Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (105 page)

GROUP IV

These are different from the other groups.

16. saber, to know	sé	sabe	sabemos	saben
17. ver, to see	veo	ve	vemos	ven

And then there is one more verb that is completely regular in the present.

18. andar, to walk

ando

anda

andamos

andan

This, then, covers the eighteen nonconformist verbs in the present
and past tenses. You have seen that, although they are nonconformist, they have many things in common that make them easy to learn. You must pay particular attention to these verbs and learn them well. Among them you will find some of the most used verbs of the Spanish language.

The most important advice that any Spanish teacher could give you is:

MASTER THE NONCONFORMIST VERBS

Nothing you could study before or after these verbs could compare in importance with them. Furthermore, once you have
learned them, you will have easy sailing for the rest of your Spanish course.

Combine the words below in different ways to form as many sentences as you can. Be sure to use words from each of the columns in every sentence you form.

A

1	2
Tengo ( I have )	un perro ( a dog )
¿Tiene ( Have you? )	un caballo ( a horse )
Tenemos ( We have )	una casa en el campo
Tienen ( They have )	un gato ( a cat )
Tuve ( I had )	un accidente ayer

B

1	2	3
Tengo que	ir ( to go )	al despacho
( I have to )	trabajar	el sábado
¿Tiene que	estudiar	la lección
( Do you have to? )	escribir	una carta
Tenemos que	comprar	una casa
( We have to )	vender	el auto
Tienen que	pintar	la casa
( They have to )	lavar	la ropa
Tuve que	( to wash )	( the clothes )
( I had to )	regresar	pronto
¿Tuvo que	( come back )	( soon )
( Did you have to? )	alquilar	la casa
Tuvimos que	( to rent )	el teléfono
Tuvieron que	contestar	la carta
Mi tío tiene que	( to answer )	a los niños
( My uncle has to )	leer	( the children )
	cuidar	la cuenta
	( to take care of )	( the bill )
	persuadir
	pagar
	( to pay )