4.4 Go Verbs, Irregular Yo Forms

4.4 Verbs with Irregular Yo Forms

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In Spanish, several verbs have irregular 'yo' forms in the present tense. You have already seen three verbs with the -go ending in the 'yo' form.

decir = digo

tener = tengo

venir = vengo

Hacer = to do; make

The verb 'hacer' is often used to ask questions about what someone does. Note that when answering, 'hacer' is frequently replaced with another, more specific action verb.

Q: ¿Qué haces?

A: Estoy preparando la cena.

Poner = to put; place

Poner can also mean 'to turn on' a household appliance.

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Salir = to leave

'Salir de' is used to indicate that someone is leaving a particular place.

Salir para

'Salir para' is used to indicate someone's destination.

Salir con

'Salir con' means 'to leave with someone' or 'something', or 'to date someone'.

Ver = to see

The verb 'ver' (to see) has an irregular yo form. The other forms of 'ver' are regular.

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Oír = to hear

The verb 'oír' (to hear) has an irregular 'yo' form.

Note the spelling change in the 'tú, usted/él/ella', and 'ustedes/ellos/ellas' forms.

The 'nosotros/as' and 'vosotros/as' forms have an accent mark.

Oír

While most commonly translated as 'to hear', 'oír' is also used in contexts where English would use 'to listen'.

Multiple Choice

What forms of the verb 'oír; have a written accent?

• tú

• yo

• él/ella/usted

• nosotros/vosotros

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'Hacer' means:

• to put; to place

• to leave

• to do; to make

• to suppose

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Salir means:

• to put; to place

• to leave

• to suppose

• to bring

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Traer means:

• to leave

• to do; to make

• to leave

• to bring

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Poner means:

• to do; to make

• to put; to place

• to leave

• to bring

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Oír means:

• to do; to make

• to hear

• to leave

• to bring