The “Go-Go” verbs Tener, Poner, Hacer Salir, Decir, Venir
The “Go-Go” verbs
Tener, Poner, Hacer
Salir, Decir, Venir
The Verb TENERThe verb TENER, which means
“to have” follows the pattern of other -er verbs.
However, some forms of the verb are irregular.
TO HAVEI have
You have
He
She has
It
We have
They have
TENERYo tengo
Tú tienes
Ud.
Él tiene
Ella
Nosotros tenemos
Vosotros tenéis
Uds.
Ellos tienen
Ellas
Other Uses of TENERAs you know, TENER is
sometimes used where in English we use a form of the verb “to be”:
Other Uses of TENERTener sed (To be thirsty)Tener hambre (To be hungry)Tener ____ años
(To be ____ years old.)
PONER, HACERPONER and HACER are regular
-er verbs in the present tense except for their yo forms:
(yo) pongo (yo) hago
TO DOI do, make
You do, make
He
She does, makes
It
We do, make
They do, make
HACERYo hago
Tú haces
Ud.
Él hace
Ella
Nosotros hacemos
Vosotros hacéis
Uds.
Ellos hacen
Ellas
TO PUT, TO SETI put, set
You put, set
He
She puts, sets
It
We put, set
They put, set
PONER Yo pongo
Tú pones
Ud.
Él pone
Ella
Nosotros ponemos
Vosotros ponéis
Uds.
Ellos ponen
Ellas
Verbs Salir, Decir and VenirVerbs Salir, Decir and VenirYou already know three You already know three -er-er verbs that have a verbs that have a yoyo form that ends in form that ends in -go-go. I have also included . I have also included Traer- to bring.Traer- to bring.
Tener: yo tengoTener: yo tengoHacer: yo hagoHacer: yo hagoPoner: yo pongoPoner: yo pongoTraer: yo traigoTraer: yo traigo
Verbs Salir, Decir and VenirVerbs Salir, Decir and Venir
SalirSalir “to leave, go out,” “to leave, go out,” decirdecir “to say, “to say, to tell,” and to tell,” and venirvenir “to come” are “to come” are irregular irregular -ir-ir verbs. verbs.
They also have a They also have a yoyo form that ends in form that ends in --gogo..
SALIRSALIR
YoYo salgosalgo
TúTú salessales
ÉlÉl
EllaElla salesale
Ud.Ud.
NosotrosNosotros salimos salimos
VosotrosVosotros salís salís
EllosEllos
EllasEllas salen salen
Uds.Uds.
DECIRDECIR
YoYo digodigo
TúTú dicesdices
ÉlÉl
EllaElla dicedice
Ud.Ud.
NosotrosNosotros decimos decimos
VosotrosVosotros decís decís
EllosEllos
EllasEllas dicen dicen
Uds.Uds.
VENIRVENIR
YoYo vengovengo
TúTú vvieienesnes
ÉlÉl
EllaElla vvieienene
Ud.Ud.
NosotrosNosotros venimos venimos
Vosotros venísVosotros venís
EllosEllos
EllasEllas v vieienennen
Uds.Uds.
Verbs Salir, Decir and VenirVerbs Salir, Decir and Venir
Note that Note that salirsalir is irregular only in the is irregular only in the yoyo form; form; decirdecir follows a pattern follows a pattern similar to that of similar to that of e > ie > i stem-changing stem-changing verbs; and verbs; and venirvenir follows a pattern follows a pattern similar to that of similar to that of e > ie > i stem-changing stem-changing verbs.verbs.