Conjugate ir in El Pretérito Imperfecto (imperfect past)

Inma Sánchez
2021-07-19
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Ir (to go) is irregular in El Pretérito Imperfecto:

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:

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Recuerdo que ustedes iban a menudo a Irlanda.I remember that you used to go to Ireland often.
Iban de vacaciones a una isla bonita.They were going on holidays to a lovely island.
Tú ibas de chica en chica de joven.You used to flit from girl to girl when you were young.
Hace años íbamos a ese camping cada verano.Years ago we used to go to that campsite every summer.
Yo no iba en tren sino en coche.I didn't go by train but by car.
¿Ibais a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?Were you going to Ibiza for your honeymoon? [you = vosotros]
Sofía iba de Madrid a Jaén.Sofía was going from Madrid to Jaen.
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