Decir, Dar, Ver, Oír, and Traer in Everyday Spanish
Decir, Dar, Ver, Oír, and Traer in Everyday Spanish
In this lesson, you will learn the present tense of five high-frequency irregular verbs: — to say / tell, — to give, — to see, — to hear, and — to bring.
Decir — to say / tell
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| — I say / tell | |
| — you say / tell | |
| / / | — he / she says; you say |
| / | — we say / tell |
| / | — you all say / tell |
| / / | — they / you all say / tell |
- — I say my name.
- — What are you saying?
- — Ana says the address.
Dar — to give
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| — I give | |
| — you give | |
| / / | — he / she gives; you give |
| / | — we give |
| / | — you all give |
| / / | — they / you all give |
- — I give my number.
- — Can you give me the address?
- — The teacher gives information.
For this lesson, ¿Me ...? is a useful everyday request pattern; detailed object-pronoun study comes later.
Ver — to see
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| — I see | |
| — you see | |
| / / | — he / she sees; you see |
| / | — we see |
| / | — you all see |
| / / | — they / you all see |
- — I see the station.
- — Do you see the hotel?
- — We see the menu.
Oír — to hear
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| — I hear | |
| — you hear | |
| / / | — he / she hears; you hear |
| / | — we hear |
| / | — you all hear |
| / / | — they / you all hear |
- — I hear an announcement.
- — Do you hear the train?
- — We hear music.
Traer — to bring
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| — I bring | |
| — you bring | |
| / / | — he / she brings; you bring |
| / | — we bring |
| / | — you all bring |
| / / | — they / you all bring |
- — I bring the passport.
- — Are you bringing the suitcase?
- — Ana brings coffee.
Traer versus venir
Venir describes the movement of the person toward the reference point. focuses on bringing a thing along.
- — I am coming to the office.
- — I am bringing the document.
Five useful yo forms
- — I say / tell
- — I give
- — I see
- — I hear
- — I bring
Everyday exchange
Person A: — Do you see the station?
Person B: — Yes, I see it.
Person A: — Do you hear the announcement?
Person B: — Yes, I hear the announcement.
For this lesson, — I see it is a recognition phrase; detailed object pronouns remain outside the target.
A practical verb-choice method
- Use for saying or telling familiar information.
- Use for giving something.
- Use for seeing.
- Use for hearing.
- Use for bringing an object toward the reference point.
From Everyday Verbs to Diphthongs and Hiatus
You can now use , , , , and in familiar present-tense situations. The next lesson focuses on how adjacent vowels form diphthongs or separate into hiatus in everyday Spanish words.