Help Understanding Voy

HerbalT · #1 June 21, 2014, 09:32 PM

I was looking at a song and it said, "Voy a bailar" DOes this mean I will dance or i will go dancing?

**Rusty** · #2 June 21, 2014, 10:58 PM

I'm going to dance.

Juas · #3 June 30, 2014, 08:45 PM

Is the "a" in "Voy a bailar" necessary for it to mean what Rusty said?

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #4 June 30, 2014, 08:45 PM

Yes, it is. The construction for expressing a future action with the verb "ir" is always:

ir + a + infinitive.

Juas · #5 June 30, 2014, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Yes, it is. The construction for expressing a future action with the verb "ir" is always:

ir + a + infinitive.

Is this just with "ir" or with any verb expressing a future action?

Julvenzor · #6 June 30, 2014, 08:56 PM

Just with "ir". Some verbs require their own prepositions.

Juas · #7 June 30, 2014, 08:59 PM

OK gracias amigos! This is a very helpful site.

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