Are YOU going to work now? why is this answer not vas?
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Kristin R.Kwiziq community member
conjugation question
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate ir in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Kristin,
The sentence in the quiz is this:
¿Señor Muguruza, va usted al trabajo ahora?
(Mr. Muguruza, are you going to work now?
If we are using the pronoun "usted" to refer to "you", the verb needs to be conjugated according to this pronoun which uses the same form as él/ella (he/she), not as tú. Therefore we need "va" here, not "vas".
If we hadn't used any formal pronoun, then we would use "vas". For example:
Antonio, are you going to work?
Antonio, ¿vas al trabajo?
I hope this clarified it.Antonio, ¿vas al trabajo?
Saludos
Inma
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Trini
The answer would be as you said using the yo form, but the quiz is asking for the verb in the question, not the answer.
Saludos
Inma
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