# Ir in the present: voy, vas, va

> id: conjugation.present.irregular-ir · category: conjugation · depth: standard · levels: A1 · review: internally_reviewed

**Summary.** Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van — built on a v- stem unrelated to the infinitive. Ir a + infinitive is the everyday future.

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.
- Vamos a ver una película. — We're going to watch a movie.
- ¿Vas a venir mañana? — Are you going to come tomorrow?

Related: conjugation.future.periphrastic-ir-a, conjugation.preterite.ser-ir, conjugation.imperfect.irregular

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