How do you conjugate ir in Spanish?

Ir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with ir?

Common idiomatic expressions using ir include: "ir de compras / de viaje" (to go shopping / on a trip), "ir al grano" (to get to the point), "¿cómo te va?" (how are you doing? / how's it going?). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using ir?

Ir is one of the most irregular verbs in Spanish with completely different stems

What verbs are related to ir?

Verbs related to ir include: venir. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use ir in a sentence?

Example: "Voy a la tienda." which means "I am going to the store." in English.

What are synonyms for ir?

Spanish synonyms for ir include: marchar, dirigirse, trasladarse. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Ir

to go

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

yendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	voy I go	I go
tú	vas you go	you go
él/ella/usted	va he/she/you gos	he/she/you gos
nosotros	vamos we go	we go
vosotros	vais you all go	you all go
ellos/ustedes	van they/you all go	they/you all go

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	iba I used to go	I used to go
tú	ibas you used to go	you used to go
él/ella/usted	iba he/she/you used to go	he/she/you used to go
nosotros	íbamos we used to go	we used to go
vosotros	ibais you all used to go	you all used to go
ellos/ustedes	iban they/you all used to go	they/you all used to go

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fui I gone	I gone
tú	fuiste you gone	you gone
él/ella/usted	fue he/she/you gone	he/she/you gone
nosotros	fuimos we gone	we gone
vosotros	fuisteis you all gone	you all gone
ellos/ustedes	fueron they/you all gone	they/you all gone

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	iré I will go	I will go
tú	irás you will go	you will go
él/ella/usted	irá he/she/you will go	he/she/you will go
nosotros	iremos we will go	we will go
vosotros	iréis you all will go	you all will go
ellos/ustedes	irán they/you all will go	they/you all will go

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	iría I would go	I would go
tú	irías you would go	you would go
él/ella/usted	iría he/she/you would go	he/she/you would go
nosotros	iríamos we would go	we would go
vosotros	iríais you all would go	you all would go
ellos/ustedes	irían they/you all would go	they/you all would go

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vaya that I go	that I go
tú	vayas that you go	that you go
él/ella/usted	vaya that he/she/you go	that he/she/you go
nosotros	vayamos that we go	that we go
vosotros	vayáis that you all go	that you all go
ellos/ustedes	vayan that they/you all go	that they/you all go

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fuera or fuera that I gone	that I gone
tú	fueras or fueras that you gone	that you gone
él/ella/usted	fuera or fuera that he/she/you gone	that he/she/you gone
nosotros	fuéramos or fuéramos that we gone	that we gone
vosotros	fuerais or fuerais that you all gone	that you all gone
ellos/ustedes	fueran or fueran that they/you all gone	that they/you all gone

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ido I have gone	I have gone
tú	has ido you have gone	you have gone
él/ella/usted	ha ido he/she/you have gone	he/she/you have gone
nosotros	hemos ido we have gone	we have gone
vosotros	habéis ido you all have gone	you all have gone
ellos/ustedes	han ido they/you all have gone	they/you all have gone

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había ido I had gone	I had gone
tú	habías ido you had gone	you had gone
él/ella/usted	había ido he/she/you had gone	he/she/you had gone
nosotros	habíamos ido we had gone	we had gone
vosotros	habíais ido you all had gone	you all had gone
ellos/ustedes	habían ido they/you all had gone	they/you all had gone

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube ido I had gone	I had gone
tú	hubiste ido you had gone	you had gone
él/ella/usted	hubo ido he/she/you had gone	he/she/you had gone
nosotros	hubimos ido we had gone	we had gone
vosotros	hubisteis ido you all had gone	you all had gone
ellos/ustedes	hubieron ido they/you all had gone	they/you all had gone

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré ido I will have gone	I will have gone
tú	habrás ido you will have gone	you will have gone
él/ella/usted	habrá ido he/she/you will have gone	he/she/you will have gone
nosotros	habremos ido we will have gone	we will have gone
vosotros	habréis ido you all will have gone	you all will have gone
ellos/ustedes	habrán ido they/you all will have gone	they/you all will have gone

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría ido I would have gone	I would have gone
tú	habrías ido you would have gone	you would have gone
él/ella/usted	habría ido he/she/you would have gone	he/she/you would have gone
nosotros	habríamos ido we would have gone	we would have gone
vosotros	habríais ido you all would have gone	you all would have gone
ellos/ustedes	habrían ido they/you all would have gone	they/you all would have gone

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya ido that I have gone	that I have gone
tú	hayas ido that you have gone	that you have gone
él/ella/usted	haya ido that he/she/you have gone	that he/she/you have gone
nosotros	hayamos ido that we have gone	that we have gone
vosotros	hayáis ido that you all have gone	that you all have gone
ellos/ustedes	hayan ido that they/you all have gone	that they/you all have gone

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera ido that I had gone	that I had gone
tú	hubieras ido that you had gone	that you had gone
él/ella/usted	hubiera ido that he/she/you had gone	that he/she/you had gone
nosotros	hubiéramos ido that we had gone	that we had gone
vosotros	hubierais ido that you all had gone	that you all had gone
ellos/ustedes	hubieran ido that they/you all had gone	that they/you all had gone

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ve	go! (you)
usted	vaya	go! (you formal)
nosotros	vayamos	let's go!
vosotros	id	go! (you all)
ustedes	vayan	go! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no vayas	don't go! (you)
usted	no vaya	don't go! (you formal)
nosotros	no vayamos	let's not go!
vosotros	no vayáis	don't go! (you all)
ustedes	no vayan	don't go! (you all)

More About "ir"

Idiomatic Expressions

ir de compras / de viaje

to go shopping / on a trip

💡 Describing going somewhere for a specific purpose

ir al grano

to get to the point

💡 Stop beating around the bush and address the main issue

¿cómo te va?

how are you doing? / how's it going?

💡 Informal greeting asking about someone's well-being

irse de la lengua

to let the cat out of the bag / to spill the beans

💡 Accidentally revealing a secret

ir a lo suyo

to mind one's own business / to look out for oneself

💡 Focusing on one's own interests

¡vamos!

let's go! / come on!

💡 Encouraging action or expressing excitement

ir de mal en peor

to go from bad to worse

💡 Describing a deteriorating situation

Examples in Context

Voy a la tienda.

I am going to the store.

Present

Fui a Madrid el año pasado.

I went to Madrid last year.

Preterite

Íbamos al cine todos los viernes.

We used to go to the movies every Friday.

Imperfect

Iremos a la playa mañana.

We will go to the beach tomorrow.

Future

He ido a ese restaurante antes.

I have gone to that restaurant before.

Present Perfect

Related Verbs

venir(to come)

antonym - opposite direction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

marchar(to go, leave)

More formal or military context

dirigirse(to head, go towards)

Formal, emphasizes destination

trasladarse(to move, go)

Formal, often for moving residence or location

Antonyms:

venir(to come)

quedarse(to stay)

Usage Notes

•Ir is one of the most irregular verbs in Spanish with completely different stems
•Essential for forming the immediate future: ir + a + infinitive (voy a comer = I am going to eat)
•Present tense forms are completely irregular: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
•Preterite forms are identical to ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
•Imperfect tense is also irregular: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
•Commonly used in reflexive form "irse" meaning "to leave" or "to go away"
•The gerund "yendo" is irregular
•Very frequently used in everyday conversation

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