Ir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ir in Spanish

Ir means “to go.” You will learn its highly irregular present, preterite, imperfect, and subjunctive families, plus yendo, ido, future and conditional forms, periphrases, and commands.

Ir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Ir is one of the most irregular Spanish verbs: voy — “I go,” fui — “I went,” iba — “I was going / used to go,” and vaya — “that I go” — come from different historical families.

Ir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle ido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	ir	to go
Gerund	yendo	going
Past participle	ido	gone

Ir meaning and essential uses

Ir — “to go” — is primarily intransitive and expresses movement away from the speaker or movement toward a destination: Voy al trabajo. — “I go to work.”

It is also the auxiliary in ir a + infinitive — “to be going to do something”: Voy a estudiar. — “I am going to study.” Other common uses include progress with a gerund, as in Vamos aprendiendo. — “We are gradually learning.”

Ir conjugation pattern

The present uses voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van — “I go, you go, he/she goes, we go, you plural go, they go.” The preterite uses the suppletive fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron — the corresponding past forms of “go.”

The imperfect uses iba..., while the present subjunctive uses vaya.... The imperfect and future subjunctive use the fuer- family. By contrast, the simple future and conditional are built regularly from ir.

Ir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Ir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. This family is suppletive and must be learned directly.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy	I go
Tú — you, singular informal	vas	you go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va	he / she goes; you go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos	we go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais	you go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van	they go; you go (plural)

• Voy al trabajo en autobús. — I go to work by bus.

Ir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The preterite uses the suppletive fu- / fue- family shared historically with ser; meaning comes from context.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	fui	I went
Tú — you, singular informal	fuiste	you went
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	fue	he / she went; you went (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	fuimos	we went
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	fuisteis	you went (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	fueron	they went; you went (plural)

• Ayer fui al centro. — Yesterday I went downtown.

Ir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The imperfect uses the distinctive iba... family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	iba	I used to go / was going
Tú — you, singular informal	ibas	you used to go / were going
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	iba	he / she used to go / was going; you used to go / were going (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	íbamos	we used to go / were going
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ibais	you used to go / were going (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	iban	they used to go / were going; you used to go / were going (plural)

• De niño iba a la playa cada verano. — As a child, I used to go to the beach every summer.

Ir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus yendo — “going.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy yendo	I am going
Tú — you, singular informal	estás yendo	you are going
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está yendo	he / she is going; you are going (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos yendo	we are going
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis yendo	you are going (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están yendo	they are going; you are going (plural)

• Estoy yendo a casa ahora. — I am going home now.

Ir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and ir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a ir	I am going to go
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a ir	you are going to go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a ir	he / she is going to go; you are going to go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a ir	we are going to go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a ir	you are going to go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a ir	they are going to go; you are going to go (plural)

• Voy a ir al médico mañana. — I am going to go to the doctor tomorrow.

Ir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. Despite the irregular present and past families, these forms attach the regular endings directly to the infinitive ir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	iré	I will go
Tú — you, singular informal	irás	you will go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	irá	he / she will go; you will go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	iremos	we will go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	iréis	you will go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	irán	they will go; you will go (plural)

• Iré a Madrid la próxima semana. — I will go to Madrid next week.

Ir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. Despite the irregular present and past families, these forms attach the regular endings directly to the infinitive ir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	iría	I would go
Tú — you, singular informal	irías	you would go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	iría	he / she would go; you would go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	iríamos	we would go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	iríais	you would go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	irían	they would go; you would go (plural)

• Iría contigo si tuviera tiempo. — I would go with you if I had time.

Ir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he ido	I have gone
Tú — you, singular informal	has ido	you have gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha ido	he / she has gone; you have gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos ido	we have gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis ido	you have gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han ido	they have gone; you have gone (plural)

• He ido allí muchas veces. — I have gone there many times.

Ir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había ido	I had gone
Tú — you, singular informal	habías ido	you had gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había ido	he / she had gone; you had gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos ido	we had gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais ido	you had gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían ido	they had gone; you had gone (plural)

• Ya habíamos ido a ese restaurante. — We had already gone to that restaurant.

