-”YO-GO” verbs
There are some verbs that are irregular in the YO
form, with a stem change adding a “g” to the stem
[like TENER – yo tengo]
These verbs have the same type of stem change:
HACER – to make / to do
PONER – to put / to place
SALIR – to leave
TRAER – to bring
These verbs have a stem change only in the YO form:
HACER
PONER
hago
hacemos
pongo
ponemos
haces
hacéis
pones
ponéis
hace
hacen
pone
ponen
SALIR
TRAER
salgo
salimos
**traigo
traemos
sales
salís
traes
traéis
sale
salen
trae
traen
**Note that the YO form of TRAER adds an ‘i’ along
with the ‘g’ to the stem!
HACER and PONER are used in idiomatic
expressions [does not translate directly from
one language to another] :
hacer un viaje
to make [to take] a
trip
hacer la maleta
to pack the suitcase
poner la mesa
to set the table
There is one other common verb similar to these.
The verb VENIR is conjugated like TENER
with a ‘g’ added to the YO form and an e>ie
stem change in the “shoe”
VENIR – to come
vengo
venimos
vienes
venís
viene
vienen