-go verbs there is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the -go verbs. these verbs...

-go Verbs-go Verbs

There is a small but very important group of verbs that we call the “-go” verbs. These verbs are:Hacer: to make/doPoner: to putSalir: to leaveTener: to haveTraer: to bringVenir: to come

Conocer: to know (people)Saber: to know (information)

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?

Correcto!Correcto!

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

On the On the ““gogo””

yo vengoHow about the yo forms for:Salir

Poner

““GoGo”” for it! for it!

yo salgoyo pongo

Wait! ThereWait! There’’s more!s more!

There are a few quirks:hacer > yo hagotraer > yo traigo

conocer > yo conozcoSaber > yo sé

LetLet’’s look at those s look at those ““yoyo”” forms again… forms again…

Hacer: yo hagoPoner: yo pongoSaber: yo séSalir: yo salgoTener: yo tengoTraer: yo traigoVenir: yo vengo

Conocer – yo conozcoSaber – yo sé

What about the What about the otherother forms?? forms??

They are regular!!For example: hacer

1. hago hacemos2. haces hacéis3. hace hacen

VenirVenir

VENIR changes its stem, just like VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER:TENER:

1. yo vengo nosotros venimos2. tú vienes vosostros venís3. él,ella Ud. viene ellos/as, Uds. vienen

LetLet’’s take a look!s take a look!

> saberyo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

Vosotros________ellos ______

SaberSaber

yo sétú sabesél sabenosotros sabemosvosotros sabéisellos saben

Saber is included in this group because only the “yo” form is irregular in the present.

Here’s a second helping!

> conoceryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

vosotros______ellos ______

Conocer

yo conozco

tú conoces

él conoce

nosotros conocemos

vosotros conocéis

ellos conocen

One more for the road…One more for the road…

> saliryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

vosotros________ellos ______

salirsalir

yo salgo

tú sales

él sale

nosotros salimos

vosotros salís

ellos salen

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,traéis, traenTener & venir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the tú, él, and ellos forms: tienes, tiene, tienen; vienes, viene, vienen