-go verbs
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-go Verbs. There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are: Conocer : to know (people) Hacer: to make/do Poner: to put Saber: to know (information) Salir: to leave Tener : to have Traer: to bring Venir: to come. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
-go Verbs-go Verbs
There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are:Conocer: to know (people)Hacer: to make/doPoner: to putSaber: to know (information)Salir: to leaveTener: to haveTraer: to bringVenir: to come
Why are these grouped together??Why are these grouped together??
Good question!We just looked at the verb tener. Do you remember why the yo form was special?
Wait! There’s more!Wait! There’s more!
There are a few quirks:hacer > yo hagotraer > yo traigoconocer > yo conozco
What about “saber”?What about “saber”?
Good question! It’s very irregular:saber > yo séNotice the accent on sé
Let’s look at those Let’s look at those “yo”“yo” forms again… forms again…
Conocer: yo conozcoHacer: yo hagoPoner: yo pongoSaber: yo séSalir: yo salgoTener: yo tengoTraer: yo traigoVenir: yo vengo
What about those What about those otherother forms?? forms??
They are regular!!For example: haceryo hagotú hacesél hacenosotros hacemosellos hacen
VenirVenir
VENIR changes its stem, VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER:just like TENER:yo vengotú vienesél,ella Ud. vienenosotros venimosellos, ellas, Uds. vienen
Let’s take a look!Let’s take a look!
> saberyo ______
tú ______
él ______
nosotros ______
ellos ______
SaberSaber
yo sétú sabesél sabenosotros sabemosellos saben
Saber is included in this group because only the “yo” form is irregular in the present.
One more for the road…One more for the road…
> saliryo ______
tú ______
él ______
nosotros ______
ellos ______
How about if we mix up the forms?How about if we mix up the forms?
Yo _______ (conocer) a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano ________ (conocer) a más personas de Honduras.
ConocerConocer
Yo conozco a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano conoce a más personas de Honduras.
Una Mezcla (a mixture)Una Mezcla (a mixture)
Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.
Una MezclaUna Mezcla
Cuando yo tengo tiempo, salgo al parque. Si vienen unos amigos, hacemos algo diferente.
Notice how the subjects change in this sentence!
In conclusion…
The –go verbs have an irregular yo form: conozco, hago, pongo, salgo, sé, tengo, traigo vengoThe other forms are regular according to their conjugations. For example, traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traenTener & venir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the tú, él, and ellos forms: tienes, tiene, tienen; vienes, viene, vienen