Verbs with irregular 'yo' forms
In Spanish, several verbs have irregular yo forms in the present tense.
You have already seen three verbs with the -go ending in the yo form:
decir → digo, tener → tengo, and venir → vengo.
Verbs with irregular yo forms
hacer (to do; to make) | poner (to put; to place) | salir (to leave; to go out) | suponer (to suppose) | traer (to bring) |
Yo (I) → hago | Yo (I) → pongo | Yo (I) → salgo | Yo (I) → supongo | Yo (I) → traigo |
Tú (You) → haces | Tú (You) → pones | Tú (You) → sales | Tú (You) → supones | Tú (You) → traes |
Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) → hace | Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) → pone | Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) → sale | Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) → supone | Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) → trae |
Nosotros/as (We) → hacemos | Nosotros/as (We) → ponemos | Nosotros/as (We) → salimos | Nosotros/as (We) → suponemos | Nosotros/as (We) → traemos |
Vosotros/as → hacéis | Vosotros/as → ponéis | Vosotros/as → salís | Vosotros/as → suponéis | Vosotros/as → traéis |
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) → hacen | Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) → ponen | Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) → salen | Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) → suponen | Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) → traen |
The Verbs Ver and Oír
The verb ver (to see) has an irregular yo form. The other forms of ver are regular.
Singular Forms
Yo (I) | veo |
Tú (You) | ves |
Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) | ve |
Plural Forms
Nosotros/as (We) | vemos |
Vosotros/as | veis |
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) | ven |
The verb oír (to hear) has an irregular yo form and the spelling change i:y in the tú, usted/él/ella, and ustedes/ellos/ellas forms. The nostros/as and vosotros/as forms have an accent mark.
Singular Forms
Yo (I) | oigo |
Tú (You) | oyes |
Usted/Él/Ella (He/She) | oye |
Plural Forms
Nosotros/as (We) | oímos |
Vosotros/as | oís |
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas (They) | oyen |