ir Negative Imperative Conjugation
ir — to go
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no vayas, no vaya, no vayamos, no vayáis, no vayan.
ir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to go somewhere.
Notes on ir in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive. They all use the 'vay-' stem.
Example Sentences
No vayas solo por la noche.
Don't go alone at night.
tú
No vayamos tan rápido.
Let's not go so fast.
nosotros
Por favor, no se vayan todavía.
Please, don't leave yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no ve' instead of 'no vayas'.
Correct: Always use the subjunctive 'vayas' for negative commands.
Why: Learners often try to put 'no' in front of the affirmative command, but Spanish requires a switch to the subjunctive for all negative commands.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ve
The affirmative imperative is mostly irregular: ve (tú), vaya (usted), vamos (nosotros), id (vosotros), vayan (ustedes).