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- "I am going to turn to the ri…
"I am going to turn to the right on the next street."
Translation:Yo voy a girar a la derecha en la próxima calle.
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Since I asked this question myself I have learnt that words to do with number tend to go before the noun.
Diez calles
La última calle
La tercera calle
La próxima calle
I got this wrong becasue I did not put the first "a" in the sentence. It is my understanding that "girar" means "to turn" and one meaning of the "a" is also "to" So I didn't think "a" was necessary because the word "to" is already included in the word "girar" The correct answer reads I am going to to turn right on the next street. What am I missing here? Am I totally wrong in what I understand about the "root verbs" always including the word "to" ?
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Progressive tense in Spanish is usually reserved for things that are happening right as the sentence is being said. There is a simple future tense as well: https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/simple-future-regular-forms-and-tenses. So you could say "Giraré" instead of "Voy a girar".
594
First, in Spanish you only use the progressive tense for something you are currently doing. Since you are not currently turning (you're planning to turn) you can't use that tense. Secondly, you're missing the direction of turning.