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Common Verbs Flashcards

1
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start / begin

A

Empezar

Empiezo - I
Empiezas - You 
Empieza - He/She/It
Empiezamos - We
Empiezan - You/They
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2
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look (watch)

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Mirar

Al regular

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3
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look for (search)

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Buscar

All regular

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4
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to be (perm)

am / is / are

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Ser

Soy - I am
Eres / Sos - you are (singular) (Sos in Arg)
Es	- he is / she is / it is
Somos - we are
Son - they are / you are (plural)
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5
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give

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Dar

Doy - I
All the rest regular

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6
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take (away) / to wear

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Llevar

All regular

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return / come back

to become (reflexive version)

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Volver

Vuelvo - I 
Vuelves - you (singular)
Vuelve - he / she / it
Volvemos - we 
Vuelven - they / you (plural)

Volverse

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move

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Mover

Muevo - I 
Mueves - you (singular)
Mueve - he / she / it
Movemos - we 
Mueven - they / you (plural)
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9
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know (knowledge)

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Saber

Se - I
All the rest regular

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10
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Bring

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Traer

Traigo - I
All the rest regular

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To know (people & places)

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Conocer

Conozco - I
All the rest regular

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Come

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Venir

Vengo - I 
Vienes - you (singular)
Viene - he / she / it
Venimos - we 
Vienen - they / you (plural)
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13
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go out / leave

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Salir

Salgo - I
All the rest regular

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14
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Must / should

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Deber

All regular

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15
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Find

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Encontrar

Encuentro - I 
Encuentras - you (singular)
Encuentra - he / she / it
Encontramos - we (regular) 
Encuentran - they / you (plural)
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16
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Do / make

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Hacer

All regular expect hago

yo hago
tu/vos haces  (vos more commonly used in Arg)
él/ella/ud hace
nosotros hacemos
ellos/ellas hacen
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17
Q

Seem

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Parecer

All regular expect yo

yo parezco
tu/vos paraces  (vos more commonly used in Arg)
él/ella/ud parace
nosotros paracemos
ellos/ellas paracen

eg.
The dog looks happy to be outside
El perro parece feliz de estar fuera
The dog he seems with to be happy

*de = with in this context

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18
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Use

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Usar

All regular

Yo uso
Tu/Vos usas  (vos more commonly used in Arg)
El/Ella/Ud usa
Nosotros usamos 
Ellos/Ellas usan

Eg.
Are you using the Telephone
Usas el telefono
You use the telephone

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19
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believe

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Creer

All regular

Yo creo
Tu / Vos crees (vos more commonly used in Arg)
El/Ella/Ud. cree
Nosotros creemos
Ellos/as creen
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live

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Vivir

All regular

Yo vivo
Tu / Vos vives
El/Ella/Ud. vive
Nosotros vivimos
Ellos/as viven
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21
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say / tell

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Decir

Digo has ig added
Others (exp Nos) have i added

Yo digo
Tu / Vos dices
El/Ella/Ud. dice
Nosotros decimos
Ellos/as dicen
22
Q

think

A

Pensar

Adds i except nos

Pienso
Piensas / Pensás (in Arg user latter, with vos) 
Piensa
Pensamos
Piensan
23
Q

was / were

Preterite of to be / I am (temp)

Preterite = to denote events that took place or were completed in the past

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Estar

yo estuve (I was)
vos estuviste (you were)
El/Ella/Ud. estuvo (he/she was)
Nosotros estuvimos (we were)
Ellos/as estuvieron (they were)
24
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was / were

Preterite of to be / I am (perm)

Preterite = to denote events that took place or were completed in the past

A

Ser

yo fui (I was)
vos fuiste (you were)
El/Ella/Ud. fue (he/she was)
Nosotros fuimos (we were)
Ellos/as fuseron (they were)
25
Q

had

Preterite of to have

A

Tener

yo tuve (I had)
vos tuviste (you had)
El/Ella/Ud. tuvo (he/she had)
Nosotros tuvimos (we had)
Ellos/as tuvieron (they had)
26
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did

Preterite of to do / make

A

Hacer

yo hice (I did)
vos hiciste (you did / did you)
El/Ella/Ud. hizo (he/she did)
Nosotros hicimos (we did)
Ellos/as hicieron (they did)
27
Q

try

A

intentar

all regular

yo intento (I try)
vos intentas (you try)
El/Ella/Ud. intenta (he/she tries)
Nosotros intentamos (we try)
Ellos/as intentan (they try)
28
Q

tired

Preterite of to try

A

intentar

yo intenté (I tried)
vos intentaste (you tried)
El/Ella/Ud. intentó (he/she tried)
Nosotros intentamos (we tried)
Ellos/as intentaron (they tried)
29
Q

Preterite verb endings

A 
-ar Verbs
yo -é	
tú	-aste	
él, ella, usted	-ó	
nosotros	-amos	
ellos, ellas, ustede -aron	
-er and -ir Verbs
yo	-í
tú	-iste
él, ella, usted	-ió
nosotros	-imos
vosotros	-isteis
ellos, ellas, ustedes -ieron
30
Q

to realize

I realized

When you realized what was happening?

