9.5: The Verb Ir
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El Verbo Ir
The verb ir (to go) is irregular in the present tense.
Singular
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | Yo voy | I go |
| 2nd person | Tú vas | You go |
| 3rd person | Él va | He/it goes |
| Ella va | She/it goes | |
| Usted va | You go (formal) |
Plural
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | Nosotros vamos | We go |
| 2nd person | Vosotros váis | You go (formal or plural) |
| 3rd person | Ellos van | They go (masc.) |
| Ellas van | They go (fem.) | |
| Ustedes van | You go |
To go somewhere
To express that you are going somewhere in Spanish, you must use the correct form of the present tense of the verb ir and the preposition a:
ir + a + place
The preposition a must change form before a masculine definite article that accompanies the noun (place) as follows:
- ir + al (a + el) + masculine, singular place
Él va al café.
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This section includes content derived from Introduction to French (2nd ed.), originally released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 and Liberté, originally released under CC BY-NC-SA.