Ir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré ido	I will have gone
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás ido	you will have gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá ido	he / she will have gone; you will have gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos ido	we will have gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis ido	you will have gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán ido	they will have gone; you will have gone (plural)

• Para entonces habrán ido todos. — By then they will all have gone.

Ir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría ido	I would have gone
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías ido	you would have gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría ido	he / she would have gone; you would have gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos ido	we would have gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais ido	you would have gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían ido	they would have gone; you would have gone (plural)

• Habría ido antes si hubiera podido. — I would have gone earlier if I had been able to.

Ir subjunctive conjugations

Ir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses the irregular vay- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vaya	that I go
Tú — you, singular informal	vayas	that you go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vaya	that he / she go; that you go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vayamos	that we go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vayáis	that you go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vayan	that they go; that you go (plural)

• Quiero que vayas conmigo. — I want you to go with me.

Ir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	fuera	that I went
Tú — you, singular informal	fueras	that you went
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	fuera	that he / she went; that you went (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	fuéramos	that we went
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	fuerais	that you went (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	fueran	that they went; that you went (plural)

• Preferían que fuéramos juntos. — They preferred that we go together.
• Era mejor que fueses en tren. — It was better for you to go by train.

Ir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use the fuer- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	fuere	if / when I should go
Tú — you, singular informal	fueres	if / when you should go
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	fuere	if / when he / she should go; if / when you should go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	fuéremos	if / when we should go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	fuereis	if / when you should go (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	fueren	if / when they should go; if / when you should go (plural)

• Quien fuere al acto deberá registrarse. — Whoever should go to the event must register.

Ir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya ido	that I have gone
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas ido	that you have gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya ido	that he / she has gone; that you have gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos ido	that we have gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis ido	that you have gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan ido	that they have gone; that you have gone (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas ido. — I am glad that you went.

Ir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera ido	that I had gone
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras ido	that you had gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera ido	that he / she had gone; that you had gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos ido	that we had gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais ido	that you had gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran ido	that they had gone; that you had gone (plural)

• Si hubiéramos ido antes, habríamos encontrado sitio. — If we had gone earlier, we would have found a place.
• Si hubieses ido en tren, habrías llegado antes. — If you had gone by train, you would have arrived earlier.

Ir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ido — “gone.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere ido	if / when I should have gone
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres ido	if / when you should have gone
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere ido	if / when he / she should have gone; if / when you should have gone (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos ido	if / when we should have gone
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis ido	if / when you should have gone (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren ido	if / when they should have gone; if / when you should have gone (plural)

• Si hubieren ido al lugar indicado, deberán comunicarlo. — If they should have gone to the stated place, they must report it.

Ir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources by person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Ir affirmative commands

Ir has irregular affirmative commands. The core tú form is ve — “go”; the project also includes the exhortative nosotros/nosotras form vayamos — “let’s go.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	ve	go
Usted — you, singular formal	vaya	go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	vayamos	let’s go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	id	go (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	vayan	go (plural)

• Ve a casa ahora. — Go home now.

Ir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no vayas	do not go
Usted — you, singular formal	no vaya	do not go (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no vayamos	let’s not go
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no vayáis	do not go (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no vayan	do not go (plural)

• No vayas solo. — Do not go alone.

Common constructions with Ir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• ir a + place. — to go to a place.
• ir a + infinitive. — to be going to do something.
• ir + gerund. — to express gradual or progressive development.

Example sentences with Ir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Vamos al centro después de comer. — We are going downtown after lunch.
• ¿Has ido alguna vez a México? — Have you ever been to Mexico?
• Tengo que irme ahora. — I have to leave now.
• Espero que vayas con nosotros. — I hope you go with us.
• Vamos a estudiar juntos. — We are going to study together.
• Ve por esta calle y gira a la derecha. — Go along this street and turn right.

Regional and usage notes for Ir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos vas al trabajo temprano. — You go to work early. (voseo present)
• Andá con cuidado. — Go carefully. (affirmative vos command)

Ir must be learned by family rather than by one stem rule. Separate voy, fui, iba, vaya, and fuera, then remember that the future and conditional return to the infinitive ir.