SAMPLE Spanish I and II

The present tense of ir and hacer

● Hacer is only irregular in the first-person singular: hago Hago la tarea por las noches. I do homework at night. ● Ir is generally followed by the preposition a . When the definite article el follows the preposition a , they contract to al: a + el = al . Luis y Ernesto van Luis and Ernesto are going al centro estudiantil. to the student center. ● The construction ir a + infinitive is used in Spanish to express future action. It is equivalent to the English construction to be going to + infinitive . ¿Qué vas a hacer esta noche? What are you going to do tonight? Voy a estudiar en la biblioteca. I’m going to study in the library. ● When you are asked a question using hacer , you usually respond with another verb.

Ricardo, ¿qué haces aquí?

Ricardo, what are you doing here?

Busco un libro para mi clase.

I’m looking for a book for my class.

● Hacer is also used in idiomatic expressions such as: hacer un viaje (to take a trip) and hacer preguntas (to ask questions).

Tengo que hacer una pregunta . Susana va a hacer un viaje

I have to ask a question.

Susana is going to take a trip

a San Miguel.

to San Miguel.

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