Los verbos con la forma
Yo irregular
These are a group of verbs which follow the normal
conjugation patterns in all cases except the "Yo" form. The
endings are still either "o" or "oy", *
but we add extra letters not seen in the infinitive.
Remember that regular
present tense -Ar, -Er and -Ir verbs are conjugated
by removing the -ar, -er,or
-ir
infinitive
endings and adding the correct endings for each conjugation:
| 1. Hablar |
2. Habl---->ar |
| 3. Habl- |
4. +one of the endings: o, as,
a, amos, an |
| we end up with
----> |
Hablo,
Hablas, Habla, Hablamos, Hablan. |
But some verbs conjugate differently in the
Yo form. They don't simply add "o".
Dar
and Ver are among the irregular Yo form
verbs. Because they are three-letters long, we have to add
a bit more back to the Yo form:
| 1. Ver |
2. V---->er |
| 3. V- |
4. +one of the endings: o, es,
e, emos, en |
| we end up with ----> |
*Vo,
ves, ve, vemos, ven |
| We have to add the "e" back in for "yo"
: V+eo----> |
Veo |
-
We can't have *Vo,
so we need to add the "e" back.
Dar adds the "oy" like
Ser,
Ir and Estar do.
| 1. Dar |
2. D---->ar |
| 3. D- |
4. + oy, es, e, emos, en |
| we end up with
----> |
Doy,
da, das, damos, dan |
- Some irregular "Yo" verbs like Poner,
Salir, Oír and Hacer
have a "-go" ending for the "yo" form
- Others like Dar, Estar, Ser and Ir have a "y"
ending for the "yo" form
- And others like Conocer, Traducir
and Conducir have a "-zco" ending for the "yo"
form
| Subject Pronoun |
Poner |
Salir |
Conocer |
| Yo |
Pongo |
Salgo |
Conozco |
| Tú |
Pones |
Sales |
Conoces |
| Él, ella, Usted |
Pone |
Sale |
Conoce |
| Nosotros |
Ponemos |
Salimos |
Conocemos |
| Ellos, ellas, Ustedes |
Ponen |
Salen |
Conocen |
Some verbs like Oír
not only have an irregular Yo form but also have additional
changes. The yo form is irregular, but so are the others.
The "i" has to change to a "y" inbetween the vowels "o"
and "e". The Spanish "i" cannot handle being between
two strong vowels (*oie).
The "i" is too weak to be heard between the "o" and the "e";
so it becomes a stronger "y". Notice the Nosotros
form only has two vowels (one of which is accented) so the "i" stays
an "i".
|
yo |
tú |
Él, ella, Usted |
Nosotros |
Ellos, ellas, Uds. |
| Oír |
oigo |
oyes |
oye |
oímos |
oyen |
*[exceptions]
Saber
(click to see more about Saber) has an irregular "yo"
form, sé , but
is regular in all the other forms of conjugation. Haber
has an irregular "yo" form,
he , but is regular in all
the other forms of conjugation.
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