Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/4)
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.1.11
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.
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).
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).
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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