
ir Future Conjugation
ir — to go
The future tense of ir is regular: iré, irás, irá, iremos, iréis, irán.
ir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state where you will go in the future or to make a prediction about someone's movement.
Notes on ir in the Future
Surprisingly, ir is completely regular in the future! You just add the standard future endings to the infinitive 'ir'.
Example Sentences
Iré a visitarte pronto.
I will go to visit you soon.
yo
Iremos a la playa el próximo mes.
We will go to the beach next month.
nosotros
¿Irán ustedes a la reunión?
Will you all go to the meeting?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to use a 'v' stem like 'vayeré'.
Correct: Use the full infinitive 'ir' as the stem: 'iré'.
Why: Because 'ir' is so irregular in the present, learners assume the future must be irregular too, but it isn't.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: voy
The present tense of ir is highly irregular: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.
Preterite
yo: fui
The preterite of ir is identical to the verb ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.
Imperfect
yo: iba
Ir is one of only three irregular verbs in the imperfect: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.
Conditional
yo: iría
The conditional of ir is regular: iría, irías, iría, iríamos, iríais, irían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vaya
The present subjunctive of ir uses the stem 'vay-': vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fuera
The imperfect subjunctive of ir uses the 'fu-' stem: fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ve
The affirmative imperative is mostly irregular: ve (tú), vaya (usted), vamos (nosotros), id (vosotros), vayan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no vayas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no vayas, no vaya, no vayamos, no vayáis, no vayan.