The Spanish verb irse means "to leave, go away". It is the reflexive form of ir ("to go"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. 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 irse is yo me voy, tú te vas, él/ella/usted se va, nosotros nos vamos, vosotros os vais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se van. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: vete.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | me voy (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te vas (irregular) | |
| él/ | se va (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos vamos (irregular) | |
| vosotros | os vais (irregular) | |
| ellos/ | se van (irregular) |
| yo | me fui (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te fuiste (irregular) |
| él/ | se fue (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos fuimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os fuisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se fueron (irregular) |
| yo | me iba (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te ibas (irregular) |
| él/ | se iba (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos íbamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os ibais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se iban (irregular) |
| yo | me iré |
|---|---|
| tú | te irás |
| él/ | se irá |
| nosotros | nos iremos |
| vosotros | os iréis |
| ellos/ | se irán |
| yo | me iría |
|---|---|
| tú | te irías |
| él/ | se iría |
| nosotros | nos iríamos |
| vosotros | os iríais |
| ellos/ | se irían |
| yo | me vaya (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te vayas (irregular) |
| él/ | se vaya (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos vayamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os vayáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se vayan (irregular) |
| tú | vete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | váyase (irregular) |
| nosotros | vámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | idos |
| ustedes | váyanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he ido |
|---|---|
| tú | te has ido |
| él/ | se ha ido |
| nosotros | nos hemos ido |
| vosotros | os habéis ido |
| ellos/ | se han ido |
Irse is irregular: the table shows me voy, me fui, me iba, and me vaya. The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but it attaches in vete, váyase, vámonos, váyanse, and yéndose; written accents appear where shown.
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Irse is irregular. The table marks irregular forms in the present, preterite, imperfect, present subjunctive, imperative, and gerund.
Irse means to leave or go away. Ir means to go.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me voy, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in vete and yéndose. The table shows irregular forms such as voy, fui, iba, and vaya, and the participles are yéndose and ido.