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tener → yo
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tengo (I have) — yo-go verb
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poner → yo
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pongo (I put) — yo-go verb
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salir → yo
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salgo (I go out) — yo-go verb
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hacer → yo
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hago (I do / make) — yo-go verb
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decir → yo
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digo (I say) — yo-go verb (also e→i: dices, dice)
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querer → yo / tú
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quiero / quieres (I want / you want) — e→ie
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poder → yo / tú
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puedo / puedes (I can / you can) — o→ue
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pedir → yo / tú
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pido / pides (I ask for / you ask for) — e→i
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ser → presente
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soy · eres · es · somos · sois · son
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ir → presente
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voy · vas · va · vamos · vais · van
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What are the three patterns of irregular present verbs?
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Yo-go verbs (-go in «yo»: tengo), stem-changers (e→ie, o→ue, e→i in a boot shape) and fully irregular (ser, ir).
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Which persons keep the normal stem in a stem-changer?
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Nosotros and vosotros — the change happens in yo, tú, él and ellos (the «boot»).
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Do irregular present verbs have different uses from regular ones?
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No — same jobs (habits, facts, now, near-future). Only the form is harder.
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What are the two most common irregular-verb errors?
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Regularising the stem («podo» instead of «puedo», «quero» instead of «quiero») and forgetting the yo-go («teno» instead of «tengo»).
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