Yo-go Verbs

Yo-go Verbs in Spanish

By Angie Acosta

What is a yo-go verb?

Do you remember how "tener" is irregular?

This was one of the first irregular verbs we learned and we found that in the first person "yo" it changed to a "go" ending- TENGO.

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Hence- We call "tener" a yo-go verb.​ It's just a fun name to remember this kind of verb conjugation.

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Also, remember that "TENER" is a stem-changer​

​Let's see if we remember the conjugation of "tener"

​Tener- to have	​	​
​Yo	​tengo	​I have
​Tú	tienes​	you have​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	tiene​	he/she/you (formal) have​
Nosotros​/as	tenemos​	​we have
Vosotros​/as	tenéis​	you all have (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	tienen​	they/you all (​L.A.) have

Guess what?

Tener has friends.

There are several verbs that are VERY common that all end in "go" in the "yo" form.

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In this lesson, we will learn what those verbs are.​

Let's start with "venir"- to come

"Venir" behaves almost just like "tener"

It is also a stem changer E to IE; however, it's only a little different in Nosotros and Vosotros because it is an "ir" verb

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "venir"- to come

Venir- to come	​	​
​Yo	​vengo	​I come
​Tú	vienes​	you come​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	viene​	he/she/you (formal) come​
Nosotros​/as	venimos​	​we come
Vosotros​/as	venís​	you all come (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	vienen​	they/you all (​L.A.) come

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ a tu casa mañana.

• veno

• vengo

• viengo

• venir

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ quince años.

• tengo

• teno

• tieno

• tener

Multiple Choice

Nosotros ______ mucha tarea.

• tenemos

• tienemos

• tenimos

• tengamos

Multiple Choice

Nosotros ______ a la escuela hoy.

• venimos

• venemos

• veingamos

• venir

Multiple Choice

Ellos ______ a mi partido.

• venen

• vienen

• venís

• vengan

Now let's learn "decir" - to say

"Decir" is yo-go and also a stem changer

Decir changes from E to I in the "boot" (everything except nosotros and vosotros)

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "decir"- to say

Decir- to say	​	​
​Yo	​digo	​I say
​Tú	dices​	you say​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	dice​	he/she/you (formal) say​
Nosotros​/as	decimos​	​we say
Vosotros​/as	decís​	you all say (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	dicen​	they/you all (​L.A.) say

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ "hola"

• dego

• digo

• dico

• deco

Multiple Choice

Tú ______ "no"

• deces

• dices

• diges

• decir

Multiple Choice

Ella ______ "sí"

• dece

• dice

• dige

• decir

Multiple Choice

Nosotros ______ "Muy Bien"

• decemos

• decimos

• dicemos

• decir

Multiple Choice

Vosotros ______ "Adiós"

• dices

• decís

• dicis

• digo

Multiple Choice

Ellos ______ "Hasta mañana"

• decen

• dicen

• diecen

• digen

Now let's learn "salir" - to leave

"Salir" is yo-go, but other than that it's regular.

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "salir"- to leave

Salir- to leave	​	​
​Yo	​salgo	​I leave
​Tú	sales​	you leave​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	sale​	he/she/you (formal) leaves​
Nosotros​/as	salimos​	​we leave
Vosotros​/as	salís​	you all leave (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	salen​	they/you all (​L.A.) leave

If you are leaving somewhere, you to add the "de" meaning "from".

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In English this isn't necessary.​

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Note: Salir must be used with "de"

​E.g. They leave the house. Ellos salen DE su casa​

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ de mi casa a las 7.

• salo

• salgo

• salo

• salir

Multiple Choice

Ella ______ de la escuela a las 3.

• salge

• sale

• salen

• salir

Multiple Choice

Nosotros ________ del partido.

• salemos

• salimos

• salgamos

• salomos

Multiple Choice

Ellas ________ el parque

• salen

• salen de

• salir de

• sailen

Now let's learn "hacer" - to do/make

"Hacer" is yo-go, but other than that it's regular.

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "hacer"- to do/make

Hacer - to do/make	​	​
​Yo	​hago	​I do
​Tú	haces​	you do​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	hace​	he/she/you (formal) does​
Nosotros​/as	hacemos​	​we do
Vosotros​/as	hacéis	you all do (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	hacen​	they/you all (​L.A.) do

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo _____ mis tareas

• hago

• haces

• haco

• hacen

Multiple Choice

¿Tú ______ la cena hoy?

• hago

• haces

• hacer

• hacen

Multiple Choice

¿Qué ______ ustedes?

• hago

• haces

• hacer

• hacen

Now let's learn "poner" - to put

"Poner" is yo-go, but other than that it's regular.

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "poner"- to put

Poner - to put	​	​
​Yo	​pongo	​I put
​Tú	pones​	you put​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	pone​	he/she/you (formal) puts​
Nosotros​/as	ponemos​	​we put
Vosotros​/as	ponéis	you all put (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	ponen​	they/you all (​L.A.) put

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo _______ la comida en la mesa

• pono

• pongo

• ponemos

• pueno

Multiple Choice

Tú _______ el cuaderno en la mochila

• pone

• pones

• ponen

• pongo

Multiple Choice

Vosotros ______ los lápices en el escritorio

• pone

• ponéis

• ponís

• poner

Last one is "traer" - to bring

"Traer" is yo-go AND it adds an "I" in yo form to become "traigo"

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Let's look.​

Conjugation of "traer"- to bring

traer- to bring	​	​
​Yo	​traigo	​I bring
​Tú	traes​	you bring​ (informal)
Él, ella, usted​	trae​	he/she/you (formal) bring​
Nosotros​/as	traemos​	​we bring
Vosotros​/as	traéis	you all bring (Spain)​
Ellos, ellas, ustedes​	traen​	they/you all (​L.A.) bring

Vamos a practicar

Multiple Choice

Yo _____ mi almuerzo a la escuela

• trago

• traigo

• trao

• traer

Multiple Choice

Ella _____ su computadora a la casa

• traes

• trae

• traen

• traer

Multiple Choice

Tú ______ buena energía

• traes

• trae

• traen

• traer

Vamos a repasar todo

Multiple Choice

decir

• to say

• to put

• to leave

• to come

Multiple Choice

salir

• to say

• to put

• to leave

• to come

Multiple Choice

poner

• to say

• to put

• to have

• to come

Multiple Choice

traer

• to say

• to bring

• to leave

• to come

Multiple Choice

venir

• to say

• to bring

• to leave

• to come

Multiple Choice

I leave

• salgo

• vengo

• traigo

• digo

Multiple Choice

I say

• salgo

• vengo

• traigo

• digo

Multiple Choice

I come

• salgo

• vengo

• traigo

• pongo

Multiple Choice

I bring

• salgo

• hago

• traigo

• pongo

Multiple Choice

I put

• salgo

• digo

• traigo

• pongo

Multiple Choice

I do

• hago

• digo

• traigo

• pongo

Poll

How do you feel about Yo-go verbs?

• ¡Bien! Es bastante fácil.

• Más o menos. Necesito practicar.

• Es muy dificil