Present tense of poner, salir, traer

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The verbs poner, salir, traer
(Los verbos poner, salir y traer)
Three verbs that are irregular only in their yo
forms
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poner
to put, to place, to set (a table)
pongo pones pone
ponemos ponéis ponen
pone
ponen
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poner
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.
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salir
to leave, to go out
salgo sales sale sale
salimos salís salen salen
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salir
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.
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salir
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?
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salir
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.
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salir
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?
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traer
to bring, to carry
traigo traes trae trae
traemos traéis traen traen
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traer
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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