-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?

Correcto!Correcto!

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

On the “go”On the “go”

yo vengoHow about the yo forms for:Salir

Poner

““Go” for it!Go” for it!

yo salgoyo pongo

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.

Here’s a second helping!

> conoceryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

Conocer

yo conozco

tú conoces

él conoce

nosotros conocemos

ellos conocen

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

> saliryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

salirsalir

yo salgo

tú sales

él sale

nosotros salimos

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

That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks!

Now go on to #7 Stem-changing verbs (e-ie).