ir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ir — to go
The affirmative imperative is mostly irregular: ve (tú), vaya (usted), vamos (nosotros), id (vosotros), vayan (ustedes).
ir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give directions or tell someone to go somewhere immediately.
Notes on ir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 've', which is very short. The 'nosotros' form 'vamos' is used universally as 'Let's go!'.
Example Sentences
¡Ve a tu cuarto!
Go to your room!
tú
¡Vamos a la playa!
Let's go to the beach!
nosotros
Vaya por esa calle, por favor.
Go down that street, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'vete' as the only way to say 'go'.
Correct: Use 've' for 'go to a place' and 'vete' for 'leave/go away'.
Why: While 'vete' is common, it is the reflexive form (irse). Plain 've' is for simple movement toward a destination.
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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.
Future
yo: iré
The future tense of ir is regular: iré, irás, irá, iremos, iréis, irán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vayas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no vayas, no vaya, no vayamos, no vayáis, no vayan.