-go Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are : Hacer: Poner: Salir: Tener: Traer: Venir: (to make or do) (put or place) (to leave or go out) (to have) (to bring or to take) (to come)
-go Verbs These verbs are irregular in the YO form: hago Hacer: Poner: Salir: Tener: Traer: Venir: hago Note the extra ig pongo salgo tengo Traigo vengo
Why are these grouped together?? Good question! We just looked at the verb tener. Do you remember why the yo form was special?
Correcto! yo tengo: the yo form ends in –go. So what do you think the yo form of venir is?
On the “go” yo vengo How about the yo forms for: Salir Poner
“Go” for it! yo salgo yo pongo
Wait! There’s more! There are a few quirks: hacer > yo hago traer > yo traigo Add an IG C changes to G
Let’s look at those “yo” forms again… Hacer: Poner: Salir: Tener: Traer: Venir: hago pongo salgo tengo traigo vengo
What about those other forms?? They are regular!! For example: hacer yo hago tú haces él hace nosotros hacemos ellos hacen
Venir VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER: yo vengo tú vienes él,ella Ud. viene nosotros venimos ellos, ellas, Uds. vienen
One more for the road… > salir yo ______ tú ______ él ______ nosotros ______ ellos ______ salgo sales sale salimos salen
Una Mezcla (a mixture) Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, yo _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, nosotros _______ (hacer) algo diferente. tengo salgo vienen hacemos Notice how the subjects change in this sentence!
In conclusion… The –go verbs have an irregular yo form:, hago, pongo, salgo, 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
That’s all, folks! ¡No hay nada mas!