79. The Irregular Verbs decir,
ir, poder, querer, venir.
| Present Indicative |
| |
| a. |
decir, |
to say |
b. |
ir, |
to go |
| |
|
| digo, |
I say, etc. |
voy, |
I go, etc. |
| dices |
|
vas |
|
| dice |
va |
| decimos |
vamos |
| decís |
vais |
| dicen |
van |
| |
|
| c. |
poder, |
to be able, can |
d. |
querer, |
to wish |
| |
|
| puedo, |
I am able, etc. |
quiero, |
I wish, etc. |
| puedes |
|
quieres |
|
| puede |
quiere |
| podemos |
queremos |
| podéis |
queréis |
| pueden |
quieren |
| |
|
|
e. |
venir, |
to come |
| |
|
|
|
| vengo, |
I come, etc. |
venimos |
| vienes |
|
venís |
| viene |
vienen |
In the past descriptive indicative, decir, poder, querer,
venir, are regular: decía, podía,
quería, venía, etc. The only verbs
in the language which are irregular in this tense are ser,
ver, and ir (see 95, 493).
The past descriptive of ir is:
| |
iba, |
I was going, etc. |
íbamos |
| ibas |
ibais |
| iba |
iban |
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