Week 3 - Irregular Verbs Flashcards
Ir - to go
Voy (I go)
Vas (you go)
Va (he/she/you - polite)
Vamos (we go)
Vais (you plural)
Van (they go)
Ser - to be (permanent characteristics, things that won’t change from minute to minute eg job, name)
(I am) soy
(You are) eres
(He/she/it is) es
(We are) somos
(You - plural are) sois
(They are) son
Tener - to have
(I have) tengo
(You have) tienes
(He/she/it has) tiene
(We have) tenemos
(You - plural have) tenéis
(They have) tienen
Venir - to come
(I come) vengo
(You come) vienes
(He/she/it comes) viene
(We come) venimos
(You - plural come) venís
(They come) vienen
Oir - to hear
(I hear) oigo
(You hear) oyes
(He/she/it hears) oye
(We hear) oímos
(You - plural hear) oís
(They hear) oyen
Estar - to be (temporary characteristics - things that can change from minute to minute - eg feelings, where you are currently)
(I) estoy
(You) estás
(He/she/it) está
(We) estamos
(You - plural) estáis
(They) están
Decir - to say
(I) digo
(You) dices
(He/she/it) dice
(We) decimos
(You - plural) decís
(They) dicen
Dar - to give
(I) doy
(You) das
(He/she/it) da
(We) damos
(You - plural) dais
(They) dan
What is the difference between estar and ser?
Estar is temporary - remember it with PLACE (Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotion and also marital status in Latin America )
Ser is permanent - remember it with DOCTOR (Date, Occupation, Characteristic, Time, Origin, Relation)
GRAMMAR RULE FOR IR
Ir is used with ‘a’ when talking about a verb/house/class but is used with ‘al’ when going to places eg vamos a comer (we go to eat) and voy al teatro (I go to the theatre)
Poder - to be able to/can
Puedo
Puedes
Puede
Podemos
Podeís
Pueden
Jugar - to play
Juego
Juegas
Juega
Jugamos
Jugáis
Juegan
Crecer - to grow
Crezco
Creces
Crece
Crecemos
Creceís
Crecen
