Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: Verbs with "Yo" form ending in -go

		ignore	English	Deutsch
ER	hacer		to do, make	machen, tun
	poner		to put, place	stellen, stecken
	tener	(e -> ie)	to have	haben
	valer		to value, be worth	lohnen, gelten

IR	decir	e -> i	to say, tell	sagen
	salir		to leave, go out	ausgehen
	venir	(e -> ie)	to come	kommen

There are no AR verbs for this category.

This change only occurs in the yo form for these verbs.

All other forms of these verbs are conjugated normally.

Drop the -er or the -ir: That's the stem !!

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -go verb

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -go to the stem*.


Infinitive	Yo form	English equivalents			Deutsch
ER
hacer	hago *	I do, make	I do do, make	I'm doing, making	ich mache, tue
poner	pongo	I put, place	I do put, place	I'm putting, placing	ich stelle
tener (e-ie)	tengo	I have	I do have	I'm having	ich habe
valer	valgo	I am worth			ich gelte

IR
decir (e-i)	digo **	I say, tell	I do say, tell	I'm saying, telling	ich sage
salir	salgo	I leave, go out	I do leave, go out	I'm leaving, going out	ich gehe aus
venir (e-ie)	vengo	I come	I do come	I'm coming	ich komme

* The verbs hacer and satisfacer lose the C in the formation of the yo form.

** Stems changes are normally ignored for the yo form. The verb decir maintains the e -> i stem-change within the formation of the yo form.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -go ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO.

If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -go verb

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir and follow the pattern for regular ER & IR verbs.

If the verb has a stem-change, remember to use it !!!


Infinitive	Tú form	English equivalents			Deutsch
ER
hacer	haces	you do, make	you do do, make	you´re doing, making	du machst, tust
poner	pones	you put, place	you do put, place	you´re putting, placing	du stellst
tener (e-ie)	tienes	you have	you do have	you´re having	du hast
valer	vales	you are worth			du giltst

IR
decir (e-i)	dices	you say, tell	you do say, tell	you´re saying, telling	du sagst
salir	sales	you leave, go out	you do leave, go out	you´re leaving, going out	du gehst aus
venir (e-ie)	vienes	you come	you do come	you´re coming	du kommst

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -es ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ.

If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -go verb

Él form

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir and follow the pattern for regular ER & IR verbs.


Infinitive	Él form	English equivalents			Deutsch
ER
hacer	hace	he does, makes	he does do, make	he's doing, making	er macht, tut
poner	pone	he puts, places	he does put, place	he's putting, placing	er stellt
tener (e-ie)	*tiene	he has	he does have	he's having	er hat
valer	vale	he is worth			er gilt

IR
decir (e-i)	*dice	he says, tells	he does say, tell	he's saying, telling	er sagt
salir	sale	he leaves, goes out	he does leave, go out	he's leaving, going out	er geht aus
venir (e-ie)	*viene	he comes	he does come	he's coming	er kommt

* Don't forget to follow the patterns for stem-changing verbs!

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -e ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ÉL is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ÉL.

If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -go verb

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir and follow the pattern for regular ER & IR verbs.


Infinitive	Él form	English equivalents			Deutsch
ER
hacer	hace	she does, makes	she does do, make	she's doing, making	er macht, tut
poner	pone	she puts, places	she does put, place	she's putting, placing	er stellt
tener (e-ie)	*tiene	she has	she does have	she's having	er hat
valer	vale	she is worth			er gilt

IR
decir (e-i)	*dice	she says, tells	she does say, tell	she's saying, telling	er sagt
salir	sale	she leaves, goes out	she does leave, go out	she's leaving, going out	er geht aus
venir (e-ie)	*viene	she comes	she does come	she's coming	er kommt

* Don't forget to follow the patterns for stem-changing verbs!

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the ac