¿ A dónde vas?¿ A dónde vas?

¿ A dónde vas?¿ A dónde vas?

Yesterday we talked about saying where Yesterday we talked about saying where we go in a simple fashion:we go in a simple fashion: I go to the storeI go to the store

Yo voy a la tiendaYo voy a la tienda

Today, we’re going to practice asking Today, we’re going to practice asking someone where they are going.someone where they are going.

Remember, using these verbs in the Remember, using these verbs in the present tense can me GOING or GOpresent tense can me GOING or GO

¿ A dónde vas?¿ A dónde vas?

Our question to ask Our question to ask wherewhere someone is someone is going is “¿ A dónde vas?”. going is “¿ A dónde vas?”.

Notice that the preposition “a’ goes in Notice that the preposition “a’ goes in front of everything, so the sentences front of everything, so the sentences literally means: “to where do you go?”literally means: “to where do you go?”

What form is the verb “ir” conjugated in What form is the verb “ir” conjugated in this sentence (yo, tu, el/ella, etc)?this sentence (yo, tu, el/ella, etc)?

Tu.Tu.

Responder…Responder…

So how are we going to respond if So how are we going to respond if someone asks us, ¿ A dónde vas?someone asks us, ¿ A dónde vas?

““yo voy a(l)…yo voy a(l)…

Vocabulario…Vocabulario…

El gimnasio (gym)El gimnasio (gym) La piscina (pool)La piscina (pool) El cine- (movies)El cine- (movies) La biblioteca (library)La biblioteca (library) El centro comercial (mall)El centro comercial (mall) Las montañas (mountains)Las montañas (mountains) El restaruante (the restaruant)El restaruante (the restaruant)

¿Que haces ahi?¿Que haces ahi?

Leer libros (read books)Leer libros (read books) Ir de compras (go shopping)Ir de compras (go shopping) Esquiar (to ski)Esquiar (to ski) Comer (to eat)Comer (to eat) Ver peliculas (watch movies)Ver peliculas (watch movies) Nadar (swim)Nadar (swim) Hacer ejercicio (do exercise)Hacer ejercicio (do exercise)

¿Por qué vas?¿Por qué vas?

If we want to ask someone If we want to ask someone whywhy they are they are going some where, we will ask:going some where, we will ask: ¿Por qué vas…?¿Por qué vas…?

For exampleFor example Why are you going to the park?Why are you going to the park? ¿Por qué vas al parque?¿Por qué vas al parque? ¿Por qué (why) vas (are you going) al (to ¿Por qué (why) vas (are you going) al (to

the) parque (park)?the) parque (park)?

¿Por qué vas?¿Por qué vas?

Tell me where you’re going and Tell me where you’re going and whywhy For exampleFor example

I’m going to the park to runI’m going to the park to run Yo voy al parque para correrYo voy al parque para correr Yo (I) + voy (go) al (to the) parque (park) Yo (I) + voy (go) al (to the) parque (park)

parapara (in order to/for) correr (run) (in order to/for) correr (run) Para is the key word that we’re adding Para is the key word that we’re adding

here.here.