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IRREGULAR YO FORMS IN THE PRESENT TENSE

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SPANISH VERBS WITH IRREGULAR YO FORMS

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Here we will learn about some verbs that are regular in the present tense EXCEPT in the YO form.

PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE YO FORMS!!!

1. Verbs that take the ending -go in the YO form:

Traer
Yo traigo
Tú traes
Él/ella trae
Usted trae
Nosotros(as) traemos
Ellos/ellas traen
Ustedes traen

Caer
Yo caigo
Tú caes
Él/ella cae
Usted cae
Nosotros(as) caemos
Ellos/ellas caen
Ustedes caen

To bring
I bring
You bring (informal)
He/she brings
You bring (formal)
We bring
They bring
You all bring (formal)

To fall
I fall
You fall (informal)
He/she falls
You fall (formal)
We fall
They fall
You all fall (formal)

More verbs that take the ending -go:

Valer     To be worth/to cost
Yo valgo    
Hacer     To do/to make
Yo hago    
Poner     To put/to place
Yo pongo    
Salir     To go out
Yo salgo    

2. Verbs that change c to zc in the YO form:

Crecer
Yo crezco
Tú creces
Él/ella crece
Usted crece
Nosotros(as) crecemos
Ellos/ellas crecen
Ustedes crecen

Pertenecer
Yo pertenezco
Tú perteneces
Él/ella pertenece
Usted pertenece
Nosotros(as) pertenecemos
Ellos/ellas pertenecen
Ustedes pertenecen

To grow/to increase
I grow
You grow (informal)
He/she grows
You grow (formal)
We grow
They grow
You all grow (formal)

To belong

I belong
You belong (informal)
He/she belongs
You belong (formal)
We belong
They belong
You all belong (formal)

More verbs that change c to zc in the YO form:

Conocer     To know
Yo conozco    
Traducir     To translate
Yo traduzco     
Ofrecer     To offer
Yo ofrezco    
Conducir     To drive
Yo conduzco    
Reducir     To reduce
Yo reduzco    
Establecer     To establish
Yo establezco    
Parecer     To look like
Yo parezco
Obedecer    To obey
Yo obedezco

3. More verbs that are irregular in the YO form of the present tense:

Dar
Yo doy
Tú das
Él/ella da
Usted da
Nosotros(as) damos
Ellos/ellas dan
Ustedes dan

To give
I give
You give (informal)
He/she gives
You give (formal)
We give
They give
You all give (formal)

Saber     To know
Yo sé
Ver     To see/to look at
Yo veo
Caber    To fit
Yo quepo