-go verbs there is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the -go verbs. these verbs...
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-go Verbs-go Verbs
There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are:Hacer: to make/doPoner: to putSalir: to leaveTener: to haveTraer: to bringVenir: to come
Conocer: to know (people)Saber: to know (information)
Why are these grouped together??Why are these grouped together??
Good question!We just looked at the verb tener. Do you remember why the yo form was special?
Correcto!Correcto!
yo tengo: the yo form ends in –go.So what do you think the yo form of venir is?
On the On the ““gogo””
yo vengoHow about the yo forms for:Salir
Poner
““GoGo”” for it! for it!
yo salgoyo pongo
Wait! ThereWait! There’’s more!s more!
There are a few quirks:hacer > yo hagotraer > yo traigo
conocer > yo conozcoSaber > yo sé
LetLet’’s look at those s look at those ““yoyo”” forms again… forms again…
Hacer: yo hagoPoner: yo pongoSaber: yo séSalir: yo salgoTener: yo tengoTraer: yo traigoVenir: yo vengo
Conocer – yo conozcoSaber – yo sé
What about the What about the otherother forms?? forms??
They are regular!!For example: hacer
1. hago hacemos2. haces hacéis3. hace hacen
VenirVenir
VENIR changes its stem, just like VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER:TENER:
1. yo vengo nosotros venimos2. tú vienes vosostros venís3. él,ella Ud. viene ellos/as, Uds. vienen
LetLet’’s take a look!s take a look!
> saberyo ______
tú ______
él ______
nosotros ______
Vosotros________ellos ______
SaberSaber
yo sétú sabesél sabenosotros sabemosvosotros sabéisellos saben
Saber is included in this group because only the “yo” form is irregular in the present.
Here’s a second helping!
> conoceryo ______
tú ______
él ______
nosotros ______
vosotros______ellos ______
Conocer
yo conozco
tú conoces
él conoce
nosotros conocemos
vosotros conocéis
ellos conocen
One more for the road…One more for the road…
> saliryo ______
tú ______
él ______
nosotros ______
vosotros________ellos ______
salirsalir
yo salgo
tú sales
él sale
nosotros salimos
vosotros salís
ellos salen
How about if we mix up the forms?How about if we mix up the forms?
Yo _______ (conocer) a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano ________ (conocer) a más personas de Honduras.
ConocerConocer
Yo conozco a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano conoce a más personas de Honduras.
Una Mezcla (a mixture)Una Mezcla (a mixture)
Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.
Una MezclaUna Mezcla
Cuando yo tengo tiempo, salgo al parque. Si vienen unos amigos, hacemos algo diferente.
Notice how the subjects change in this sentence!
In conclusion…
The –go verbs have an irregular yo form: conozco, hago, pongo, salgo, sé, tengo, traigo vengoThe other forms are regular according to their conjugations. For example, traigo, traes, trae, traemos,traéis, traenTener & venir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the tú, él, and ellos forms: tienes, tiene, tienen; vienes, viene, vienen