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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ir

to go

  • #4 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: indo
  • Past participle: ido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you go
  3. nós we go
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all go

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I went
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you went
  3. nós we went
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all went

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to go
  3. nós we are going to go
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to go

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to go
  3. nós we used to go
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to go

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would go
  3. nós we would go
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would go

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you go
  3. nós (that) we go
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all go

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I went
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you went
  3. nós (if) we went
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all went

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I go
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you go
  3. nós (when) we go
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all go

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você go!
  2. vocês go! (all of you)

How to use ir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu vou para o trabalho de metrô.

    I go to work by subway.

  2. Past

    No sábado a gente foi ao cinema.

    On Saturday we went to the movies.

  3. Future

    Amanhã eu vou ir na casa da minha avó.

    Tomorrow I'm going to go to my grandma's house.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu ia à praia todo fim de semana.

    I used to go to the beach every weekend.

  5. Conditional

    Eu iria com vocês, mas tenho que trabalhar.

    I'd go with you, but I have to work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Minha mãe quer que eu vá ao médico.

    My mother wants me to go to the doctor.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente fosse de carro, chegaria mais cedo.

    If we went by car, we'd arrive earlier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você for ao mercado, compra pão.

    When you go to the market, buy bread.

  9. Imperative

    Vá dormir, já está tarde.

    Go to sleep, it's late already.

Good to know

  • "Vou" with another verb is how Brazilians talk about the future: vou viajar, vou comer.
  • "Vamos!" by itself means "let's go!", and "vamos comer" is "let's eat".

Where you hear ir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu vou para a praia. I'm going to the beach.
  • Eu fui para a praia ontem. I went to the beach yesterday.
  • Eu vou ir para a praia amanhã. I'm going to go to the beach tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Nós vamos para a praia todo domingo. We go to the beach every Sunday.
  • Nós fomos para uma ilha no sábado. We went to an island on Saturday.
  • Nós vamos ir de barco. We're going to go by boat.
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Welcome to Brazil

Beginner Level 1 · Vamos? · Vamos!

Free 6
Hot Today, Isn't It?

Beginner Level 1 · você vai · vou · você vai?

Needs a subscription 14
What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · ir

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I Went, I Saw, I Ate

Beginner Level 1 · eu fui · você foi

Needs a subscription 20
We Went to an Island

Beginner Level 2 · nós fomos

Needs a subscription 1
Where Are You All?

Beginner Level 3 · a gente vai · a gente foi · Estou indo!

Free 2
The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles foram

Free 3
They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · eles vão

Needs a subscription 9
When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · eu ia

Needs a subscription 11
How About a Holiday?

Beginner Level 3 · ir para Minas

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I Want You to Apply

Intermediate Level 1 · que você vá

Free 9
Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · iria

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And 4 more lessons.

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