Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Adding a 'G'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.6.15
Adding a 'G'
Some IR verbs in the present tense 'yo' form add a 'g' to their stem. The ‘yo form’ of the present tense without the ‘o’ acts as the stem for the present subjunctive.
'Salir'
- Salga - I go out.
- Salgas - you go out.
- Salga - he/she goes out / you go out (formal).
- Salgamos - wego out.
- Salgáis - you go out (plural).
- Salgan - they go out / you go out (formal plural).
'Decir'
- Diga - I say.
- Digas - you say.
- Diga - he/she says / you say (formal).
- Digamos - we say.
- Digáis - you say (plural).
- Digan - they say / you say (formal plural).
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