The Portuguese verb ir means "to go". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ir is eu vou, tu vais, ele/ela vai, nós vamos, vós ides, eles/elas vão. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | vou (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | vais (irregular) | |
| ele/ | vai (irregular) | |
| nós | vamos (irregular) | |
| vós | ides (irregular) | |
| eles/ | vão (irregular) |
| eu | fui (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | foste (irregular) |
| ele/ | foi (irregular) |
| nós | fomos (irregular) |
| vós | fostes (irregular) |
| eles/ | foram (irregular) |
| eu | ia |
|---|---|
| tu | ias |
| ele/ | ia |
| nós | íamos |
| vós | íeis |
| eles/ | iam |
| eu | irei |
|---|---|
| tu | irás |
| ele/ | irá |
| nós | iremos |
| vós | ireis |
| eles/ | irão |
| eu | iria |
|---|---|
| tu | irias |
| ele/ | iria |
| nós | iríamos |
| vós | iríeis |
| eles/ | iriam |
| que eu | vá (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | vás (irregular) |
| que ele/ | vá (irregular) |
| que nós | vamos (irregular) |
| que vós | vades (irregular) |
| que eles/ | vão (irregular) |
| tu | vai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | vá (irregular) |
| nós | vamos (irregular) |
| vós | ide (irregular) |
| vocês | vão (irregular) |
Ir is irregular. Its present forms include vou, vais, vai, ides and vão, while its simple past uses fui, foste and foi. The present subjunctive also has the distinct forms vá, vás and vades.
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No. Ir is irregular, with irregular present, simple past, present subjunctive and imperative forms.
The forms are fui, foste, foi, fomos, fostes and foram.
The gerund is indo and the past participle is ido.