Irse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Irse in Spanish

Irse means “to leave,” “to go away,” or “to depart.” You will learn its highly irregular paradigm with pronominal clitics, exceptional commands, and major departure expressions.

Irse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, irse is highly irregular and pronominal. RAE gives voy, iba, fui, iré, iría, vaya, fuera / fuese, fuere, yendo, ido; the target verb uses these families with person-matched clitics and has exceptional command behavior.

Irse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle ido remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	irse	to leave / go away
Gerund	yéndose	leaving / going away
Past participle	ido	gone / left in compound morphology
Compound infinitive	haberse ido	to have left / gone away
Compound gerund	habiéndose ido	having left / gone away

Irse meaning and essential uses

In everyday Spanish, irse commonly means leaving a place or going away: Me voy ahora. — “I’m leaving now.”

It also appears in extensions such as something disappearing or being used up, and in expressions like irse de + place, irse a + destination, and irse con + person.

Irse irregular conjugation patterns

Finite forms inherit the major irregular families of ir: me voy, me iba, me fui, me iré, me iría, me vaya, me fuera / fuese, me fuere. The gerund is yendo and participle ido.

Commands are exceptional: vete, váyase, vayámonos, idos, váyanse. RAE states that idos remains the most recommended cultured form for vosotros; iros is also accepted because of its widespread use.

Irse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Irse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Present uses the suppletive forms voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van with the matching clitic.

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

• Me voy de la oficina a las seis. — I leave the office at six.

Irse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Preterite uses fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron, the same forms as ser, with meaning determined by context.

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

• Ayer me fui temprano. — Yesterday I left early.

Irse imperfect conjugation

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

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

• Antes me iba a casa en autobús. — I used to go home by bus.

Irse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar: me estoy yendo. Enclisis on the gerund is also standard: estoy yéndome.

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

• Me estoy yendo ahora. — I am leaving now.

Irse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table uses me voy a ir. The clitic can instead attach to the infinitive: voy a irme.

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

• Me voy a ir después de la reunión. — I am going to leave after the meeting.

Irse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

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

• Nos iremos mañana por la mañana. — We will leave tomorrow morning.

Irse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

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

• Me iría antes si pudiera. — I would leave earlier if I could.

Irse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Me he ido de ese hotel. — I have left that hotel.

Irse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Ya se habían ido cuando llegamos. — They had already left when we arrived.

Irse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Para entonces se habrán ido todos. — By then everyone will have left.

Irse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Me habría ido antes sin la reunión. — I would have left earlier without the meeting.

Irse subjunctive conjugations

Irse 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. Present subjunctive uses the vay- family.

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

• Quiero que te vayas ahora. — I want you to leave now.

Irse 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. The main table uses the fuera series; the accepted fuese series is also valid.

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

• Preferían que nos fuéramos después de cenar. — They preferred that we leave after dinner.
• Era mejor que te fueses antes de la tormenta. — It was better for you to leave before the storm.

Irse 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 fuere family.

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

• Quien se fuere del recinto deberá registrar la salida. — Whoever should leave the premises must record the departure.

Irse 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. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas ido a tiempo. — I am glad that you left on time.

Irse 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. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Si me hubiera ido antes, habría evitado el tráfico. — If I had left earlier, I would have avoided the traffic.
• Si te hubieses ido con Marta, habrías llegado antes. — If you had left with Marta, you would have arrived earlier.

Irse 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. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant ido.

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

• Si se hubieren ido participantes adicionales, deberá actualizarse el registro. — If additional participants should have left, the record must be updated.

Irse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Irse affirmative commands

Exceptional pronominal commands. Use vete, váyase, vayámonos, idos, váyanse. Unlike ordinary vosotros pronominal commands, idos preserves d; RAE also accepts widespread iros, though idos remains the most recommended cultured form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	vete	leave
Usted — you, singular formal	váyase	leave (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	vayámonos	let’s leave
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	idos	leave (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	váyanse	leave (plural)

• Vete a casa y descansa. — Go home and rest.

Irse negative commands

Negative commands use the vay- subjunctive family with the clitic before the verb: no te vayas, no se vaya, no nos vayamos, no os vayáis, no se vayan.

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

• No te vayas todavía. — Do not leave yet.

Common constructions with Irse

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

• irse de + place. — to leave / go away from a place.
• irse a + destination. — to go off to / leave for a destination.
• irse con + person. — to leave / go with someone.
• irse + gerundio. — gradual-development pattern in certain contexts.

Example sentences with Irse

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

• Me voy a casa. — I’m going home.
• Tenemos que irnos ahora. — We have to leave now.
• Estoy yéndome porque es tarde. — I am leaving because it is late.
• Espero que no te vayas sin avisar. — I hope you do not leave without telling anyone.
• Ya se han ido todos. — Everyone has already left.
• Váyanse por esta salida, por favor. — Leave through this exit, please.

Regional and usage notes for Irse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te vas temprano hoy. — You are leaving early today. (voseo)
• Andate ahora. — Leave now. (affirmative vos command; common in voseo regions)
• For vosotros, idos is the most recommended standard command; iros is also accepted by RAE because of its widespread use.

Irse is an exceptional pronominal verb. Memorize the irregular families voy / fui / vaya / fuera / fuere / yendo and learn its commands separately: vete, váyase, vayámonos, idos, váyanse.