ir Conjugation in Spanish

What does ir mean?

ir means to go in English. It is a completely irregular and one of the verbs Spanish learners should recognize quickly because it appears in everyday speech, stories, instructions, and classroom practice.

Learning a verb well means more than memorizing one form. You need to see how the verb changes with different subjects, how it behaves in the past, and how it sounds in practical sentences. This page gives you a compact reference for ir and connects it to related VerbyGo practice pages.

ir conjugation table

Use this table as a starting point for active recall. Cover one column, say the pronoun, and try to produce the form before checking the answer.

Examples with ir

• Voy al mercado. I go to the market.
• Íbamos a la escuela en bus. We used to go to school by bus.
• Ellos fueron al parque. They went to the park.

Read each example as a full sentence. This helps you connect the form to meaning, not just to a chart. If a form feels difficult, practice it with several pronouns before moving to a new tense.

Practice prompts

1. Conjugate ir for yo in the present.
2. Conjugate ir for ella in the preterite.
3. Conjugate ir for nosotros/as in the imperfect.
4. Write one sentence using ir in the future.