ir
M046 IrregularIr — to go (suppletive)
Suppletive
2
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
IR is a core suppletive model: it combines three stems across the paradigm (v- / fu- / ir-).
Key checkpoints:
- Present: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.
- Preterite: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.
- Present subjunctive: vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.
- Imperative: ve, vaya, vayamos, id, vayan.
Technical explanation
Model for ir and pronominal irse:
- Present indicative uses the v- base (voy/vas/va...) except nosotros/vosotros (vamos/vais).
- Preterite and derived simple subjunctive tenses use fu-:
fui...; fuera...; fuere...
- Future and conditional are built from infinitive ir-:
iré, iría.
- Present subjunctive is built on vay-:
vaya, vayas, vayamos...
- Affirmative imperative:
ve (tú), vaya (usted), vayamos, id (vosotros), vayan.
Negative imperative (table cells without "no") uses subjunctive forms: vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.
Note: ser shares the same preterite and derived simple subjunctive forms (fui/fuera/fuere), but it is a different model.
Examples
- Mañana voy a Madrid y vuelvo por la noche.
- Ayer fuimos al museo y luego fuimos a cenar.
- Espero que vayas con tiempo.
Verbs following ir
Core verbs in this model:
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach one stable chain first: voy -> fui -> iré -> vaya, then move to pronominal irse.
1) Core verbs
Priority set in class and drills.
2) High-value chunks
Frequent classroom patterns.
3) Teaching recommendation
Train ir vs ser contrast in preterite (fui) through context, not isolated forms.
Present Indicative
yo
voy
tú
vas
él/ella
va
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
voy
tú
vas
él/ella
va
Regular anchor
yo
vivo
tú
vives
él/ella
vive
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
fui
tú
fuiste
él/ella
fue
Regular anchor
yo
viví
tú
viviste
él/ella
vivió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
iba
tú
ibas
él/ella
iba
Regular anchor
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él/ella
vivía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
iré
tú
irás
él/ella
irá
Regular anchor
yo
viviré
tú
vivirás
él/ella
vivirá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
iría
tú
irías
él/ella
iría
Regular anchor
yo
viviría
tú
vivirías
él/ella
viviría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
vaya
tú
vayas
él/ella
vaya
Regular anchor
yo
viva
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
ve
él/ella
vaya
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vive
él/ella
viva
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
vayas
él/ella
vaya
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Tense availability
Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.
Supported
More tenses are rolling out over time.
Open a verb page to switch between tenses and see full tables.
Open a sample verb from this modelWhat this model teaches
Verbs following this model
2 verbsUnlock full access
- Complete conjugation tables for all tenses
- Unlimited practice drills
- Full verb lists for every model
- Progress tracking & mastery scores