In Spanish, several verbs have irregular

yo forms in the present tense.

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 The verbs hacer (to do, to make), poner (to put,
to place), salir (to leave), suponer (to suppose),
and traer (to bring) have yo forms that end in
–go. The other forms are regular.

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 Poner can mean to turn on a household
appliance.

Carlos pone la radio. María pone la televisión.

Carlos turns on the radio. María turns on the television.

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 Salir de is used to indicate that someone
is leaving a particular place.

Salgo de casa muy El tren sale de la estación a las

temprano. dos.
I leave home very early. The train leaves the station at two.

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 Salir para is used to indicate someone’s
destination.

Mañana salgo para México. Hoy salen para España.

Tomorrow I leave for Mexico. Today they leave for Spain.

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 Salir con means to leave with someone
or something, or to date someone.
Alberto sale con su amigo. Margarita sale con su mochila.
Alberto is leaving with his friend. Margarita is leaving with her
backpack.

Hoy voy a salir con mi hermana. Raúl sale con una chica
muy bonita.
Today I’m going out with my sister. Raúl is going out with a very pretty
girl.
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The verbs ver and oír
The verb ver (to see) has an irregular yo form.
The other forms of ver are regular but note that
the vosotros/as forms do not carry an accent.

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The verbs ver and oír (cont’d)

Ve a su abuela todos los domingos. No veo el problema.

He sees his grandmother every Sunday. I can’t see the problem.

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 The verbs ver and oír (cont’d)
The verb ver also means to watch.
¿Cuándo vemos la película? Veo las noticias por la mañana.
When are we watching the movie? I watch the news in the morning.

Quiero ver el partido de beísbol. Veo a los niños jugar en el

parque.
I want to watch the baseball game. I’m watching the kids play in the
park.

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The verbs ver and oír (cont’d)
The verb oír (to hear) has an irregular yo form
and a spelling change in the tú, usted, él, ella,
ustedes, ellos, and ellas forms. The
nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms have an
accent mark.

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 The verbs ver and oír (cont’d)

Oigo a unas personas en la otra sala. ¿Oyes la música?

I hear some people in the other room. Do you hear the music?

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