The verbs poner, salir, traer (Los verbos poner, salir y traer) Three verbs that are irregular only in their yo forms
to put, to place, to set (a table) poner to put, to place, to set (a table) pongo pones pone ponemos ponéis ponen pone ponen
poner I put my books in my backpack. Yo pongo mis libros en mi mochila. I put my books in my backpack. Mónica siempre pone la mesa para la cena. Mónica always sets the table for dinner. Ponemos la fecha en la pizarra todos los días. We put (write) the date on the board every day.
salir to leave, to go out salgo sales sale salimos salís salen
salir I leave home at seven. We leave on a trip tonight. Salir is used with several different prepositions to express various concepts. Following are some examples: Salir de: to leave a place, to leave on a trip Salgo de casa a las siete. I leave home at seven. Salimos de viaje esta noche. We leave on a trip tonight. Notice that English often does not require the word from when we leave a place, but Spanish always requires de.
salir Tomorrow they leave for Tegucigalpa. Salir is used with several different prepositions to express various concepts. Following are some examples: Salir para: to leave for (a place), to depart Mañana salen para Tegucigalpa. Tomorrow they leave for Tegucigalpa. ¿Sales para las montañas ahora? Are you leaving for the mountains now?
salir Diana goes out with (dates) Lorenzo. Salir is used with several different prepositions to express various concepts. Following are some examples: Salir con: to go out with, to date Diana sale con Lorenzo. Diana goes out with (dates) Lorenzo. Lucía sale con sus amigas esta tarde. Lucía is going out with her friends this afternoon.
salir They go out to dinner on Saturdays. Salir is used with several different prepositions to express various concepts. Following are some examples: Salir a (+ infinitive): to go out (to do something) Salen a cenar los sábados. They go out to dinner on Saturdays. ¿Sales a caminar por la mañana? Do you go out walking in the morning?
traer to bring, to carry traigo traes trae traemos traéis traen
traer I bring a pen to class every day. Traigo una pluma a clase todos los días. I bring a pen to class every day. Juan promete traer los refrescos a la fiesta. Juan promises to bring the soft drinks to the party. ¿Traes tu celular? Are you carrying your cell phone (with you)? Note: Traer is often used informally instead of tener. ¿Traes dinero (encima)? Do you have any money (on you)?
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