Conjugating G-verbs in Spanish (presente simple)
  • Anna October 2012
    There are certain verbs in Spanish that have an unexpected g when conjugating the first person of singular (yo) in present simple:

    Here are some examples:

    hacer (to do)
    yo hago
    tú haces
    él hace
    nosotros hacemos
    vosotros hacéis
    ellos hacen

    caer (to fall)
    yo caigo
    tu caes
    él cae
    nosotros caemos
    vosotros caéis
    ellos caen

    salir (to go out / to exit)
    yo salgo
    tú sales
    él sale
    nosotros salimos
    vosotros salís
    ellos salen

    Can anyone conjugate the following G-verbs in present simple to practice the Unexpected G?

    decir (to say)
    yo ...
    tú ...
    él ...
    nosotros ...
    vosotros ...
    ellos ...

    tener (to have)
    yo ...
    tú ...
    él ...
    nosotros ...
    vosotros ...
    ellos ...
  • Mahima October 2012
    Hi Anna,

    Sadly, I'm back after quite sometime. So, I'm just trying to revisit the initial chapters.
    I'm not sure about "decir" but I'll attempt "tener"

    yo tengo
    tu' tienes
    e'l tiene
    nosotros tenemos
    vosotros tenei's
    ellos tienen
  • Anna October 2012
    Hello Mahima! I am glad to see you are back in the forum.

    As usual all your answers are right!!! Are you sure that you don´t want to try "decir". It is ok if you don´t get it right. Making mistakes and receiving correction and explanation helps the learning process and to remember for next time.

    I started from the bottom for you:

    Yo
    Tú
    Él
    Nosotros decimos
    Vosotros decís
    Ellos dicen
  • Traveler October 2012

    I will give the first three a shot!


    Yo dego  (I think it may be digo but am not sure!)


    Tu dices


    El dice

  • Mahima October 2012
    Hi Anna,

    Ok here goes

    Yo digo
    Tú dices 
    Él dice
    Nosotros decimos
    Vosotros decís 
    Ellos dicen

    Since it had been a long gap, I just repeated my e-tutoring session(the 1st one). I felt I was able to go through quicker, this time :)

  • Anna October 2012
    Hello Traveler and Mahima!

    The correct form it is: "yo digo" (your second option Traveler) :)

    Do you guys want to try with:

    poner (to put)
    yo po_ _ _
    tú pones
    él pone
    nosotros ponemos
    vosotros ponéis
    ellos ponen


  • Mahima October 2012
    Hi Anna,

    I think it could be "yo pongo".

    Also, if I were to use this in a sentence, it would be only in the present tense. Right? I haven't come across tenses yet, so I'm not sure.
    Let me know if the following sentence is correct -
    "él pone el gato en la casa"

    Thanks !
  • Anna October 2012
    Hello Mahima,

    "Yo pongo" is right! ¡Buen trabajo!

    This G tenses only apply to the present simple.

    See some examples in past and future tenses:

    Yo pongo (presente simple) present
    Yo ponía (pretérito perfecto) past
    Yo puse     (pretérito imperfecto) past
    Yo pondré (futuro simple) future


    The sentence "El pone el gato en la casa" is correct, meaning that you "put" the cat inside the house. I would recommend to use the verb "traer" (to bring/take the cat inside the house)

    "Yo traigo el gato a la casa"

    Notice that the pronoun en changes to a, when using traer

    TRAER A     (correct!)
    TRAER EN (incorrect!)

    Let me know if you have more examples you want us to check for you.

    ¡Qué tengas un buen día!
  • Mahima October 2012
    Hi Anna,

    I've tried to use traer below -
    "yo traigo mi perro a la patio"

    Also, if I wanted to use the past tense for put, then is the following sentence correct?
    "yo puse mi chaqueta en la cama"

    Thanks
  • Mahima October 2012
    sorry, it should be "el patio"
  • Anna October 2012
    Hello Mahima!

    All your sentences are correct! And you also corrected yourself regarding the gender of the word patio.

    The full sentence would be: "Yo traigo mi perro al patio".

    al = a + el  (preposition "a" + article "el")

    Good job!


    Let's translate this sentences for other students:

    - Yo traigo mi perro al patio
    - I bring my dog to the backyard.

    - Yo puse mu chaqueta en la cama
    - I put my jacket on the bed

    I will start a new post about fall vocabulary and exercises! Please check it out!
  • Weenee February 16
    I am in my 2nd week of the Spanish course. I don't understand a couple of word combinations. First, the lesson teaches that the Spanish words 'nosotros tenemos' means 'we have'. Yet, the word 'nosotros' means 'we' and the word 'tenemos' means 'we have'. My question is, why use 'nosotros' before 'tenemos' if the latter, in itself, means 'we have'?   

    A similar situation occurs when using the words 'vosotros tiene'. 'Vosotros' interprets to 'you' but 'tiene' means 'you have' but the lesson instructs to use both together as shown.

    I'm sure there's a reason for this but it seems to be a redundant term. Thanks. Dennis            
  • Erin February 17
    Hi Dennis,
    Thanks for posting your question! Let's look at the phrases you're referring to a bit more closely: 

    nosotros tenemos - we have
    vosotros tenéis -  you (infml., pl. Spain) have

    These phrases have two parts: a personal pronoun (a word like "I"or "We"or "You" in English) and a verb.  The verb changes to match the pronoun (the same way the verb matches the pronoun in English "we have" but "she has").  

    nosotros tenemos - we have
    vosotros tenéis -  you (infml., pl. Spain) have

    So these phrases literally mean we + have=> nosotros + tenemos, and you + have => vosotros + tenéis.  But one big difference between English and Spanish, which you'll discover soon if you haven't already is that with the different pronouns (yo, tú, él/ella, nosotros, ellos/ellas) the verb changes its form.  So I can look at tengo for example and no that it means "I have" without the pronoun, because tengo is the form of the verb that goes with yo.  Because of this, you'll find that you can say "we have" in two different ways:
    Tenemos el libro.  OR  Nosotros tenemos el libro. (We have the book).  
    In other words, the pronoun that means 'we' is not necessary since we can already tell by looking at the verb that the subject is 'we.'
    Don't worry too much about this latter part, but just keep in mind that the two parts of those phrases are 1) a pronoun and 2) a verb, which go together. 
    If you have more questions, don't hesitate to post them here! 

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