The Spanish verb ir means "to go". Below are its 8 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 yo voy, tú vas, él/ella/usted va, nosotros vamos, vosotros vais, ellos/ellas/ustedes van. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | voy (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | vas (irregular) | |
| él/ | va (irregular) | |
| nosotros | vamos (irregular) | |
| vosotros | vais (irregular) | |
| ellos/ | van (irregular) |
| yo | fui (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | fuiste (irregular) |
| él/ | fue (irregular) |
| nosotros | fuimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | fuisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | fueron (irregular) |
| yo | iba (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | ibas (irregular) |
| él/ | iba (irregular) |
| nosotros | íbamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | ibais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | iban (irregular) |
| yo | iré |
|---|---|
| tú | irás |
| él/ | irá |
| nosotros | iremos |
| vosotros | iréis |
| ellos/ | irán |
| yo | iría |
|---|---|
| tú | irías |
| él/ | iría |
| nosotros | iríamos |
| vosotros | iríais |
| ellos/ | irían |
| yo | vaya (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | vayas (irregular) |
| él/ | vaya (irregular) |
| nosotros | vayamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | vayáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | vayan (irregular) |
| tú | ve (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | vaya (irregular) |
| nosotros | vayamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | id |
| ustedes | vayan (irregular) |
| yo | he ido |
|---|---|
| tú | has ido |
| él/ | ha ido |
| nosotros | hemos ido |
| vosotros | habéis ido |
| ellos/ | han ido |
Ir is irregular. Its present forms include voy, vas and va, its preterite uses fui, fuiste and fue, and its gerund is yendo. The imperfect uses iba, and the present subjunctive uses vaya.
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Ir is irregular. Its table has irregular forms in the present, preterite, imperfect, present subjunctive, imperative and gerund.
The present forms are voy, vas, va, vamos, vais and van.
The gerund is yendo and the past participle is ido. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus ido, such as he ido.