Repaso de los verbos #1
El presente used for actions or situations going on now. Basic endings include the following: -AR -ER -IR oo o as es es a e e amos emos imos an en en
Stem-changers/ Shoe Verbs have internal vowel changes: o-ue e-ie e-i All 5 forms of the verb will reflect this change except the we form.
Some examples of these verbs are: pensar empezar poder volver The underlined vowel dormir undergoes the change morir before any ENDINGS are attached. pedir servir
Irregular YO forms hacerhago traertraigo caercaigo ponerpongo salirsalgo distinguirdistingo valervalgo You probably know many more.
-CER and –CIR verbs The YO forms all end in ZCO conocerconozco merecermerezco parecerparezco producirproduzco obedecerobedezco conducirconduzco crecercrezco(grow)
-GER and –GIR verbs The YO form has a JO: protegerprotejo recogerrecojo (pick up) dirigirdirijo (direct) exigirexijo (demand) (Reason: to keep initial sound of the infinitive)
Dont let prefixes fool you! Just look at the BASE: HACER (hago) PONER (pongo) deshacer oponer rehacer suponer proponer componer
CONOCER (conozco) reconocer TENER (tengo) detener mantener
traer(traigo) atraer contraer distraer
2 oddities that come up… caber (to fit)oír (to hear) quepooigo cabesoyes cabeoye cabemosoímos cabenoyen