Spanish 2 / Unit 1: Review: Present Tense and Daily Routine
1.2 Irregular Verbs in the Present
Notes
Many common verbs are regular except for the yo form. Others are fully irregular.
| Spanish | English | yo form |
|---|---|---|
| hacer | to do, make | hago |
| poner | to put | pongo |
| salir | to leave, go out | salgo |
| traer | to bring | traigo |
| conocer | to know (a person) | conozco |
| saber | to know (a fact) | sé |
| ver | to see | veo |
| dar | to give | doy |
- Fully irregular: ser (soy, eres, es, somos, son), ir (voy, vas, va, vamos, van), tener (tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen), venir (vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, vienen), estar (estoy, estás, está, estamos, están).
- Use saber for facts and skills; use conocer for people and places.
- Example: Yo sé la respuesta, pero no conozco al profesor nuevo.
Practice
Yo ___ (hacer) la tarea cada noche.
The yo form of hacer is hago.
Yo ___ a la nueva directora. (conocer)
Conocer is used for people, and its yo form is conozco.
Mis padres ___ de casa a las siete. (salir)
Only the yo form is irregular (salgo); ellos uses the regular ending -en.
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