-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 bringCaer: to fallVenir: to comeDecir: to tell/say

Why are these grouped together??Why are these grouped together??

Good question!We learned 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 “go”On the “go”

yo vengoHow about the yo forms for:Salir

Poner

““Go” for it!Go” for it!

yo salgoyo pongo

Wait! There’s more!Wait! There’s more!

There are a few quirks:hacer > yo hagotraer > yo traigocaer> yo caigo

Let’s look at those Let’s look at those “yo”“yo” forms again… forms again…

Hacer: yo hagoPoner: yo pongoSalir: yo salgoTener: yo tengoTraer: yo traigoCaer: yo caigoVenir: yo vengoDecir: yo digo

What about those What about those otherother forms?? forms??

They are regular!!For example: haceryo hagotú hacesél hacenosotros hacemosvosotros hacéisellos hacen

VenirVenir

VENIR changes its stem, VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER:just like TENER:yo vengotú vienesél,ella Ud. vienenosotros venimosvosotros venísellos, ellas, Uds. vienen

DecirDecir

yo digotú dicesél dicenosotros decimosvosotros decísellos dicen

Decir is an e to i stem-changing verb that changes in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.)

Poner- to put

> poneryo ______

tú ______

él, ella ud. ______

nosotros ______

vosotros _________

ellos, ellas, uds ______

Traer- to bring

yo traigo

tú traes

él trae

nosotros traemos

vosotros traéis

ellos traen

One more for the road…One more for the road…

> saliryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

salirsalir

yo salgo

tú sales

él sale

nosotros salimos

ellos salen

How about if we mix up the forms?How about if we mix up the forms?

Yo _______(traer) mucha comida a la fiesta y mi hermana _________(traer) los refrescos.

TraerTraer

Yo traigo mucha comida a la fiesta y mi hermana trae los refrescos.

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: , hago, pongo, salgo, tengo, traigo, caigo, vengo,digoThe 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, vienenDecir is stem-changing e to I in all the forms including the yo (digo)

That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks!

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