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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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GROUP IV

These are different from the other groups.

16. saber,
to know
sé
sabe
sabemos
saben
17. ver,
to see
veo
ve
vemos
ven

And then there is one more verb that is completely regular in the present.

18. andar,
to walk
ando
anda
andamos
andan

This, then, covers the eighteen nonconformist verbs in the present
and past tenses. You have seen that, although they are nonconformist, they have many things in common that make them easy to learn. You must pay particular attention to these verbs and learn them well. Among them you will find some of the most used verbs of the Spanish language.

The most important advice that any Spanish teacher could give you is:

MASTER THE NONCONFORMIST VERBS

Nothing you could study before or after these verbs could compare in importance with them. Furthermore, once you have
learned them, you will have easy sailing for the rest of your Spanish course.

SENTENCE-FORMING EXERCISES I

Combine the words below in different ways to form as many sentences as you can. Be sure to use words from each of the columns in every sentence you form.

A

1
2
   Tengo (
I have
)
un perro (
a dog
)
¿Tiene (
Have you?
)
un caballo (
a horse
)
   Tenemos (
We have
)
una casa en el campo
Tienen (
They have
)
un gato (
a cat
)
   Tuve (
I had
)
un accidente ayer

B

1
2
3
   Tengo que
ir (
to go
)
al despacho
   (
I have to
)
trabajar
el sábado
¿Tiene que
estudiar
la lección
   (
Do you have to?
)
escribir
una carta
   Tenemos que
comprar
una casa
   (
We have to
)
vender
el auto
Tienen que
pintar
la casa
   (
They have to
)
lavar
la ropa
   Tuve que
(
to wash
)
(
the clothes
)
   (
I had to
)
regresar
pronto
¿Tuvo que
(
come back
)
(
soon
)
   (
Did you have to?
)
alquilar
la casa
   Tuvimos que
(
to rent
)
el teléfono
Tuvieron que
contestar
la carta
Mi tío tiene que
(
to answer
)
a los niños
   (
My uncle has to
)
leer
(
the children
)
    
cuidar
la cuenta
    
(
to take care of
)
(
the bill
)
    
persuadir
 
    
pagar
 
    
(
to pay
)
 

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