Did you know there are at least 10 uses of the Spanish verb IR?  Most Spanish books just teach you that the verb IR means to go, but it has many more uses in everyday conversation. If you enjoyed this podcast, you can listen to my All About Spanish Verbs Season 1 podcasts for free.  The All About Spanish Verbs ... Read More

All About Spanish Verbs

Helping You Learn Spanish

10 Common uses of the Spanish verb Ir

NOV 29, 202110 MIN
All About Spanish Verbs

10 Common uses of the Spanish verb Ir

NOV 29, 202110 MIN

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Did you know there are at least 10 uses of the Spanish verb IR?  Most Spanish books just teach you that the verb IR means to go, but it has many more uses in everyday conversation. If you enjoyed this podcast, you can listen to my All About Spanish Verbs Season 1 podcasts for free.  The All About Spanish Verbs podcast series improves your understanding and usage of the language by examining the most essential Spanish verbs and teaching you the most common uses of them in everyday speech through practical examples. Season 1 includes the verbs dar, tener, hacer, ver, faltar, poner, pasar, conocer, bajar, llevar, saber, dejar, quedar, quedarse, ser, estar and alcanzar.  The podcasts are free to listen to, and the word-for-word written transcripts are also available.  Click here to listen to  all 17 episodes of All About Spanish Verbs Season 1. .fca_eoi_form{ margin: auto; } .fca_eoi_form p { width: auto; } #fca_eoi_form_2749 input{ max-width: 9999px; }#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_layout_name_field_wrapper {display: none !important;}#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_form_input_element::-webkit-input-placeholder {opacity:0.6;color:#777777;}#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_form_input_element::-moz-placeholder {opacity:0.6;color:#777777;}#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_form_input_element:-ms-input-placeholder {opacity:0.6;color:#777777;}#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_form_input_element:-moz-placeholder {opacity:0.6;color:#777777;}#fca_eoi_form_2749 .fca_eoi_layout_5.fca_eoi_layout_postbox 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