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4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms ANTE TODO In Spanish, several verbs have irregular yo forms in the present tense. You have already seen three examples of these verbs with the –go ending in the yo form: hacer tener poner hago tengo pongo 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms There are 4 families of these verbs that must be memorized by their “yo” ending type. These verbs are only irregular in the “yo” form and have all other regular present tense forms. 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms First Family – “go” Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs drop their ER or IR ending to replace with “go” in the “yo” form only. They are: Hacer: to make/do Poner: to put Salir: to leave Tener: to have Traer: to bring Venir: to come Oír: to hear Decir: to say/tell 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms I. Verbs with irregular yo forms hacer SINGULAR FORMS PLURAL FORMS poner ER/IR “GO” verbs salir (to do; to make) (to put; to place) (to leave/go out) hago haces hace pongo pones pone salgo sales sale hacemos ponemos salimos hacen ponen salen 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms I. Verbs with irregular yo forms irregular (e-ie) SINGULAR FORMS PLURAL FORMS “GO” that are also tener venir (to have) (to come to) tengo tienes tiene tenemos tienen vengo vienes viene venimos vienen 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms Examples: — A veces salgo con mis amigos al parque. — Nunca vengo a la escuela tarde. The other forms are regular. Mi madre siempre hace la cena. Juan pone la mesa para la cena. 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms II. Verbs with irregular yo forms *Oír (i->y) Traer *decir (e->i) oigo oyes oye traigo traes trae digo dices dice oímos traemos decimos oyen traen dicen (to hear) SINGULAR FORMS PLURAL FORMS ER/IR “IGO” verbs (to bring) (to say/tell) 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms The verb oír Oigo a unas personas en la otra sala. I hear some people in the other room. ¿Oyes música latina? Do you hear Latin music? 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms The verbs ver y saber The verbs ver (to see) and saber (to know a fact) have irregular yo forms. The other forms of ver are regular. ver (to see) saber (to know) SINGULAR FORMS yo veo sé tú ves sabes Ud. / él / ella ve sabe PLURAL FORMS nosotros/as Uds. / ellos / ellas vemos ven sabemos saben 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms III. Verbs with irregular yo forms *SER (to be) SINGULAR FORMS PLURAL FORMS *Estar “OY” verbs Dar (to be) (to give) estoy estás está doy das da somos estamos damos son están dan soy eres es *IR (to go) Voy Vas Va Vamos van 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms V. Verbs with irregular yo forms - cer or -cir conocer (to be) SINGULAR FORMS ofrecer (to be) (to give) conduzco conduces conduce ofrezco ofreces ofrece conocemos conducimos ofrecemos conocen conducen ofrecen conozco conoces conoce PLURAL FORMS conducir “zco” verbs end in – 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms ¡INTÉNTALO! Provide the appropriate forms of these verbs. 1. salir 2. ver 3. poner 4. hacer 5. oír 6. traer 7. Ir 8. Saber 9. Venir Isabel ___ Yo ___ Rita y yo___ Yo ___ Él ___ Ellas ___ Yo ___ Marta ___ Yo______ Nosotros ___ Yo ___ Ustedes ___ Tú ___ Yo ___ Los niños ___ Tú ___ Usted ___ Nosotros ___ Yo ___ Yo ___ Tú ___ Mi amigo ___ Nosotras ___ Yo _____ Los estudiantes_ Mis amigos y yo___ Tú ___ 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente. 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms In conclusion… The –go verbs have an irregular yo form: conozco, hago, pongo, salgo, sé, tengo, traigo, vengo The other forms are regular according to their conjugations. For example, traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traen Tener & venir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the tú, él, and ellos forms: tienes, tiene, tienen; vienes, viene, vienen 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Practica: Insert the verb from English to Spanish: (to bring) ¿Qué _____ los turistas en la excursión? (to hear) Nadie _______ los anuncios. (to come to) Ya no estoy listo; ____ a la fiesta un poco tarde. (to say) ¿______ Uds. que hay un examen hoy? (to know) Yo ____ tocar un instrumento. (to give) Yo _______ el regalo a Juan esta noche. (to go / see) Cuando yo ________ a la ciudad, siempre ________ muchos edificios altos. (to go out) Mi familia y yo _________ para visitar a nuestra abuela en Florida este fin de semana. 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms Contesten las preguntas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ¿A qué hora vienen los estudiantes a la escuela? ¿Adónde vas para tomar el sol? ¿Sabes comunicar bien en español? ¿Qué traen tú y tus amigos a la fiesta? ¿Con quién sales en tu tiempo libre? ¿Dices la verdad siempre a tus padres? ¿Quién hace la cena en tu casa? ¿Conoces bien el estudiante nuevo de Ecuador? 4.4 Verbs with irregular yo forms Traduzcan las frases: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On Sunday, I am watching a football game with my cousins. My friend is a liar and tells all the secrets. We hear a lot of noise. They are familiar with (know) Mahopac High School. I know how to cook well. Every morning, I put my books in my backpack. What are you bringing on the trip?
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