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Old June 22, 2008, 08:31 PM
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When to conjugate a verb?
I was just curious as to if you're writing a sentence that has more than one verb in it, how would you know which verbs to conjugate?

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The rules for this are basically the same as in English. I think the basic rule would be you conjugate the first verb in a given clause and any subsequent verbs would be in the infinitive form.

I am going to go to the store.
Voy a ir a la tienda.

You could also post some specific examples and we can help you with them.
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I'm going to go to dance with my wife to the disco.

I'm going to go to take shower in the home of my brother is night.

Gael Arturo and Luis Angel together going to go buy the food for the party of tomorrow, it will be Miguel Alfonso house's.
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I'm going to go to a dance with my wife at the disco. (-or- I'm going to dance with ...)
Voy a ir al baile con ...
-o- Voy a bailar con ...

I'm going to go to take a shower in the home of my brother tonight.
(-or- I'm going to take a shower at my brother's house tonight.)
Voy a ir a tomar una ducha ...
-o- Voy a tomar una ducha ...

Gael Arturo and Luis Angel are both going to go buy (the) food for the party of tomorrow. It will be at Miguel Alfonso's house's.
(-or- Gael Arturo and Luis Angel are going together to buy food for tomorrow's party.)
... van juntos a comprar ...
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I knew my examples it were bad.
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Then it are so.

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael y arturo, both going to buy food for tomorrow, it will be for the party at Miguel house's
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Then it are so.

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael y arturo are both going to buy food for tomorrow, it will be for the party at Miguel house's
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Then it are so.
Then, like this:
-or- Then, how about this?
-or- So they should be:

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael and Arturo are both going to buy food for tomorrow , it will be for the party at Miguel's house.
-or- Gael and Arturo are both going to buy food for the party at Miguel's house tomorrow.
The apostrophe goes on the possessor (Miguel), not the possession (house).
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Gael y Arturo van a ir a compra la comidad para manana, porque habra una fiesta en la casa de Miguel

Gael and Arturo are both going to buy the food for tomorrow, 'cause there will be a party at Miguel's house.
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