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SPANISH VERB

ir

to go

  • #7 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: yendo
  • Past participle: ido

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I go
  2. tú you go
  3. usted, él, ella he/she goes
  4. nosotros we go
  5. vosotros Spain you all go
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they go

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I went
  2. tú you went
  3. usted, él, ella he/she went
  4. nosotros we went
  5. vosotros Spain you all went
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they went

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to go
  2. tú you used to go
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to go
  4. nosotros we used to go
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to go
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to go

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will go
  2. tú you will go
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will go
  4. nosotros we will go
  5. vosotros Spain you all will go
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will go

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would go
  2. tú you would go
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would go
  4. nosotros we would go
  5. vosotros Spain you all would go
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would go

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I go
  2. tú (that) you go
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she go
  4. nosotros (that) we go
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all go
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they go

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I went
  2. tú (if) you went
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she went
  4. nosotros (if) we went
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all went
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they went

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú go!
  2. usted go! (formal)
  3. nosotros go! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain go! (all of you)
  5. ustedes go! (all of you)

How to use ir

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

  1. Present

    Voy al trabajo en camión todos los días.

    I go to work by bus every day.

  2. Past

    El sábado fuimos a Xochimilco con unos amigos.

    On Saturday we went to Xochimilco with some friends.

  3. Imperfect

    Los domingos íbamos a comer con la abuela.

    On Sundays we would go eat at grandma's.

  4. Future

    ¿Irás al concierto el viernes?

    Will you go to the concert on Friday?

  5. Conditional

    Yo iría en metro, hay mucho tráfico.

    I would take the subway, there is a lot of traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que vayas al doctor hoy mismo.

    You had better go to the doctor today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi mamá quería que fuéramos juntos.

    My mom wanted us to go together.

  8. Imperative

    Ve a la tienda y compra tortillas, por favor.

    Go to the store and buy tortillas, please.

Good to know

  • Ir a with a verb is the everyday future: voy a comer.
  • Ir en camión, en metro or en coche; ir a pie is to walk there.

Where you hear ir

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Voy al mercado. I'm going to the market.
  • Ayer fui a la casa de mis papás. Yesterday I went to my parents' house.
  • Mañana voy a ir a Oaxaca. Tomorrow I'm going to go to Oaxaca.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Voy a la clínica todos los días. I go to the clinic every day.
  • Fuimos a Hierve el Agua. We went to Hierve el Agua.
  • Voy a ir a Yucatán. I'm going to go to the Yucatan.
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It's Hot Today, Isn't It?

Beginner Level 1 · vas · voy · va usted

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I'm Lost

Beginner Level 1 · Vas derecho.

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By Metro or by Taxi?

Beginner Level 1 · va · ir

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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · Tenemos que ir. · ¡Ya voy!

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What Are You Going to Do?

Beginner Level 1 · ¿Va? · ¡Va!

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A Table for Three

Beginner Level 1 · van

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What Did You See?

Beginner Level 1 · fui · fuiste

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The Machine Ate My Card

Beginner Level 2 · fuimos

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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · fuimos · fueron

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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · vete

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · iré · irás · iremos · irá

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The Lights Go Out

Beginner Level 3 · iba

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