Ir Conjugation 101: Conjugate Ir in Spanish

Ir present tense conjugations are irregular for all subject pronouns. For the yo form, use the irregular ending -oy. The remaining subject pronouns are conjugated with the stem v and no accent marks.

The present conjugations of ir are used to talk about the places a person currently goes. These forms are also used to conjugate verbs to the near future in Spanish. For example: Ellas van a la tienda.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoVoyI go
VasYou go
Él / Ella
Usted
VaHe/She goes
You (formal) go
NosotrosVamosWe go
VosotrosVaisYou go
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
VanThey go
You (plural) go

Take Note: In Spanish, –oy is an irregular ending to form the conjugation yo for certain irregular verbs, such as estar, dar, and ser.

Preterite tense

Ir’s preterite conjugations are formed with the stems fue for the third-person singular and plural and fui for the remaining subject pronouns. You can see how to conjugate ir in the conjugation chart below.

When in the past preterite form, ‘ir’ communicates that someone went to a place at a specific moment in the past. For example: ¿Fuiste a la fiesta de Nancy?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoFuiI went
FuisteYou went
Él / Ella
Usted
FueHe/She went
You (formal) went
NosotrosFuimosWe went
VosotrosFuisteisYou went
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
FueronThey went
You (plural) went

Take Note: In the preterite tense, ir and the verb ser have the same conjugation. You must pay attention to the sentence’s context and elements to know which verb is being applied.

Imperfect tense

The imperfect conjugations of ir are formed with the stem ‘ib-’. Conjugate ir to the imperfect indicative tense to talk about the places people used to go repeatedly in the past. For example: Nosotros siempre íbamos a tus partidos de fútbol.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoIbaI went
I used to go
IbasYou went
You used to go
Él / Ella
Usted
IbaHe/She went
He/She used to go

Near future

Ir (present tense) + a + infinitive (in this case, ‘ir’) is the structure you must use to form the immediate future of ‘ir’. Use these forms to express that a person will go somewhere soon in the future. An example is: ¿A qué hora vas a ir al dentista?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoVoy a irI’m going to go
Vas a irYou’re going to go
Él / Ella
Usted
Va a irHe/She is going to go
You (formal) are going to go
NosotrosVamos a irWe’re going to go
VosotrosVais a irYou’re going to go
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Van a irThey’re going to go
You (plural) are going to go

Take Note: Ir a + infinitive is used to talk about the future in Spanish. You need to make sure to change the infinitive verb to match the activity you’re talking about.

Future simple tense

Conjugate ir to the future simple tense to communicate that someone will go somewhere at some point in the future. For example: Nosotros iremos en un par de días.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoIréI will go
IrásYou will go
Él / Ella
Usted
IráHe/She will go
You (formal) will go
NosotrosIremosWe will go
VosotrosIréisYou (formal) will go
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
IránThey will go
You (plural) will go

Conditional tense

The Spanish conditional tense conjugations of ir express that people would go somewhere as long as some conditions are met. You can also omit the conditions and simply use these conjugations to say someone would go to a place.

For example: Yo iría a tu fiesta, pero tengo mucho trabajo.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoIríaI would go
IríasYou would go
Él / Ella
Usted
IríaHe/She would go
You (formal) would go
NosotrosIríamosWe would go
VosotrosIríaisYou would go
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
IríanThey would go
You (plural) would go

Present perfect tense

Haber in the present tense + ido (past participle) is the structure we use to form the present perfect in Spanish. Use these conjugations to talk about whether someone has or hasn’t gone somewhere. For instance: Tanya, ¿ya has ido a ese restaurante?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHe idoI have gone
Has idoYou have gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Ha idoHe/She has gone
You (formal) have gone
NosotrosHemos idoWe have gone
VosotrosHabéis idoYou have gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Han idoThey have gone
You (plural) have gone

Past perfect

When conjugated to the past perfect tense in Spanish, ir communicates that someone had gone somewhere before another past action or time frame in the past. For example: A las 8, Juan ya se había ido.

To conjugate ir to the past perfect, use the imperfect form of ‘haber’ and the past participle form of ‘ir’.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabía idoI had gone
Habías idoYou had gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Había idoHe/She had gone
You (formal) had gone
NosotrosHabíamos ido We had gone
VosotrosHabíais idoYou had gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habían idoThey had gone
You (plural) had gone

Future perfect

Ir conjugated to the future perfect tense expresses that someone will have gone or attended a place by or before a certain moment in the future. You can also use these forms to discuss where someone might have gone. ¿Sabes si Luis ya habrá ido a la farmacia?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabré idoI will have gone
Habrás idoYou will have gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Habrá idoHe/She will have gone
You (formal) will have gone
NosotrosHabremos ido We will have gone
VosotrosHabréis idoYou will have gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habrán idoThey will have gone
You (plural) will have gone

Conditional perfect

In Spanish, we use the verb ir conjugated to the conditional perfect for communicating that someone would have gone somewhere if a past action had been completed. For example: No habrías ido si no te hubiera insistido, ¿verdad?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHabría idoI would have gone
Habrías idoYou would have gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Habría idoHe/She would have gone
You (formal) would have gone
NosotrosHabríamos idoWe would have gone
VosotrosHabríais idoYou would have gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Habrían idoThey would have gone
You (plural) would have gone

Progressive tenses

The progressive tenses of ir convey that someone is going somewhere at the moment of speaking. To conjugate to this tense use the formula estar conjugated + present participle (yendo). For instance: Mis hermanos están yendo a clases de pintura.

