Ir (to go) is irregular in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish.
Learn how to conjugate "ir" in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish
| yo | iba |
| tú | ibas |
| él / ella / Ud. | iba |
| nosotros / nosotras |
íbamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
ibais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | iban |
The only form with a written accent is the nosotros form: íbamos.
See and listen to these examples:
Yo no iba en tren sino en coche.I didn't go by train but by car.
Tú ibas de chica en chica de joven.You used to flit from girl to girl when you were young.
Sofía iba de Madrid a Jaén.Sofía was going from Madrid to Jaen.
Hace años íbamos a ese camping cada verano.Years ago we used to go to that campsite every summer.
¿Ibais a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?Were you going to Ibiza for your honeymoon? [you = vosotros]
Iban de vacaciones a una isla bonita.They were going on holidays to a lovely island.
Recuerdo que ustedes iban a menudo a Irlanda.I remember that you used to go to Ireland often.
For the conjugation of regular verbs see:
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Imperfecto)
- Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish (El Imperfecto)
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