A

darse cuenta de

I realized
me di cuenta de
(preterite - irregular)

cuando te diste cuenta de lo que estaba pasando
When you realized what was happening?

Reflexive and also Phrasal verb (ie. 2 or more words to make a verb).

Conjugate darse as per normal and ‘cuenta de’ stays the same

Conjugate as per dar

31
Q

to decide

A

decidir

all tenses regular

32
Q

to discover

Is discovered

A

descubrir

(all tenses regular)

yo descubrí

33
Q

to forget

I forgot

A

olvidar

Me olvidé - I forgot

(all tenses regular)

34
Q

to remember

A

Acordarse

me acuerdo (ue irregular)

Only present tense in both (includ. subjunctive)

OR

Recordar

35
Q 
To miss (to long for)
When I'm away, I miss him
To miss (to fail to be present at)
I missed the bus as I was running late
A

extrañar
Cuando estoy fuera, lo extraño

Perder
Me Perdí el autobús cuando llegaba tarde.

36
Q

to get up
I got up at 6.30am
What time did you get up?

to wake up
I woke up early
Did you wake up before 7

to sleep
I went to sleep early
I am going to sleep now

A

Levantarse (all tenses regular)
Me levante a las seis y media
A que hora te levantaste

Despertarse
me levanté temprano
¿Te despertaste antes de las siete?

(me despierto - i irregular)
Only present tense in both (includ. subjunctive)

Dormir
me fui a dormir temprano
me voy a dormir ahora

Duermo (ue irregular)
Only present tense in both (includ. subjunctive)

Limited irregular elsewhere
https://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/dormir

37
Q

to happen

it happened to me

what happened yesterday?

A

pasar

(all tenses regular)

me paso

que pasó ayer?

38
Q

I used to

A

Solia

Imperfect of Solier

39
Q

Trick to remember if Tener vs Haber (from Daniel)

A

if you have a noun after have in English it is Tener

eg.
I had a nice dinner last night
Tuve una buena cena anoche

if you have a verb after have in English it is Haber

eg.
I had made dinner already
Ya había hecho la cena

40
Q

Argentina vos version of irregular ‘ie’ & ‘o’ verbs

A

In irregular verbs where e becomes ie and o becomes ue in Argentina you don’t use the irregular version in the vos version

eg.

Pensar
Piensas (other countries)
Pensás (Arg)

Dormir
Duermes
Dormís

Tener
Tienes
Tenes`

41
Q

To pay / To pay for

Where can I pay

I paid already

A

Pagar

All regular, aside from first person preterite (pagué - adding ‘u’)

Donde puedo pagar

Ya pagué (already I paid)

42
Q

To follow / continue / keep

A

Seguir

Present - sigo / sigues / sigue / seguimos / siguen (e becomes i)

Preterite - 3rd person - siguió

All rest regular

43
Q

To look / to appear

eg. you look nice
eg. it looks good / delicious (in the context of food) = se ve rico

A

Ver(se)

eg. you look nice = te ves dien
eg. it looks good (in the context of food) = se ve rico

*Don’t use mirar

44
Q

Present participle

Past participle

A

Present participle - ando / endo

Past participle = ado / ido

45
Q

to get used to

I am getting used to speaking spanish everyday

A

acostumbrarse a

Me estoy acostumbrando a hablar español todos los días

46
Q

to have just (done something)

I have just called you

She has just left

We have just arrived

A

Acabar de - to have just (done something). Use de after.

eg. Acabo de llamarte = I have just called you
eg. Ella acaba de salier = she has just left
eg. Nostostos acabamos de llegar = we have just arrvied

47
Q

To take time

You took 2 days to arrive?

A

Tardar

Vos tardaste dos dia para llegar?

48
Q

I’m going to leave soon

He needs to leave

I am going to leave

A

irse = relexive verb for ‘to leave’

I’m going to leave soon = voy a irme

he needs to leave = necista irse

I am going to leave = voy a irme

Note: changing the reflexive part of reflexive verbs applies even when using as the infinitive, as per this example

49
Q

to ask

she asked me my age

to request / ask for

She asked me for a coffee

A

preguntar

Ella me preguntó mi edad

pedir

Ella me pidió un café

50
Q

To get / To obtain

A

obtener

‘go go’ verb

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