4.4: Los verbos irregulares en la persona "yo"

Observations

• The conjugation is only irregular in the "yo" form.
• They are also known as "-go" verbs.
• The conjugations in all the other forms remain regular.

Note that the chart below indicates the irregular "yo" endings in blue.

• "Traer" has an additional change in the stem of the "yo" form: add the letter "i" before adding the "g". (It is indicated in bold in the chart above.)
• "Poner" can also mean "to turn on" a household appliance.
• "Salir de" means to leave "from" a particular place.
• "Salir para" means to leave "for" a particular destination.
• "Salir con" means to leave "with" something or someone; or to date someone.
• "Salir" can also mean to go out.

Examples:

Salgo mucho los fines de semana.

No salgo mucho ahora porque no puedo.

No salimos ahora porque no podemos.

"Oír" has an irregular "yo" form and the spelling change "i→y" in the "tú, usted, él, ella, ustedes, ellos, ellas" forms. The "nosotros" and "vosotros" forms have an accent mark. Note that all irregularities have been marked in bold:

• Yo oigo
• Tú oyes
• Él/Ella/Usted oye
• Nosotros/Nosotras oímos
• Vosotros/Vosotras oís
• Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas oyen

"Ver" is only irregular in the "yo" form because you keep the "-e" or the ending. You only drop the letter "-r". There are no accent marks in its conjugations. The irregularity is marked in bold:

• Yo veo
• Tú ves
• Él/Ella/Usted ve
• Nosotros/Nosotras vemos
• Vosotros/Vosotras veis
• Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas ven

"Dar" is only irregular in the "yo" form. There are no written accent marks in its conjugations. The irregularity is marked in bold:

• Yo doy
• Tú das
• Él/Ella/Usted da
• Nosotros/Nosotras damos
• Vosotros/Vosotras dais
• Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas dan