irregular
ir
to go
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | voy | |
| tú | vas | |
| él, ella, usted | va | |
| nosotros | vamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | van | |
| vosotros, Spain only | vais |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fui | |
| tú | fuiste | |
| él, ella, usted | fue | |
| nosotros | fuimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | fueron |
The thing that catches people out
ir plus a plus an infinitive is the easy future: voy a comer, I am going to eat. Learn this and you can talk about tomorrow without touching the future tense at all.
In a sentence
voy al mercadoI am going to the market
vamos a comerwe are going to eat