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M046 Irregular

Ir — 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.

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:

irse

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.

ir irse

2) High-value chunks

Frequent classroom patterns.

ir a + infinitive me voy / se va que vaya

3) Teaching recommendation

Train ir vs ser contrast in preterite (fui) through context, not isolated forms.

Present Indicative

yo

voy

vas

él/ella

va

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

voy

vas

él/ella

va

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Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

he ido

has ido

él/ella

ha ido

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

iba

ibas

él/ella

iba

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

había ido

habías ido

él/ella

había ido

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

fui

fuiste

él/ella

fue

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Pretérito anterior

Preterite Anterior

✓ Available

yo

hube ido

hubiste ido

él/ella

hubo ido

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

iré

irás

él/ella

irá

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

habré ido

habrás ido

él/ella

habrá ido

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

iría

irías

él/ella

iría

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Condicional compuesto

Conditional Perfect

✓ Available

yo

habría ido

habrías ido

él/ella

habría ido

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

vaya

vayas

él/ella

vaya

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Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

haya ido

hayas ido

él/ella

haya ido

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Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

fuera

fueras

él/ella

fuera

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Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiera ido (hubiese ido)

hubieras ido (hubieses ido)

él/ella

hubiera ido (hubiese ido)

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Futuro

Future Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

fuere

fueres

él/ella

fuere

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiere ido

hubieres ido

él/ella

hubiere ido

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

ve

él/ella

vaya

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

vayas

él/ella

vaya

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Irregular all tenses

Verbs following this model

2 verbs

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