-go Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are: *Caer: Valer: Hacer: Salir: Poner: *Tener:

Presentación del tema: "-go Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are: *Caer: Valer: Hacer: Salir: Poner: *Tener:"— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 -go Verbs There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are: *Caer: Valer: Hacer: Salir: Poner: *Tener: *Traer: *Venir: *Oír *Decir

2 Why are these grouped together??
Good question! We just looked at the verb tener. Do you remember why the yo form was special?

3 Correcto! yo tengo: the yo form ends in –go.
So what do you think the yo form of venir is?

4 On the “go” yo vengo How about the yo forms for: Salir Poner

5 “Go” for it! yo salgo yo pongo

6 Wait! There’s more! There are a few quirks: hacer > yo hago
decir > you digo traer > yo traigo caer > yo caigo

7 What about “saber”? Good question! It’s very irregular:
saber > yo sé Notice the accent on sé

8 Let’s look at those “yo” forms again…
Valer: yo valgo Hacer: yo hago Decir: yo digo Poner: yo pongo Oír: yo oigo Salir: yo salgo Venir: yo vengo Tener: yo tengo Traer: yo traigo Caer: yo caigo

9 What about those other forms??
They are regular!! For example: hacer yo hago tú haces él hace nosotros hacemos vosotros hacéis ellos hacen

10 Venir VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER: yo vengo tú vienes
él,ella Ud. viene nosotros venimos vosotros venís ellos, ellas, Uds. vienen

11 Let’s take a look! > poner yo ______ tú ______ él ______
nosotros ______ vosotros ______ ellos ______

12 Saber & Conocer Saber and conocer are often included in this group because only the “yo” form of these verbs is irregular in the present. Saber: yo sé Conocer: yo conozco The rest of the conjugations are regular.

13 Here’s a second helping!
> Conocer > Saber yo ______ tú ______ él ______ nosotros ______ vosotros ______ ellos ______

14 One more for the road… > salir yo ______ tú ______ él ______
nosotros ______ vosotros ______ ellos ______

15 How about if we mix up the forms?
Yo _______ (conocer) a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano ________ (conocer) a más personas de Honduras.

16 Conocer Yo conozco a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano conoce a más personas de Honduras.

17 Una Mezcla (a mixture) Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.

18 Una Mezcla Cuando yo tengo tiempo, salgo al parque. Si vienen unos amigos, hacemos algo diferente. Notice how the subjects change in this sentence!

19 In conclusion… The –go verbs have an irregular yo form.
The other forms are regular according to their conjugations. Tener, venir & decir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the tú, él, and ellos forms.

20 That’s all, folks! Now go and practice!