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11 Present Indicative: Irregular yo forms

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Some verbs have a special conjugation in the yo form that doesn't follow the regular conjugation pattern.

General Rules
1. A common irregular form is to see a "g" in the yo form, even though there's no "g" in the infinitive.

• Si salgo ahora, puedo llegar a casa temprano. (If I leave now, I can get home early.)
• Yo valgo más de lo que me pagan. (I'm worth more than what they pay me.)

2. There's no rule to tell you which verbs have an irregular yo form You just have to memorize them.

3. The other conjugations in the presente tense are regular.

• ¿Quién es ese chico con quien sales? (Who is that boy you're going out with?)
• Este diamante vale más que un millón de dólares. (This diamond is worth more than a million dollars.)

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