The Spanish Verb ‘Ir’ Preterite Tense Conjugation (Pretérito)

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The preterite tense is one of those tenses that seems to be irregular no matter which verb you are learning…unfortunately, the Spanish verb ‘ir’ is no exception!

Ir conjugated in the Preterite tense

• yo fui - I went
• tú fuiste – you went (formal singular)
• él/ella fue – he/she went
• usted fue – you went (polite singular)
• nosotros/as fuimos – we went
• vosotros/as fuisteis – you went (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas fueron – they went
• ustedes fueron – you went (polite plural)

The confusion with the preterite conjugation of ir doesn’t end there either…for those of you that are quite astute in noticing that the preterite of ir is conjugated exactly the same as the preterite conjugation of ser – ‘to be’ congratulations.

My initial thought when starting to study both of these verbs was that there was some kind of misprint but that isn’t the case.

For a full explanation of the difference between ser and ir in the preterite and how they are used check out a previous post of mine ‘How to Conjugate Ser in the Preterite Tense‘ where all is explained!

Here are some further links to tenses in which ‘ir’ has irregularities:

Spanish Verb Ir
Ir Present Tense
Ir Imperfect
Ir Future Tense
Ir Subjunctive
You can download a full conjugation sheet of ‘ir’ from the main website at the following location:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

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The Spanish Verb ‘Ir’ Present Tense Conjugation (Presente)

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Ir – ‘to go’ is one of the most irregular verbs in the Spanish language and many students encounter the present tense conjugation of it very early on in their studies as it is a very commonly used verb, here is the conjugation of the presente.

Ir Present tense Conjugation

• yo voy – I go
• tú vas – you go (formal singular)
• él/ella va – he/she goes
• usted va – you go (polite singular)
• nosotros/as vamos – we go
• vosotros/as vais - you go (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas van – they go
• ustedes van – you go (polite plural)

Here are some links to the other tenses in which ‘ir’ is irregular:

• Spanish Verb Ir
• Ir Preterite
• Ir Imperfect
• Ir Future Tense (not irregular)
• Ir Subjunctive

Also, you may be interested in downloading a full conjugation sheet from the main website from this location:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

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The Spanish Verb ‘Ir’, Conjugation and Uses

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In Spanish the verb ‘Ir‘ literally means ‘to go’. It is one of the most irregular Spanish verbs and because of this it can take some time to completely master it’s use. Unfortunately, master it you must do, because it is also one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish and it is also used in many expressions and is also frequently combined with other verbs too.

Ir conjugation patterns are complex, and each of it’s irregular tenses will be covered shortly but we will first look at how ir is used.

Ir is used to declare where you are going to or have been and also whatever you are going to do.

Using ir to express the act of going somewhere.

Spanish is the same as English when it comes to using the verb ‘to go’. In English we follow the verb ‘to go’ with ‘to’ to indicate the intended destination for example: I go to the cinema.  Spanish is the same as the verb ‘ir’ is followed by ‘a’. example: Voy al cine – I go to the cinema.

*Please note that in Spanish if the noun is masculine (el cine), a becomes al (a + el = al) if the noun is feminine a la would be used)

Using ir to express something that is going to happen.

Again, ir is used exactly how the verb ‘to go’ is in English, to express that something is going to take place or happen!

• Vamos a visitar a nuestros padres hoy – We are going to visit our parents today

As shown in the above example, the combination of the required conjugation of ir and ‘a’ precedes the infinitive of the action verb, in this case ‘visitar’ – to visit.

The Irregular Conjugation of Ir

Because the verb ir is so irregular in many different tenses I thought it would be a better idea to have it broken down into smaller individual posts that are much easier to digest and manage. Please just click on each link for more information.

Ir Present Tense
Ir Preterite
Ir Imperfect
Ir Future Tense
Ir Subjunctive
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Or maybe your question about the Spanish verb ir has been answered in this post, if so, why not check out my previous post about the Spanish verb Oír!

Hasta Luego Amigos!