Lee el párrafo.Yo salgo del dormitorio para poner la

mesa. Pongo los platos en la mesa. Jaime, mi hermano, pone los vasos en la mesa. Ofrezco servir la comida y mi madre ofrece servir las bebidas. Mientras como, yo hago un sándwich con el pan y la carne cocida. Después mi familia recoge los platos y yo recojo lo demás (the rest) de la mesa.

Los verbos irregulares

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Go-go verbsThese verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb patterns.

Poner – to put/place Traer – to bringyo pongo yo traigo

Salir – to leave Caer(se) – to fallyo salgo yo (me)

caigoHacer – to do/make

yo hago

Zco verbsThese verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb patterns. (these verbs end in –cer)

Ofrecer – to offer Parecer – to seemYo ofrezco Yo parezco

Obedecer – to obeyYo obedezco

Conocer – to know peopleYo conozco

Jo verbsThese verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb pattern.

Recoger – to pick (up)/ collectYo recojoTú recoges

Escoger – to choose/selectYo escojoTú escoges

Irregular verbsThese verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb pattern.

Dar – to give Ver – to see Saber – to knowdoy veo sédas ves sabesda ve sabedamos vemos

sabemosdan ven saben

Stem-changing verbsThese are known in Spanish as “verbos con cambio de raiz”. Just think that when we look at a verb, removing the ending (ar, er, ir) leaves us with the STEM.

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E to ie verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs.

Querer – to want Preferir – to preferYo quiero Yo prefieroTú quieres Tú prefieresElla quiere Ella prefiereNosotros queremos Nosotros

preferimosEllos quieren Ellos prefieren

E to ie verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the

change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS.

Aqui hay mas ejemplos:comenzar – to begin/startpensar – to thinkcerrar – to closeentender – to understandperder – to losementir – to liesentir – to feeldivertirse – to have fundespertarse – to wake up

O to ue verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs.

Poder – to be able to Dormir – to sleepYo puedo Yo duermoTú puedes Tú duermesÉl puede Él duermeNosotros podemos Nosotros

dormimosEllas pueden Ellas duermen

O to ue verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS.

Aqui hay mas ejemplos:contar – to rely on/to countcostar – to costencontrar – to findrecordar – to remembervolar – to flyvolver – to return (location)devolver – to return (object)almorzar – to have lunchacostarse – to go to bed

U to ue verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs.

Jugar– to playYo juegoTú juegasÉl juegaNosotros jugamosEllas juegan

E to i verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs.

Pedir – to ask for Reir(se) – to laughYo pido Yo (me) ríoTú pides Tú (te) ríesUd. pide Ud. (se) ríeNosotros pedimos Nosotros (nos) reímosUds. piden Uds. (se) ríen

E to i verbsThese are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS.

Aquí hay mas ejemplos:servir – to serverepetir – to repeatsonreír – to smileseguir – to followvestirse – to get dressed

Double WhammiesThese verbs have more than one change and can fit into 2 or more

categories.

Tener – to have* go-go verb/ stem-changing (e-ie)

Decir – to say* go-go verb/stem-changing (e-i)

Venir – to come* go-go verb/stem-changing (e-ie)

Irregular verbsThese verbs are irregular in all the forms.

Estar – to be Ser – to beestoy soyestás eresestá esestamos somosestán son

Ir – to go Oír – to hearvoy oigovas oyesva oyevamos oímosvanoyen

Irregular verbs Some helpful information:

• Most –cer and –cir verbs will receive a zco change in the “yo”form

• Most –gir verbs will receive a jo change in the “yo” form (elegir, corregir, sumergir)

• Some -uir verbs will have a “y” change followed by the regular endings in all the forms (constituir, contribuir, influir, incluir,huir) -guir verbs are different