximo?
Using ir + gerund instead of ir + infinitive for future (vou estudando* → vou estudar). Confusing 'a' and 'para' after ir. 🇬🇧 English speakers: 'Going to + verb' = ir + infinitive. Perfect transfer! But Portuguese ir + a (short trip) vs para (long move) has no English equivalent. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: No near future with 'go' in Russian. This is a new construction but very logical. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech doesn't use 'go' for future. New pattern but easy: vou + infinitivo. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German 'Ich werde lernen' (future) ≠ ir + infinitive. But 'Ich gehe einkaufen' is a loose parallel.

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