⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1

ir

Irregular Level A1 ⭐ #4 Most Common

English translation: to go

Stem Pattern: vou / vais / vai / vamos / ides / vão

💡 Key Usage Note: Used with infinitive to form the immediate future: 'Vou estudar' (I am going to study).

📘 Linguistic Rule: Suppletive present using Latin 'vadere' (vou, vais, vai).

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Present (Presente)

Movement or future intention.

Subject Pronoun	Conjugation	Audio
eu	vou
tu	vais
ele / ela / você	vai
nós	vamos
vós	ides
eles / elas / vocês	vão

Example Sentences in Context

Nós vamos à praia. — We are going to the beach.

Subject Pronoun	Conjugation	Audio
eu	fui
tu	foste
ele / ela / você	foi
nós	fomos
vós	fostes
eles / elas / vocês	foram

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🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

VOU = I go.

⚠️ Most Common Student Mistake

✗ Don't say: ~~Eu vo ao mercado~~

✓ Say instead: Eu vou ao mercado

Why: 1st person singular is 'vou'.

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vou

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Test your understanding of 'ir' across tenses

Interactive Quiz

Question 1 (Present)

Para onde você ___ amanhã?

Other Important Portuguese Verbs to Study

ser Irregular

to be (permanent / identity)

estar Irregular

to be (state, mood, location)

ter Irregular

to have / possess

fazer Irregular

to do / to make

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