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Some verbs use an ending of -go instead of -o in the Yo form, such as salir => Yo salgo.Yo-Go Verbs
Yo-Go is a cute name for this group of verbs, whose 1st person singular Yo form ends with an unexpected -go.
You have seen this pattern already with verbs like tener and decir, and you will find that several other verbs behave this way.
As an example, let's look at poner
which means to put.
Present Tense Conjugation of poner
While the most common meaning of poner is to put or to place, this verb is a bit of a chameleon.
For example, to set the table is poner la mesa.
And to add salt to a dish would be poner sal.
The reflexive form ponerse.
In its reflexive form, poner brings even more meanings, such as Me pongo a leer un libro
, meaning I start reading a book.
Or Me pongo triste
, for I become sad.
But enough about poner. Let's have another Yo-go verb.
Present Tense Conjugation of venir, meaning to come
Multiple Irregularities
By now, you shouldn't be surprised to see verbs that are irregular in more than one way.
Looking at venir, you can see that it is both a Yo-go verb and an e => ie stem-changing verb.
Done with Irregular Present Tense
With this group, we are finished presenting patterns of irregularity in the present tense.
While there are a few exceptions, you have seen all of the most important patterns in this unit.
So, get your fill of Yo-go goodness in the exercises and quiz for this lesson.
In the next unit you will practice the entire Spanish present tense.
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