How to conjugate Ir in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ir
- Ir in the Indicative Present
- Ir in the Indicative Preterite
- Ir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ir in the Indicative Future
- Ir in the Indicative Conditional
- Ir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ir
- Imperative tenses of Ir
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Ir is the Spanish verb "to go". Although irregular, it is one of the most important verbs. Ella Verbs lists "ir" as one of the top 30 verbs to learn for beginners. Examples of IR: I go to school, you went to Mexico on holiday, we are going to the concert on Saturday.
Similar verbs to ir include: caminar (to walk), marchar (to walk), partir (to leave), encaminarse (to head toward), largarse (to leave).
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ir | to go |
| Past participle | ido | gone |
| Gerund | yendo | going |
Indicative Tenses of Ir
Ir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "voy al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I go to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy | I go |
| Tú | vas | you go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va | s/he goes, you (formal) go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos | we go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais | you (plural) go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van | they go, you (plural formal) go |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "fui al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I went to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fui | I went |
| Tú | fuiste | you went |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fue | s/he went, you (formal) went |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fuimos | we went |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fuisteis | you (plural) went |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fueron | they went, you (plural formal) went |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "iba al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I used to go to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iba | I used to go |
| Tú | ibas | you used to go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iba | s/he used to go, you (formal) used to go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | íbamos | we used to go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ibais | you (plural) used to go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iban | they used to go, you (plural formal) used to go |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy yendo al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I am going to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy yendo | I am going |
| Tú | estás yendo | you are going |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está yendo | s/he is going, you (formal) are going |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos yendo | we are going |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis yendo | you (plural) are going |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están yendo | they are going, you (plural formal) are going |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ir al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I am going to go to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ir | I am going to go |
| Tú | vas a ir | you are going to go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ir | s/he is going to go, you (formal) are going to go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ir | we are going to go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ir | you (plural) are going to go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ir | they are going to go, you (plural formal) are going to go |
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Ir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "iré al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I will go to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iré | I will go |
| Tú | irás | you will go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | irá | s/he will go, you (formal) will go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iremos | we will go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iréis | you (plural) will go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | irán | they will go, you (plural formal) will go |
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Ir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "iría al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I would go to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iría | I would go |
| Tú | irías | you would go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iría | s/he would go, you (formal) would go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iríamos | we would go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iríais | you (plural) would go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | irían | they would go, you (plural formal) would go |
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Ir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he ido al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I have gone to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ido | I have gone |
| Tú | has ido | you have gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ido | s/he has gone, you (formal) have gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ido | we have gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ido | you (plural) have gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ido | they have gone, you (plural formal) have gone |
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Ir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ido al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I had gone to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ido | I had gone |
| Tú | habías ido | you had gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ido | s/he had gone, you (formal) had gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ido | we had gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ido | you (plural) had gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ido | they had gone, you (plural formal) had gone |
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Ir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ido al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I will have gone to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ido | I will have gone |
| Tú | habrás ido | you will have gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ido | s/he will have gone, you (formal) will have gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ido | we will have gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ido | you (plural) will have gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ido | they will have gone, you (plural formal) will have gone |
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Ir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ido al supermercado todos los sábados", meaning "I would have gone to the supermarket every Saturday".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ido | I would have gone |
| Tú | habrías ido | you would have gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ido | s/he would have gone, you (formal) would have gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ido | we would have gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ido | you (plural) would have gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ido | they would have gone, you (plural formal) would have gone |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Ir
Ir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "vaya", meaning "I go".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaya | I go |
| Tú | vayas | you go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaya | s/he goes, you (formal) go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vayamos | we go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vayáis | you (plural) go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vayan | they go, you (plural formal) go |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "fuera", meaning "I went".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fuera | I went |
| Tú | fueras | you went |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fuera | s/he went, you (formal) went |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fuéramos | we went |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fuerais | you (plural) went |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fueran | they went, you (plural formal) went |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "fuere", meaning "I will go".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fuere | I will go |
| Tú | fueres | you will go |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fuere | s/he will go, you (formal) will go |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fuéremos | we will go |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fuereis | you (plural) will go |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fueren | they will go, you (plural formal) will go |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya ido", meaning "I have gone".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ido | I have gone |
| Tú | hayas ido | you have gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ido | s/he has gone, you (formal) have gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ido | we have gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ido | you (plural) have gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ido | they have gone, you (plural formal) have gone |
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Ir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera ido", meaning "I had gone".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ido | I had gone |
| Tú | hubieras ido | you had gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ido | s/he had gone, you (formal) had gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ido | we had gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ido | you (plural) had gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ido | they had gone, you (plural formal) had gone |
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Ir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere ido", meaning "I will have gone".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ido | I will have gone |
| Tú | hubieres ido | you will have gone |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ido | s/he will have gone, you (formal) will have gone |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ido | we will have gone |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ido | you (plural) will have gone |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ido | they will have gone, you (plural formal) will have gone |
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Imperative Tenses of Ir
Ir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "vaya", meaning "(to you formal) go!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ve | (to you) go! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaya | (to you formal) go! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos | let's go! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | id | (to you plural) go! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vayan | (to you plural formal) go! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no vaya", meaning "(to you formal) don't go!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no vayas | (to you) don't go! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no vaya | (to you formal) don't go! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no vayamos | let's not go! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no vayáis | (to you plural) don't go! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no vayan | (to you plural formal) don't go! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- Vamos, juega conmigo, ¡estoy tan aburrido! Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!
- Entonces voy a hacer un sudoku en vez de seguir molestándote. I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
- Me llevaría demasiado tiempo explicarte por qué no va a funcionar. It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
- Esta es mi amiga Rachel, fuimos al instituto juntos. This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together.
- Aceptémoslo, es imposible. Nunca lo vamos a lograr. Let's face it, it's impossible. We're never gonna make it.
- ¿Te vas a quedar ahí parado todo el día? Are you just going to stand there all day?
- Fíjate bien. Te voy a mostrar cómo se hace. Look carefully. I'm going to show you how it's done.
- No sé si voy a tener tiempo para hacer eso. I don't know if I'll have time to do it.
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