Hacer y poder

Learning Objectives Identify 'hacer' and 'poder' as irregular verbs. Correctly conjugate 'hacer' in the present tense for yo, tú, and él/ella/usted. Correctly conjugate 'poder' in the present tense for yo, tú, and él/ella/usted. Use 'hacer' to form simple sentences about activities they do or make. Use 'poder' to form simple sentences about what they and others can do. Ask simple questions using '¿Qué haces?' and '¿Puedes...?'. What do you *do* after school? What *can* you do at the park? 🤸‍♀️ Let's learn the super important Spanish verbs for 'to do' and 'can'! Today, we're learning about two special verbs: 'hacer' (to do/make) and 'poder' (to b...

TermDefinitionExample Verbo IrregularA verb that is a 'rule-breaker' and doesn't follow the normal patterns when you change its endings for different subjects.The 'yo' form of 'hacer' is 'hago', not 'haco'. This makes it irregular. InfinitivoThe basic, original form of a verb. In Spanish, these verbs end in -ar, -er, or -ir.hacer, poder, comer, hablar ConjugarTo change the ending of a verb so it matches the person or thing doing the action.We conjugate 'hacer' to 'hago' for the subject 'yo'. HacerAn irregular verb that means 'to do' or 'to make'.Yo hago mi tarea. (I do my homework.) PoderAn irregular verb that means 'to be able to' or 'can'.Tú puedes correr muy rápi...

The 'Yo-Go' Verb: Hacer yo → hago When using the verb 'hacer' with the subject 'yo' (I), the verb form is always 'hago'. It gets a 'g' out of nowhere! The other forms are 'tú haces' and 'él/ella/usted hace'. The 'Stem-Changing' Verb: Poder o → ue When using 'poder', the 'o' in the middle of the word changes to 'ue' for most subjects. For example: 'yo puedo', 'tú puedes', 'él/ella/usted puede'. Two Verbs Together Verb 1 (conjugated) + Verb 2 (infinitive) When you use 'poder' with another action verb, you only conjugate 'poder'. The second verb stays in its original infinitive form (-ar, -er, -ir). For example:...