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13. The Verb "Ir"

Source: A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish

Ir means "to go." It's a monosyllabic, irregular verb whose present-tense forms have nothing to do with its infinitive. It also collapses English "I go" and "I am going" into a single Spanish form, and uses the preposition a to express destinations or near-future actions.

Key Rules

ir is irregular and monosyllabic — its present-tense stem is v-, not ir-.
Spanish has no separate present progressive for ir; one form covers both "I go" and "I am going."
For destinations or near-future actions, use ir + a + (place / infinitive):
- destination: Yo voy a la tienda (I'm going to the store).
- near-future: Yo voy a hacer mi tarea (I'm going to do my homework).
Without a destination, drop the a: Yo voy allí (I go there), Yo voy con mis amigos (I'm going with my friends).
ir + a + infinitive is Spanish's everyday "going to" future.

Conjugation: ir (present indicative)

Pronoun	Form
yo	voy
tú	vas
él / ella / usted	va
nosotros	vamos
vosotros	vais
ellos / ellas / ustedes	van

Examples

Spanish	English
Yo voy.	I go / I am going.
Yo voy allí.	I go there.
Yo voy con mis amigos.	I'm going with my friends.
Yo voy a la tienda.	I'm going to the store.
Yo voy a la clase.	I'm going to the class.
Yo voy a hacer mi tarea.	I'm going to do my homework.
Yo voy a leer este libro.	I'm going to read this book.
Tú vas a trabajar.	You're going to work.
Él va a mi casa.	He goes to my house.
Nosotros vamos allí con todos.	We go there with everybody.
Ellos van a la universidad.	They're going to the university.

Notes & Gotchas

Spanish does not form present progressive for ir (no estoy yendo in everyday speech) — use the simple present.
The preposition a is required for destinations and for "going to + verb" (near future). Without a, the meaning is generic ("I go there / with friends") rather than specifying a target.
a + el always contracts to al: Voy al cine, never voy a el cine.
ir + a + infinitive is the most common way to express future intentions in conversation.

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