52 2 Verbs 1 R Expanded First 40 E-S Flashcards
to be . . . when dealing with an essential characteristic
ser (8)
to have . . . when used as a helping verb
haber (11) he has ha hemos habéis han hube hubiste hubo hubimos hubísteis hubieron habré habrás habrá habremos habréis habrán
to be able to 1. (having capability) a. can My girlfriend can dance salsa. b. to be able to I need my glasses to be able to see.
- (asking for something or permission)
a. can
Can you pass me that pencil?
Could I see a menu, please?
b. may
?May I use the bathroom?
c. to be allowed to
Are we allowed to bring alcohol to the concert?
poder (o-ue)
Mi novia puede bailar salsa.
(I need my glasses to be able to see. Necesito mis gafas para poder ver)
¿Me puedes pasar ese lápiz?
¿Podría ver un menú, por favor?
¿Puedo usar el baño
¿Podemos traer alcohol al concierto?
to tell, say
decir (e-i)
digo dices dice decimos decís dicen
to go
Ir is an irregular, intransitive verb that is used to refer to a destination.
Ir often makes use of prepositions such as a
, hacia
, and hasta
.
ir
to be going to do something
- (to go to a place)
a. to go to
Are you going to go to the party on Saturday?
You should go to school before it gets any later.
2. (expressing intentionality)
a. to go
Can you go and ask your brother if he wants to have dinner?
b. to be going to
I’m going to water the garden when the sun goes down.
ir a + infinitivo
¿Vas a ir a la fiesta el sábado?
Debes ir a la escuela antes de que se haga (Subj) más tarde.
¿Puedes ir a preguntarle a tu hermano si quiere cenar?
Voy a regar el jardín cuando baje el sol. **(Subj 3rd P) **
to leave
**Irse **is a pronominal verb that uses reflexive pronouns and tends to focus on the act of leaving a starting point or origin. The origin is presumed to be here (or wherever the subject is at the time).
Irse often makes use of prepositions such as de
and desde
.
irse
Tengo que irme de aquí.
I have to leave here.
¿Te vas a las seis?
Are you leaving at six?
¡No se vayan! (3rd Pers Formal)
Don’t go!
¿Por qué te vas tan temprano?
Why are you leaving so soon?
to see; to understand; to investigate or look into something; to visit or see someone
ver
**to find oneself; (to appear;/ tolook;) to meet up*
Men like to look masculine.
They were to meet here at seven.
It’s an advantage to be good looking.
He promised to meet him at the coffee shop.
verse
A los hombres les gusta verse masculinos.
Tenían previsto verse aquí a las siete.
Es una ventaja el verse bien.
Prometió verse con él en la cafetería.
to give; to hand, hand over; to yield
dar
to find something or someone
dar con algo o alguien
to decide to +infinitive
to consider+infinitive
decidir:
dar por + infinitivo,
considerar
dar en + infinitivo
to look over a place
dar a lugar, dar sobre lugar
to give birth
dar luz, dar a luz
to turn (around)
darse vuelta
to make no difference
dar lo mismo (39)
to give or devote oneself to something
darse a algo (39)
to assume or consider someone or something to be - adjective or participle
You’re not giving up,
dar por + adjectivo, dar por + participio
No te vas a dar por vencido,
to realize
It took him only a few minutes
to realize his mistakes.
It didn’t take Tom long
to realize he wasn’t welcome there.
darse cuenta de
Sólo le llevó unos minutos
darse cuenta de sus errores.
No le tomó mucho a Tom
darse cuenta de que no era bienvenido allí.
make known
- (to divulge)
a. to announce
b. to make known
c. to publish (results or analysis)
This is a story that needs to be told.
darse a conocer
Esta es una historia que tiene que darse a conocer.
escape,
run,
flee
He’s not going to run off with Catalina.
escapar
correr
huir
darse a la fuga
No va a darse a la fuga con Catalina.
**meet, **
make a date,
make an appointment
schedule an appointment
conocer: encontrarse
darse cita
hacer una cita
concertar una cita
programar una cita
join,
register,
sign up,
enroll
unirse
registrarse
inscribirse
inscribirse
darse de alta
cancel,
unsubscribe,
unregister,
terminate,
to fire
Cancelar,
darse de baja,
darse de baja,
Terminar,
para disparar
darse de baja
to know . . . when dealing with information; to learn
saber
to should, must; to owe
You should meet him.
You should sleep.
You should be sleeping.
Should I go?
We ought to win.
We should sit down.
We have to leave. We must go.
deber
Deberías conocerlo.
Deberías dormir.
Deberías ser dormir.
¿Debería ir?
Deberíamos ganar.
Deberíamos sentarnos
Debemos irnos. Debemos ir.
to put, put on
poner (-go)
to put on oneself
ponerse (-go)
to start to do something
get down to work
To diet
Become safe
I need to go on a diet.
To catch up
You need to go on a diet.
Help me stand up.
Bring the water to a boil.
I’m going to set the table.
ponerse a + infinitivo (-go)
ponerse a trabajar
ponerse a dieta
ponerse a salvo
Necesito ponerme a dieta.
Necesitas ponerte a dieta.
ponerse al corriente
Ayúdame (Imp + -me) a ponerme de pie.
Pon el agua a hervir.
Voy a poner la mesa.
to seem, look like
You look tired.
You sound tired.
You look like you’re tired.
You seem busy.
It looks like rain.
She looked lonely.
It looks fantastic. That sounds great.
It seems strange.
parecer (-zco)
Pareces cansado.
Pareces ocupado.
Parece lluvia.
Parecía sola.
Parece genial.
Parece extraño.
to remain to do something
quedar por infinitivo
to believe
creer (-y-)
to talk
hablar
to take; to carry
llevar
to leave someone or something behind; to let, allow
dejar (94)
to follow
seguir (e-i)
sigo sigues sigue seguimos seguís siguen
to find
encontrar (o-ue)
encuentro encuentras encuentra encontramos encontráis encuentran
to call
llamar (104)
to come
venir (e-ie) (105)
to change
cambiar (246)
