Ir conjugation

Ir means "to go". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto go

Type-ir verb

Gerundyendo

Past participleido

Ir changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite, imperfect and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: voy, vas, va, vamos, van. Preterite: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron. All tenses below.

Ir conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Ir in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	voy
tú	vas
él / ella / usted	va
nosotros	vamos
vosotros (Spain)	vais
ellos / ustedes	van

Ir in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	fui
tú	fuiste
él / ella / usted	fue
nosotros	fuimos
vosotros (Spain)	fuisteis
ellos / ustedes	fueron

Ir in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	iba
tú	ibas
él / ella / usted	iba
nosotros	íbamos
vosotros (Spain)	ibais
ellos / ustedes	iban

Ir in the future

what will happen

yo	iré
tú	irás
él / ella / usted	irá
nosotros	iremos
vosotros (Spain)	iréis
ellos / ustedes	irán

Ir in the conditional

what would happen

yo	iría
tú	irías
él / ella / usted	iría
nosotros	iríamos
vosotros (Spain)	iríais
ellos / ustedes	irían

Ir in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	vaya
tú	vayas
él / ella / usted	vaya
nosotros	vayamos
vosotros (Spain)	vayáis
ellos / ustedes	vayan

Ir in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he ido
tú	has ido
él / ella / usted	ha ido
nosotros	hemos ido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis ido
ellos / ustedes	han ido

Ir in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	ve
tú (no)	no vayas
usted	vaya
nosotros	vamos
vosotros (Spain)	id
ustedes	vayan

Ir in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Voy a comer en el restaurante mañana.
I'm going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.
¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?
What are you going to do this weekend?

Preterite

Fui al mercado ayer y compré verduras frescas.
I went to the market yesterday and bought fresh vegetables.
Luego fuimos al mercado mientras llovía afuera.
Then we went to the market while it was raining outside.

Imperfect

Íbamos al mercado todos los sábados.
We used to go to the market every Saturday.
Iba al mercado cada fin de semana con mi abuela.
I used to go to the market every weekend with my grandmother.

Mistakes learners make with ir

Ir a + infinitive is the everyday future: voy a viajar. The simple future (viajaré) is right too, a little more formal.
The preterite fui is shared with ser: fui al mercado (I went), fui feliz (I was).
The -ing form is yendo, with a y: estoy yendo a casa. Llendo isn't a word.

Write your own sentence with ir

Next step for ir: the Spanish future course (ir a + infinitive), free. Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.

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Questions people ask

Is ir irregular in Spanish?

Yes. Ir is irregular in most tenses: the present, preterite, imperfect and present subjunctive all change form, so it's worth learning by heart.

What is the preterite of ir?

Yo fui, tú fuiste, él/ella fue, nosotros fuimos, ellos/ustedes fueron.

How do you conjugate ir in the present?

Yo voy, tú vas, él/ella va, nosotros vamos, ellos/ustedes van.

What is the future of ir?

Yo iré, tú irás, él/ella irá, nosotros iremos, ellos/ustedes irán.

What is the present subjunctive of ir?

Que yo vaya, que tú vayas, que él/ella vaya, que nosotros vayamos, que ellos/ustedes vayan.