Present
| voy | |
| vas | |
| vas | |
| va | |
| vamos | |
| vais | |
| van |
- Irregular in every person: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
Spanish -ir verb
Ir conjugation: voy, fui, iba
ir: to go
Ir borrows its forms from three Latin verbs, which is why voy, fui and iba look unrelated. Its future, conditional and participle (ido) are regular.
At a glance
Where ir breaks the pattern
Ir is irregular in the present, preterite, imperfect, present subjunctive and affirmative imperative.
Irregular in every person
voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van · Present
Strong preterite stem fu-
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron · Preterite
One of the three irregular imperfects
iba, ibas, íbamos, ibais, iban · Imperfect
Subjunctive stem vay-, not built from the yo form
vaya, vayas, vayamos, vayáis, vayan · Present Subjunctive
Short tú command
Voseo borrows andá, from andar, as the command for ir
andá · Affirmative Imperative
Usually vamos rather than vayamos
vamos · Affirmative Imperative
Irregular gerund yendo
yendo
The imperfect subjunctive (-ra), imperfect subjunctive (-se), future subjunctive and negative imperative are built from those forms, so they have nothing new to learn.
Quick facts
- ido · regular
- yendo · not iendo
- Only four affirmative commands have their own forms: tú ve (irregular), vos andá (irregular), nosotros vamos (irregular) and vosotros id. Every other command, and every negative one, is the present subjunctive: vaya, vayan; no vayas.
Focused practice
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Type the forms from memory, irregular ones first.
Conjugation tables for ir
Marked letters break the regular -ir pattern. Vosotros: Spain. Vos: voseo regions such as Argentina.
Indicative
Preterite
| fui | |
| fuiste | |
| fuiste | |
| fue | |
| fuimos | |
| fuisteis | |
| fueron |
- Strong preterite stem fu-: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
Imperfect
| iba | |
| ibas | |
| ibas | |
| iba | |
| íbamos | |
| ibais | |
| iban |
- One of the three irregular imperfects: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Future
| iré | |
| irás | |
| irás | |
| irá | |
| iremos | |
| iréis | |
| irán |
Present Perfect
| he ido | |
| has ido | |
| has ido | |
| ha ido | |
| hemos ido | |
| habéis ido | |
| han ido |
- haber + ido
Past Perfect
| había ido | |
| habías ido | |
| habías ido | |
| había ido | |
| habíamos ido | |
| habíais ido | |
| habían ido |
- haber + ido
Future Perfect
| habré ido | |
| habrás ido | |
| habrás ido | |
| habrá ido | |
| habremos ido | |
| habréis ido | |
| habrán ido |
- haber + ido
Conditional
Conditional
| iría | |
| irías | |
| irías | |
| iría | |
| iríamos | |
| iríais | |
| irían |
Conditional Perfect
| habría ido | |
| habrías ido | |
| habrías ido | |
| habría ido | |
| habríamos ido | |
| habríais ido | |
| habrían ido |
- haber + ido
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
| vaya | |
| vayas | |
| vayas | |
| vaya | |
| vayamos | |
| vayáis | |
| vayan |
- Subjunctive stem vay-, not built from the yo form: vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan
Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra)
| fuera | |
| fueras | |
| fueras | |
| fuera | |
| fuéramos | |
| fuerais | |
| fueran |
- Built on the preterite ellos form fueron
Imperfect Subjunctive (-se)
| fuese | |
| fueses | |
| fueses | |
| fuese | |
| fuésemos | |
| fueseis | |
| fuesen |
- Built on the preterite ellos form fueron
Future Subjunctive
| fuere | |
| fueres | |
| fueres | |
| fuere | |
| fuéremos | |
| fuereis | |
| fueren |
- Built on the preterite ellos form fueron
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| haya ido | |
| hayas ido | |
| hayas ido | |
| haya ido | |
| hayamos ido | |
| hayáis ido | |
| hayan ido |
- haber + ido
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| hubiera ido | |
| hubieras ido | |
| hubieras ido | |
| hubiera ido | |
| hubiéramos ido | |
| hubierais ido | |
| hubieran ido |
- haber + ido
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| hubiere ido | |
| hubieres ido | |
| hubieres ido | |
| hubiere ido | |
| hubiéremos ido | |
| hubiereis ido | |
| hubieren ido |
- haber + ido
Imperative
Affirmative Imperative
| ve | |
| andá | |
| vaya | |
| vamos | |
| id | |
| vayan |
- Short tú command: ve
- Usually vamos rather than vayamos: vamos
- Built on the present subjunctive
Negative Imperative
| no vayas | |
| no vayas | |
| no vaya | |
| no vayamos | |
| no vayáis | |
| no vayan |
- Built on the present subjunctive
Usage
Ir a, irse and the shared preterite
Ir a + infinitive is the everyday way to talk about the future: voy a llamarte, vamos a ver. In conversation it is often more common than the future tense itself.
Irse means to leave, with the focus on departing: me voy (I’m off), se fue sin decir nada. Voy without me usually needs a destination: voy al mercado. The exception is ¡ya voy! (I’m coming!).
Vamos does double duty: it is the present “we go” and the nosotros command “let’s go”. The negative command switches to the subjunctive: no vayamos.
The preterite and the imperfect subjunctive are identical to those of ser: fui, fue, fueron, fuera. Fue a casa (he went home) and fue difícil (it was difficult) are told apart by what follows.
In voseo regions the vos command is andá, borrowed from andar: andá a dormir.
Easy to confuse
- The whole preterite is shared with ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron. Only context tells them apart.
- The whole imperfect subjunctive (-ra) is shared with ser: fuera, fueras, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran. Only context tells them apart.
ir in sentences
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Ahora mismo voy camino de la biblioteca, como puedes ver.
Right now I am on my way to the library, as you can see.
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Ayer fui al supermercado y compré arroz.
Yesterday I went to the supermarket and bought rice.
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Antes yo iba a la escuela por un camino de tierra.
I used to go to school along a dirt road.
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No sé cuándo será posible, pero algún día iré al otro lado del océano.
I don't know when it will be possible, but someday I will go to the other side of the ocean.
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Si tuviera una tarde libre, yo iría al museo.
If I had a free afternoon, I would go to the museum.
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La profesora quiere que yo vaya a la biblioteca esta tarde.
The teacher wants me to go to the library this afternoon.
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Ayer me pidieron que yo fuera a buscar las llaves.
Yesterday they asked me to go get the keys.
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