Is 'ir' a regular or irregular 'ir' verb?

Question

I'm assuming 'ir' is an irregular 'ir' verb but I just need to verify if I'm correct or not.

Answer 1

Ir is an irregular verb. You can find all its conjugations in our conjugation drop down menu above (under more). Here's the link for the verb ir

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Answer 2

Go to the link below and you will find the flashcard set for the conjugated form of ir right here on spanishdictionary.com. You can also listen to the pronunciations of the different conjugations.

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Answer 3

You can test for yourself whether a verb is irregular by simply checking to see if it follows the regular pattern of conjugation followed by most verbs of its conjugation class. A basic pattern for verbs of the third conjugation (-ir verbs) can be seen by taking the root of the verb and adding to it the appropriate inflectional ending. Take, for example, the regular verb "escribir" (for sake of brevity, I will stick to just the first person singular conjugations of the present, preterit and imperfect indicative).

Escribir

Verb Tense	Root	Ending	Conjugated Verb
Present Ind.	escrib-	-o	escribo
Preterit Ind.	escrib-	-í	escribí
Imperfect Ind.	escrib-	ía	escribía

Compare this pattern with the verb Ir:

ir

Verb Tense	Root	Ending	Conjugated Verb
Present Ind.	v-	-oy	voy
Preterit Ind.	fu-	-i	fui
Imperfect Ind.	i-	ba	iba

Notice that the verb ir actually exhibits three separate roots. The original Latin root of this verb was i- and this form is conserved in the future indicative, the conditional, the imperfect indicative, as well as in each of its impersonal forms (infinitive, gerundio, participio). The other two roots exhibited by this verb (fu- and v-) are considered irregular. As such, any forms which employ these alternative roots are considered irregular conjugations because they don't follow the typical pattern. In addition, you should be able to tell that the imperfect indicative does not follow the typical pattern of verb ending for a verb in the third conjugation (nor does the first-person singular of the present indicative).

Broadly speaking, verbs with irregular conjugations will typically vary from the normal conjugation form in one of three ways, (1) vowel changes (entender ? entiendo, (2) consonant changes (agradecer ? agradezco) or (3) a combination of the two (decir ? dije).

In many cases such irregularities have arisen largely due to phonetic considerations. In other cases, they might simply be the result of various historical variations (archaic verb forms or remnants of a more ancient, less standardized model of conjugation). The main thing to remember, however, is that any such deviation from the typical pattern will be considered an "irregular conjugation."