Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (102 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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The best way to learn these verb forms is by reciting them in groups of threes. Recite them out loud and learn them just as you would learn a poem.
Stress the heavy-type letters firmly.
| t e ngo | tr a igo | h a go |
| v e ngo | c a igo | s a lgo |
| p o ngo | o igo | d i go |
Of these nine verbs, five are regular in the present, except for the first person singular. They are:
P
RESENT
T
ENSE
HACER,
to do, to make
PONER,
to put
SALIR,
to go out, to leave
(a place)
Two of the nine verbs that end in “go” in the first person singular
present are radical changing in all forms except the first person singular present. In these verbs the “e” changes to “ie.”
And the last two verbs are irregular in their own sweet way.
Actually, in “oír” the letter “i” changes to “y,” obeying the
A
GE
-O
LD
R
ULE
: The letter “i” changes to “y” when it appears between two vowels.
GROUP II
Of the eighteen nonconformists, four end in “oy” in the first person singular of the present. They are:
| VOY, I go | SOY, I am |
| DOY, I give | ESTOY, I am |
1. You already know that the present of “ir” is:
IR,
to go
2. You know that the present of “estar” is:
ESTAR,
to be
(where, how)
3. The present of “dar” is:
DAR,
to give
4. “Ser” is the vice-president of the nonconformists. It is a very irregular verb. Its
present tense is:
SER,
to be
GROUP III
Of the eighteen nonconformists, two are radical changing in the present tense. They made the nonconformist club for irregularities in other tenses.
QUERER,
to want, to love
PODER,
to be able
