Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I leave
- tú you leave
- usted, él, ella he/she leaves
- nosotros we leave
- vosotros Spain you all leave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they leave
SPANISH VERB
irse
to leave, to go away
- #101 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: yéndose
- Past participle: ido
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I left
- tú you left
- usted, él, ella he/she left
- nosotros we left
- vosotros Spain you all left
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they left
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to leave
- tú you used to leave
- usted, él, ella he/she used to leave
- nosotros we used to leave
- vosotros Spain you all used to leave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to leave
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will leave
- tú you will leave
- usted, él, ella he/she will leave
- nosotros we will leave
- vosotros Spain you all will leave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will leave
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would leave
- tú you would leave
- usted, él, ella he/she would leave
- nosotros we would leave
- vosotros Spain you all would leave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would leave
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I leave
- tú (that) you leave
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she leave
- nosotros (that) we leave
- vosotros Spain (that) you all leave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they leave
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I left
- tú (if) you left
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she left
- nosotros (if) we left
- vosotros Spain (if) you all left
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they left
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú leave!
- usted leave! (formal)
- nosotros leave! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain leave! (all of you)
- ustedes leave! (all of you)
How to use irse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Ya me voy, se me hace tarde.
I'm leaving now, I'm running late.
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Past
Se fueron sin despedirse, qué raro.
They left without saying goodbye, how strange.
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Imperfect
Ya me iba cuando sonó el teléfono.
I was just leaving when the phone rang.
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Future
Nos iremos de la fiesta a medianoche.
We will leave the party at midnight.
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Conditional
Si estuviera enfermo, me iría a casa.
If I were sick, I would go home.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que te vayas tan pronto.
I don't want you to leave so soon.
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Past subjunctive
Nos pidieron que nos fuéramos antes de las dos.
They asked us to leave before two.
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Imperative
¡Vete a dormir, ya es tardísimo!
Go to bed, it's really late!
Good to know
- Irse is to leave or go away; ir is to go somewhere.
- ¡Vámonos! is "let's go!".
Where you hear irse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- Me voy el domingo. I'm leaving on Sunday.
- Valeria se fue ayer. Valeria left yesterday.
- No me voy a ir. I'm not going to leave.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Me voy a las tres. I'm leaving at three.
- Valeria se fue a Guadalajara. Valeria went off to Guadalajara.
- No me voy a ir de Oaxaca. I'm not going to leave Oaxaca.
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What Are You Going to Do?
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Beginner Level 1 · ¡Me voy!
When Are You Leaving?
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Beginner Level 1 · te vas
I'm Going to Miss You
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Beginner Level 1 · se va
I'm Staying!
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Beginner Level 1 · irme · No quiero irme.
Finally
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Intermediate Level 2 · se había ido
Telling the Story
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Intermediate Level 2 · te habías ido
She Said She Would
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Intermediate Level 2 · nos vamos
In the Meantime
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Intermediate Level 3 · antes de irme · hasta que te vayas
On the House
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Advanced Level 2 · por irse sin preguntarte
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.