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.