Ir vs pensar

Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I was planning to go for a holiday - pienso ir de vacaciones, pensaba ir de vacaciones. Iba a ir de vacaciones. Does all these mean the same thing ? Ir in imperfect + a + infinitive seems very similar to pensar + infinite. In this case, do we use pensar in present tense or in imperfect (same as the way IR is used) ?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Spanish verb Pensar + infinitive to express intention"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Ashlyn

Pensar + infinitive is more colloquial and has that extra nuance of having planned it/made a decision. You can use it in different tenses the same way we use ir + a + infinitive.

Saludos

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Ashlyn T. asked:

Ir vs pensar

I was planning to go for a holiday - pienso ir de vacaciones, pensaba ir de vacaciones. Iba a ir de vacaciones. Does all these mean the same thing ? Ir in imperfect + a + infinitive seems very similar to pensar + infinite. In this case, do we use pensar in present tense or in imperfect (same as the way IR is used) ?

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