Progressive TenseFormulaTranslation Example
PresentEstar (present) + yendoI am going
PreteriteEstar (preterite) + yendoYou were going
ImperfectEstar (imperfect) + yendoHe was going
FutureEstar (future) + yendoWe will be going
ConditionalEstar (conditional) + yendoThey would be going

Take Note: Like ‘ir’, there are other Spanish verbs whose present participle forms are irregular or have some stem changes.

Ir Subjunctive Conjugations

The Spanish subjunctive mood is used to talk about wishes, requests, suggestions, expectations, doubts, or hypothetical situations. Below are the ir conjugation charts for the most common subjunctive tenses.

Present subjunctive

The verb ir subjunctive conjugations are formed with the irregular stem vay. We conjugate ‘ir’ to the present subjunctive tense to express hopes, suggestions, or requests about someone going somewhere. For instance: Mi mamá quiere que vayas a la tienda.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoVayaI go
VayasYou go
Él / Ella
Usted
VayaHe/She goes
You (formal) go
NosotrosVayamosWe go
VosotrosVayáisYou go
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
VayanThey go
You (plural) go

Take Note: Que te vaya bien is one of the ways we say have a good day in Spanish. This structure is formed with the subjunctive forms of ‘ir’.

Present perfect subjunctive

The present perfect subjunctive of ‘ir’ is conjugated with the structure haber in the present subjunctive + ido. With this tense, this verb is used to wonder or wish that a person has already gone somewhere. For example: ¿Quién crees que haya ido a la reunión?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHaya idoI have gone
Hayas idoYou have gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Haya idoHe/She has gone
You (formal) have gone
NosotrosHayamos idoWe have gone
VosotrosHayáis idoYou have gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Hayan idoThey have gone
You (plural) have gone

Imperfect subjunctive

Fue is the irregular stem used to conjugate ir to the Spanish imperfect subjunctive tense. Use these conjugations to talk about past suggestions, requests, wishes, or expectations you had about someone going somewhere. Te pedí que fueras a comprar leche.

Depending on the type of Spanish (Latin American or Castilian) you use, there are two conjugation models for the imperfect subjunctive:

Latin American Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoFueraI went
FuerasYou went
Él / Ella
Usted
FueraHe/She went
You (formal) went
NosotrosFuéramosWe went
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
FueranThey went
You (plural) went

Note: The conjugation chart above doesn’t include the ir conjugation for ‘vosotros’ since this pronoun is not used in Latin American Spanish.

Castilian Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoFueseI went
FuesesYou went
Él / Ella
Usted
FueseHe/She went
You (formal) went
NosotrosFuésemosWe went
VosotrosFueseisYou went
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
FuesenThey went
You (plural) went

Past perfect subjunctive

In the past perfect subjunctive, ir communicates that someone would have gone somewhere if a past action had occurred. These conjugations can also express regret related to had or hadn’t gone to a certain place.

For example: La película estuvo muy aburrida, ojalá no hubiéramos ido.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoHubiera idoI had gone
Hubieras idoYou had gone
Él / Ella
Usted
Hubiera idoHe/She had gone
You (formal) had gone
NosotrosHubiéramos ido We had gone
VosotrosHubierais idoYou had gone
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Hubieran idoThey had gone
You (plural) had gone

Ir Imperative Conjugations

To give commands in Spanish, we must use the imperative mood.

Affirmative commands

Ir’s affirmative command conjugations are formed with two different irregular stems. You can see these forms in the conjugation chart below. We use these imperative conjugations to order someone to go somewhere. Vayan a la tienda, por favor.

PersonConjugationTranslation
VeGo
UstedVayaGo
VosotrosIdGo
UstedesVayanGo

Negative commands

Use the negative command forms of ‘ir’ to order someone not to go somewhere. These conjugations are formed with the irregular stem vay. For example: No vayas, está lloviendo.

PersonConjugationTranslation
No vayasDon’t go
UstedNo vayaDon’t go
VosotrosNo vayáisDon’t go
UstedesNo vayanDon’t go

Meanings of Ir & Examples

Ir is a very common verb which you’ll use on a daily basis in Spanish. It’s also an irregular verb, which can be a challenging barrier to learning it and levelling up your Spanish fluency. So, I’ve created a PDF you can download which contains all the ir conjugation charts as well as its meanings and uses with examples.

Practice Quiz: Ir Conjugation

Now that you’ve learned how to conjugate ir in Spanish, you should drill yourself on all its different tenses and its many irregular forms. Take the ir conjugation practice quiz to test your knowledge and also learn its conjugations by heart.