conjugation.present.irregular-ir
Ir in the present: voy, vas, va
Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van — built on a v- stem unrelated to the infinitive. Ir a + infinitive is the everyday future.
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Explanation
Ir borrows its present from the Latin verb vadere: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van. Nothing connects these forms to the infinitive ir.
The vos form matches tú: vos vas. Vamos doubles as the usual 'let's go'.
Ir a + infinitive (voy a comer) is the most common way to talk about the future in spoken Spanish — far more frequent than the simple future tense in conversation.
Examples
Voy al mercado.
I'm going to the market.
I'm going to the market.
Region: global
Vamos a ver una película.
We're going to watch a movie.
We're going to watch a movie.
Region: global
¿Vas a venir mañana?
Are you going to come tomorrow?
Are you going to come tomorrow?
Region: global