Irregular Present Tense Verbs

Irregular Present Tense Verbs

Go Verbs and Ir, Ser, and Estar

Go Verbs

• These verbs are only irregular in the yo form

• Instead of adding the regular "o" ending, you add "go"

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  Ej. Tener --> Tengo

Other Go Verbs

salir (to leave) --> salgo

hacer (to do/make) --> hago

poner (to put/place/set) --> pongo

decir (to say/tell) --> digo

Multiple Choice

In the previous slide, why was the answer pone and not ponge?

• Spanish is magic

• The change only occurs in the yo form

• Ella is outside of the boot

Combining Stem Changers and Go Verbs

There are 2 important verbs for you to remember that are both stem changers and go verbs.

Decir (e-i, go) -- to say/tell

Tener (e-ie, go) -- to have

Decir

When conjugating, follow the rules for both stem changers AND go verbs

Tener

For the yo form, follow the rule for go verbs.

All other forms follow stem changing rules.

Multiple Select

Which of the following will end in "go"? Check all that apply.

• poner, él

• hacer, yo

• decir, yo

• decir, ella

• tener, nosotros

Multiple Choice

Where will I see a change in go verbs?

• All forms except for nosotros and vosotros

• Inside the boot

• In the yo form

Ir - to go

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of ir in the nosotros form

• imos

• vamos

• vais

• ís

Ser - to be

We all remember Soy de ___ and ¿De dónde eres? Use these to help you remember the other forms.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of I am

• so

• es

• soy

• son

Estar - to be

Don't forget all of those accents!

Multiple Select

Check all of the correct conjugations of the verb estar

• yo esto

• tú estas

• yo estoy

• tú estás

There are 2 ways to say 'to be'??

Yes. Let's look at those quickly.

Ser

• Just remember DOCTOR

• Description The book is blue

• Occupation My mother is a teacher

• Characteristic The book is made of parchment

• Time/date It is 10am

• Origin I am from Cuba

• Relationship He is my father

Multiple Select

Check all of the reasons that you would use ser

• descriptions

• relationships

• occupations

• characteristics

• time

Multiple Choice

Which one of these would need the verb ser?

• I am hungry

• I am thirsty

• I am tired

• I am tall

Estar

• Just remember PLACE

• Position The book is next to me

• Location ^

• Action I am reading (present progressive '-ing')

• Condition He is tired

• Emotion I am overwhelmed

Multiple Choice

Select the reason for the use of estar in the sentence 'I am not feeling well'

• Location

• Action

• Condition

• Position

Multiple Select

Check all of the sentences that would use estar

• I am handsome

• You are sleepy

• She is in the mall

• It is 5pm

• You all are doctors

Multiple Choice

Which verb uses the acronym PLACE to remember it's uses?

• ser

• estar

Multiple Choice

Which verb uses the acronym DOCTOR to remember it's uses?

• ser

• estar

You'll notice that your vocabulary list is divided into adjectives used with ser and adjectives used with estar

Helpful Phrase

An easy way to remember which verb to use is to remember this saying

For how you feel and where you are, always use the verb estar

Let's Review!

Multiple Choice

What are all of these examples of?

hacer, decir, tener, poner

• stem changers

• go verbs

• irregular verbs without a pattern

Multiple Choice

Where does the change to go happen?

• ellos

• nosotros

• él

• yo

Multiple Choice

True or false... All forms of a go verb are regularly conjugated except for the yo form

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of ser or estar

___ de Sandown

• so

• esto

• soy

• estoy

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of ser or estar

Ella ____ mi madre

• es

• e

• esta

• está

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of ser or estar

Tú ____ inteligente y divertido

• ses

• estás

• estas

• eres

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation of ser or estar

Nosotros ____ agobiados

• estamos

• estámos

• somos

• semos

Poll

How confident that you could conjugate the irregular verbs in this activity if you are told the pattern that they follow?

• 1 - I don't have a clue

• 2 - I might be able to do some of them

• 3 - I'm starting to get it

• 4 - I could get it more than half of the time

• 5 - I completely understand this

Poll

How confident are you in deciding when to use ser or estar?

• 1 - I don't have a clue

• 2 - I might be able to do some of them

• 3 - I'm starting to get it

• 4 - I could get it more than half of the time

• 5 - I completely understand this