Present Tense Irregular Yo forms

And the pronunciation of the Spanish letters G and J

Learning Target: I can identify which verbs have irregular YO forms and conjugate and translate them in the present tense.

    • I know the meaning of the irregular yo form verbs and can use them logically in sentences

    • I can recognize what verb the irregular yo form comes from

    • I can form the irregular yo forms on my own

    • I can swap between a conjugated form and the irregular yo form

Present Tense Irregular YO forms

Verbs to know the present tense forms

  • saber & conocer & ver

  • dar, ir and estar

  • tener and venir

  • poner, salir, hacer, traer

  • special mention of oír, caer and decir

Go-Yo verbs

  1. poner - to put (yo pongo)

  2. hacer - to do / to make (yo hago)

  3. salir - to leave / to go out (yo salgo)

  4. traer - to bring (yo traigo)

  5. tener - to have (yo tengo ; e--> ie stem change)

  6. venir -to come (yo vengo; e--> ie stem change)

  7. decir - to say / to tell (yo digo; e--> i stem change)

Decir is an e: i stem changing verb in addition to being a "go" verb.

Hacer is a regular verb, other than the yo-go form.

Ejemplos

  • Yo siempre digo la verdad, pero tú dices mentiras.

          • I always tell the truth, but you tell lies.

  • Yo vengo aquí todos los sábados. ¿Tú vienes a menudo?

          • I come here every Saturday. Do you come often?

  • Mi primo tiene 4 hermanos, pero yo sólo tengo uno.

          • My cousin has 4 brothers, but I only have 1.

  • Yo pongo mis camisetas en mi guardaropa. ¿Dónde pones las tuyas?

          • I put my t-shirts in my dresser. Where do you put yours?

  • Ustedes salen frecuentemente, pero yo casi no salgo.

          • Y'all go out often, but I almost never go out.

  • ¿Dónde hacen su tarea? Yo hago la mía en la cocina.

          • Where do y'all do your homework? I do mine in the kitchen.

Can you do it yet?

Divide into small groups. I will assign you 2-3 GoYo verbs. Prepare each verb's Tchart and prepare to explain each to the class.

  • Complete activity 4 on page 14.


Sección dos: Otros verbos Irregulares en Yo

This video goes through the rest of this webpage and irregular yo forms in Mrs. Garcia's voice.

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These 4 ER verbs are regular other than yo form.

    1. caber - to fit into (yo quepo)

    2. saber - to know (facts and information) (yo sé)

    3. ver - to see (yo veo)

    4. dar - to give (yo doy)

Ejemplos

  • Miguel no cabe en la tina pero yo quepo. Miguel doesn't fit in the tub, but I fit.

  • ¿Quién sabe la respuesta?, porque yo no la sé. Who knows the answer, because I don't know it.

  • --¿Ves la fuga? --Sí, la veo. Do you see the leak? Yes, I see it.

  • Mi abuela siempre da regalos chafas. Pero yo doy regalos buenos. My grandmother always gives cheap gifts. But, I give good gifts.

In a small group, complete a T chart for the above 4 verbs, each on a different index card. Turn them in and we'll compare answers.

Remember to add each of these to your activity K because they are unique.

Verbs ending in GUIR = GO in Yo

  1. seguir - to follow (yo sigo)

  2. perseguir - to chase (yo persigo)

  3. conseguir - to obtain/get (yo consigo)

  4. distinguir - to distinguish (yo distingo)

Verbs ending in CER & CIR = ZCO in Yo

    1. conocer - to know (personally, to be familiar with) (yo conozco)

    2. traducir - to translate (yo traduzco)

    3. conducir - to drive (yo conduzco)

    4. producir - to produce (yo produzco)

Ejemplos

  • No consigo un buen trabajo. Pero, Édgar siempre consigue buenas oportunidades.

  • Yo conduzco como un profesional. ¡Tú conduces como un borracho!

  • Ellos conocen a muchos famosos. ¡Yo no conozco a ni uno!

In small groups, I will give you 1 verb from each section. Conjugate each on a separate index card and we will look at our conjugations.

Add 1 -GUIR verb and 1 -CER verb and 1 -CIR verb example to activity K.

Saber vs Conocer - Know the difference!

  1. Yo sé quien es Jennifer Lopez.

    • I know who Jennifer Lopez is. (Fact/Info)

  2. No conozco a Jennifer Lopez.

    • I don't (personally) know Jennifer Lopez. (Familiarity with a person)

  3. ¿Sabes dónde está Wilsonville?

    • Do you know where Wilsonville is? (Fact / Info)

  4. No conocemos bien Wilsonville. ¿Dónde está el banco?

    • We don't know Wilsonville well. Where's the bank? (familiarity with a place)


Practice saber vs conocer in class:

Saber: https://quizlet.com/233698139/la-guia-saber-diagram/

Conocer: https://quizlet.com/_3v52mj

Choosing between: https://www.spanishdict.com/quizzes/78/saber-vs-conocer

Typing: https://www.quia.com/quiz/447657.html

Advanced (past tense and present tense): https://quizlet.com/_6zrtk3


All verbs ending in GER and GIR end in JO in yo form to keep the soft G sound

  1. recoger- to pick up (yo recojo)

  2. fingir - to pretend (yo finjo)

  3. escoger - to choose (yo escojo)

  4. eligir - to elect or select (yo elijo)

Add at least 1 GER verb and 1 GIR verb to your activity K.

Examples

¿Cuándo recoges a tu hermano? When do you pick up your brother?

Yo recojo a mi hermano los miércoles. I pick up my brother on Wednesdays.

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Los niños fingen que ellos son osos pero yo finjo que mi mamá es un pez.

The children pretend that they are bears, but I pretend that my mom is a fish.

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¡Yo escojo el convertible! ¿Cuál escoges tú?

I pick/choose the convertible! Which one do you choose/pick?

Mini Lesson: The sounds of G and J in Spanish

Watch the video ----------------------------------------------------------->

When you are done with this, complete activity Ñ.

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The spanish J (jota) always makes a sound similar to the English H.

  • Jarro

  • ejemplo

  • Jirafa

  • Jota

  • Junto

The Spanish G (ge) makes the same sound as a Spanish J if it comes before an E or an I

  • genio

  • imagen

  • gimnasio

  • gis

The Spanish G makes a hard G sound (like the English word "Go!" in all other letter combinations.

  • Globo

  • Grande

  • Hago

  • Juega

  • Gusano

  • Guapo

  • Antiguo

  • Guerra

  • Guitarra

  • Vergüenza

  • Pingüino

Complete activity Ñ (gold):

You'll need a device equipped with a microphone.

This must be submitted online in google classroom.

I'll be happy to listen to you before school and let you know how you're doing before the due date, or you can send me a few recorded words earlier in the week and I'll let you know if you are speaking correctly or not.