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Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/4)

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Stem Changes in the First Person Present

Some -ER verbs only have a spelling change in the first person singular (‘yo’) form. In all other forms, they follow the regular -ER endings.

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Hacer - to do, to make

  • Hago - I do.
  • Haces - you do.
  • Hace - he/she does / you do (formal).
  • Hacemos - we do.
  • Hacéis - you do (plural).
  • Hacen - they do / you do (formal plural).
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Poner - to put, to set (the table)

  • Pongo - I put.
  • Pones - you put.
  • Pone - he/she puts / you put (formal).
  • Ponemos - we put.
  • Ponéis - you put (plural).
  • Ponen - they put / you put (formal plural).
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Traer - to bring

  • Traigo - I bring.
  • Traes - you bring.
  • Trae - he/she brings / you bring (formal).
  • Traemos - we bring.
  • Traéis - you bring (plural).
  • Traen - they bring / you bring (formal plural).
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Caerse - to fall

  • Me caigo - I fall.
  • Te caes - you fall.
  • Se cae - he/she falls / you fall (formal).
  • Nos caemos - we fall.
  • Os caéis - you fall (plural).
  • Se caen - they fall / you fall (formal plural).

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