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Verbs with Irregular First Persons

The following verbs have irregular forms for the first person singular of the present tense:

caber (to fit)
yo quepo

caer (to fall)
yo caigo

conducir (to drive)
yo conduzco

conocer (to know, to be acquainted with)
yo conozco

escoger (to choose)
yo escojo

dirigir (to direct)
yo dirijo

hacer (to do, to make)
yo hago

poner (to put, to place)
yo pongo

saber (to know something - a fact)
yo sé

salir (to leave)
yo salgo

seguir (to follow)
yo sigo

traer (to bring)
yo traigo

valer (to be worth)
yo valgo

ver (to see)
yo veo

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In addition to memorizing the above listed verbs, you should familiarize yourself with the following three rules:

1. For verbs that end in -cer and -cir, change the c to zc for the yo form:
   
   conocer (to know)
   yo conozco
   
   conducir (to drive)
   yo conduzco
   
   crecer (to grow)
   yo crezco
   
   traducir (to translate)
   yo traduzco
   
   establecer (to establish)
   yo establezco
   
   producir (to produce)
   yo produzco
   
   
2. For verbs that end in -ger and -gir, change the g to j for the yo form:
   
   escoger (to choose)
   yo escojo
   
   dirigir (to direct)
   yo dirijo
   
   emerger (to emerge)
   yo emerjo
   
   fingir (to pretend)
   yo finjo
   
   
3. For verbs that end in -guir, change the gu to g for the yo form:
   
   seguir (to follow)
   yo sigo
   
   conseguir (to get)
   yo consigo
   
   distinguir (to distinguish)
   yo distingo
   
   

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It is extremely important that you learn these verbs, because material covered later assumes that you have mastered this. At times, learning the irregular verbs may seem daunting, but it's not as bad as it seems. Your best tool is your verb flashcards, which should be separate from any other flashcards you might be using. Add the following 14 verb flashcards to your collection:

Verb Flashcards

22. caber (to fit)
    yo quepo
    
    
23. caer (to fall)
    yo caigo
    
    
24. conducir (to drive)
    yo conduzco
    
    
25. conocer (to know, to be acquainted with)
    yo conozco
    
    
26. escoger (to choose)
    yo escojo
    
    
27. dirigir (to direct)
    yo dirijo
    
    
28. hacer (to do, to make)
    yo hago
    
    
29. poner (to put, to place)
    yo pongo
    
    
30. saber (to know something - a fact)
    yo sé
    
    
31. salir (to leave)
    yo salgo
    
    
32. seguir (to follow)
    yo sigo
    
    
33. traer (to bring)
    yo traigo
    
    
34. valer (to be worth)
    yo valgo
    
    
35. ver (to see)
    yo veo
    
    

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