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Having trouble with "ir" Can someone help me understand the difference between these two sentences? 1. Ellos van a la playa 2. Ellos van a ir a la playa I am having a hard time knowing when to use the "a ir" and when not to use it. Thank you for your help!

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Con el Presente de Ir a + INFINITIVO presentamos un hecho futuro como el resultado lógico de lo que sabemos en el presente. Por eso, usamos esta perífrasis para predecir o preguntar por un futuro que consideramos ya evidente: El tren tiene un problema mecánico. Va a salir con retraso. [Es evidente.]No comas tanto. Vas a ponerte enfermo. [Es lógico.]¿Cuándo va a nacer mi hermanito, mamá?Esta tarde va a llover. En conclusión: la diferencia es: - Ellos van a ir a la playa (es una suposición que se hace, es muy probable que ellos van a ir a la playa) -Ellos irán a la playa (es un hecho seguro y definitivo que ellos irán a la playa)
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En español es lo que en inglés sería: 1. Ellos van a la playa = They go to the beach. 2. Ellos van a ir a la playa = The are going to go to the beach. suerte!
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1. Ellos van a la playa It can be both now, or as an habit like every day, every week, every year... 2. Ellos van a ir a la playa Is a plan they have already decided for the next future, exemple: Ellos van a ir a la playa después de comer.
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the first sentence is present .. they go to the beach now the second is future ... they will go to the beach "a ir" when you think o are sure something to happend in the future (I hope you understand me)
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Ellos van a ir a la playa= They are going to the beach. Going to do something is translated as ir a hacer algo. Ellos van a la playa= They are going to the beach ( In English this can be used to talk about an action in the future. In Spanish we don't use this tense to talk about actions in the future). Let me know if you have any questions.

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