1. The verbs poner, salir, traer
(Los verbos poner, salir y traer)
Three verbs that are irregular only in their yo forms

2. 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

3. 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.

4. salir
to leave, to go out
salgo
sales
sale
salimos
salís
salen

5. 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.

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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?

9. traer
to bring, to carry
traigo
traes
trae
traemos
traéis
traen

10. 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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