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Ir Conjugation

Ir means to go. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.

Present: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

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Ir in the present tense

Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.

Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.

Ir a plus an infinitive is the near future: voy a comer, I'm going to eat.

  • voyI go (present)
  • vasyou go (present)
  • vahe/she goes (present)
  • vamoswe go (present)
  • vaisyou all (vosotros) go (present)
  • vanthey go (present)
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Ir conjugation chart

All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yovoyfuiibairéiría
túvasfuisteibasirásirías
él / ella / ustedvafueibairáiría
nosotros / nosotrasvamosfuimosíbamosiremosiríamos
vosotros / vosotrasvaisfuisteisibaisiréisiríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesvanfueronibaniránirían

Ir in the present tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yovoyI go
túvasyou go
él / ella / ustedvahe/she goes
nosotros / nosotrasvamoswe go
vosotros / vosotrasvaisyou all (vosotros) go
ellos / ellas / ustedesvanthey go

Ir in the preterite tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yofuiI went
túfuisteyou went
él / ella / ustedfuehe/she went
nosotros / nosotrasfuimoswe went
vosotros / vosotrasfuisteisyou all (vosotros) went
ellos / ellas / ustedesfueronthey went

Ir in the imperfect tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yoibaI used to go
túibasyou used to go
él / ella / ustedibahe/she used to go
nosotros / nosotrasíbamoswe used to go
vosotros / vosotrasibaisyou all (vosotros) used to go
ellos / ellas / ustedesibanthey used to go

Ir in the future tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yoiréI will go
túirásyou will go
él / ella / ustediráhe/she will go
nosotros / nosotrasiremoswe will go
vosotros / vosotrasiréisyou all (vosotros) will go
ellos / ellas / ustedesiránthey will go

Ir in the conditional tense

PersonSpanishEnglish
yoiríaI would go
túiríasyou would go
él / ella / ustediríahe/she would go
nosotros / nosotrasiríamoswe would go
vosotros / vosotrasiríaisyou all (vosotros) would go
ellos / ellas / ustedesiríanthey would go

Is ir irregular?

Ir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, imperfect. Changed forms include present: voy, vas, va; preterite: fui, fuiste, fue; imperfect: iba, ibas, iba. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.

Questions about ir

How do you conjugate ir in the present?

The present forms are voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.

What is the preterite of ir?

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron. For example, fui means “I went”.

Is ir irregular?

Ir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, imperfect. Changed forms include present: voy, vas, va; preterite: fui, fuiste, fue; imperfect: iba, ibas, iba. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.

What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of ir?

The preterite (fui) presents a completed event; the imperfect (iba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I went” and “I used to go”, but context determines the best translation.

What are the future and conditional of ir?

The yo forms are iré (“I will go”) and iría (“I would go”). The full charts above include every person.

What does ir mean?

Ir means to go. Ir a plus an infinitive is the near future: voy a comer, I'm going to eat.

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