1. -go VerbsThere is a small but very importantgroup of verbs that we call the -goverbs. 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

2. Why are these grouped together?? Good question! We just looked at the verb tener. Do you remember why the yo form was special?

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

4. On the go yo vengo How about the yo forms for: Salir Poner

5. Go for it! yo salgo yo pongo

6. Wait! Theres more! There are a few quirks: hacer > yo hago traer > yo traigo conocer > yo conozco

7. What about saber? Good question! Its very irregular: saber > yo s Notice the accent on s

8. Lets look at those yo forms again Conocer: yo conozco Hacer: yo hago Poner: yo pongo Saber: yo s Salir: yo salgo Tener: yo tengo Traer: yo traigo Venir: yo vengo

9. What about those other forms?? They are regular!! For example: hacer yo hago t haces l hace nosotros hacemos ellos hacen

10. Venir VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER: yo vengo t vienes l,ella Ud. viene nosotros venimos ellos, ellas, Uds. vienen

11. Lets take a look! > saber yo ______ t ______ l ______ nosotros ______ ellos ______

12. Saber yo s t sabes l sabe nosotros sabemos ellos saben Saber is included in this group because only the yo form is irregular in the present.

13. Heres a second helping! > conocer yo ______ t ______ l ______ nosotros ______ ellos ______

14. Conocer yo conozco t conoces l conoce nosotros conocemos ellos conocen

15. One more for the road > salir yo ______ t ______ l ______ nosotros ______ ellos ______

16. salir yo salgo t sales l sale nosotros salimos ellos salen

17. How about if we mix up the forms? Yo _______ (conocer) a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano ________ (conocer) a ms personas de Honduras.

18. Conocer Yo conozco a mucha gente de Nicaragua, pero mi hermano conoce a ms personas de Honduras.

19. Una Mezcla (a mixture) Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al parque. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.

20. Una Mezcla Cuando yo tengo tiempo, salgo al parque. Si vienen unos amigos, hacemos algo diferente. Notice how the subjects change in this sentence!

21. In conclusion The go verbs have an irregular yo form: conozco, hago, pongo, salgo, s, tengo, traigo vengo The other forms are regular according to their conjugations. For example, traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traen Tener & venir are stem-changing verbs and also change in the t, l, and ellos forms: tienes, tiene, tienen; vienes, viene, vienen