to go away, to leave
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Me voy, ya es tarde.
I'm leaving, it's late.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mis primos se fueron a Miami.
My cousins went off to Miami.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo se iba al campo todos los veranos.
My grandfather would go off to the countryside every summer.
Futuro · What will happen
Nos iremos a las seis.
We'll leave at six.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo me iría de aquí.
I'd get out of here.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Todos se han ido.
Everyone has left.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Cuando llegué, él ya se había ido.
When I arrived, he had already left.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las ocho ya se habrán ido.
By eight they will have left.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo me habría ido antes.
I would have left sooner.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que te vayas.
I don't want you to leave.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le rogué que no se fuera.
I begged him not to leave.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que se fuesen sin mí.
I was afraid they would leave without me.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Siento que te hayas ido tan pronto.
I'm sorry you left so soon.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubiera ido antes, no habría visto el accidente.
If I had left sooner, I wouldn't have seen the accident.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Vámonos, que se hace tarde.
Let's go, it's getting late.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No te vayas todavía.
Don't leave yet.