-go Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are: Hacer: to make/do Poner: to put Salir: to leave Tener: to have Traer: to bring Venir: to come
Why are these grouped together?? Good question! We have 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
Let’s look at those “yo” forms again… Hacer: yo hago Poner: yo pongo Salir: yo salgo Tener: yo tengo Traer: yo traigo Venir: yo 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 ______
salir yo salgo tú sales él sale nosotros salimos ellos salen
Una Mezcla (a mixture) Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.
Una 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, 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!