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SPANISH VERB

irle a

to support (a team)

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: yéndole a
  • Past participle: ido a

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use irle a

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

  1. Present

    ¿A quién le vas, al América o a las Chivas?

    Who do you support, América or Chivas?

  2. Past

    Mi abuelo siempre le fue al Atlas, aunque perdiera.

    My grandpa always supported Atlas, even when they lost.

  3. Imperfect

    De niño le iba a los Pumas, como mi papá.

    As a boy I supported Pumas, like my dad.

  4. Future

    Mis hijos le irán a las Chivas, eso ni se discute.

    My kids will support Chivas, that's not up for discussion.

  5. Conditional

    Yo le iría al Cruz Azul si fuera de la capital.

    I'd support Cruz Azul if I were from the capital.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Que le vaya al equipo que quiera, es su decisión.

    Let him support whatever team he wants, it's his decision.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si le fueras al América, en esta casa no entras.

    If you supported América, you wouldn't set foot in this house.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vele a las Chivas, como toda la familia, mijo!

    Support Chivas, like the whole family, son!

Good to know

  • "¿A quién le vas?" asks which team you support: le voy al América, le voy a las Chivas.
  • "¿Cómo te va?" is a different "irle": how are things going for you.

Where you hear irle a

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Le voy al América desde niño. I've supported America since I was a boy.
  • Antes le iba a las Chivas, como mi papá. I used to support Chivas, like my dad.
  • Mis nietos le van a ir a las Chivas. My grandchildren are going to support Chivas.
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Intermediate Level 2 · le vas

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.