-GO-GO Verbs VerbsThere 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 ( be familiar with a person, place or thing, )Saber: to know (information, facts)

Why are these grouped together??Why are these grouped together??

Good question!In Spanish I we learned 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!

Yes!

yo salgoyo pongo

You guys are so smart! {:

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

There are a few quirks:hacer > yo hagotraer > yo traigoconocer > yo conozco

Notice they are “quirky” because they don’t just drop the ER.

What about “saber”?What about “saber”?

Good question! It’s very irregular:saber > yo séNotice the accent on sé

Yo sé matemáticas!

Let’s look at those Let’s look at those “yo”“yo” forms again… forms again…

Conocer: yo conozco I know (personally)Hacer: yo hago I do/makePoner: yo pongo I put/place/setSaber: yo sé I know (information)Salir: yo salgo I leave/go outTener: yo tengo I haveTraer: yo traigo I bringVenir: yo vengo I come

Who can use one in a sentence???

What about those What about those otherother forms?? forms??

They are regular!!For example: haceryo hagotú hacesél hacenosotros hacemosVosotros hacéisellos hacen

VenirVenir

VENIR changes its stem, VENIR changes its stem, just like TENER:just like TENER:yo vengotú vienesél,ella Ud. vienenosotros venimosVosotros venísellos, ellas, Uds. vienen

Nosotros venimos en paz

Let’s take a look!Let’s take a look!

> saberyo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

SaberSaber

yo sétú sabesél sabenosotros sabemosVosotros sabeisellos saben

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

Yo sé la verdad.

Here’s a second helping!

> conoceryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

Conocer

yo conozco

tú conoces

él conoce

nosotros conocemos

Vosotros conocéis

ellos conocen

Bugs conoce Elmer muy bien.

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

> saliryo ______

tú ______

él ______

nosotros ______

ellos ______

salirsalir

yo salgotú salesél salenosotros salimosellos salen

Yo salgo en el avión.

How about if we mix up the forms?How about if we mix up the forms?

Yo _______ (conocer) Nueva York, pero mi hermano ________ (conocer) Paris muy bien.

ConocerConocer

Yo conozco Nueva York, pero mi hermano conoce Paris muy bien.

Una Mezcla (a mixture)Una Mezcla (a mixture)

Cuando yo _______ (tener) tiempo, _______ (salir) al cine. Si _______ (venir) unos amigos, _______ (hacer) algo diferente.

Una MezclaUna Mezcla

Cuando yo tengo tiempo, salgo al cine. 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

El FinEl Fin

– Now you have to practice these!