Present Tense of “-go” Verbs The Present Tense “yo” form of several verbs ends in “-go.” ..
Present Tense of “-go” Verbs caer – to fall caigo hacer – to do/make hago poner – to put pongo salir- to leave/go out salgo traer – to bring traigo
poner – to put, to place pongo pones pone ponemos ponéis ponen
Present Tense of “-go” Verbs decir- to say/tell digo (e i) oír- to hear oigo (very irreg.) tener- to have tengo (e ie) venir – to come vengo (e ie) These verbs have other irregular issues as well.
decir – to say, to tell digo dices dice decimos decís dicen
o ír - to hear oigo oyes oyeoye oímos oís oyen
venir – to come (e ie) vengo vienes viene venimos venís vienen
tener – to have (e ie) tengo tienes tiene tenemos tenéis tienen
Present Tense of –cer/-cir” Verbs Many verbs that end in “-cer / -cir” have a present tense “yo” form that ends in “-zco.” c zco The rest of the verbs are regular.
Present Tense of “-cer/-cir” Verbs conocer – to know conozco conducir- to drive conduzco obedecer - to obey obedezco ofrecer- to offer ofrezco pertenecer-to belong pertenezco producir-to produce produzco traducir - to translate traduzco
conocer – to know conozco conoces conoce con0cemos conocéis conocen
Present Tense of –ger/-gir” Verbs In verbs that end in “-ger / -gir” the “g” changes to a “j” in the yo form. gjgj The rest of the verbs are regular.
Present Tense of “-ger/-gir” Verbs dirigir – to direct dirijo escoger – to choose escojo proteger- to protect protejo recoger- to pick up recojo for pronunciation reasons so you don’t say “recogo”
recoger – to pick up recojo recoges recoge recogemos recogéis recogen
More Irregular “yo” forms Some verbs have irregular “yo” forms. dar – to give doy saber- to know sé ver- to see veo The rest of the verb forms are regular.
More Irregular Verbs Some verbs are completely irregular in all forms. ser- to be estar – to be ir- to go
ser – to be soy eres es somos sois son
estar – to be estoy estás está estamos estáis están
ir – to go voy vas va vamos vais van