Common Verbs with HINTS

Question 1

to reach

—— HINT ——

picture is

I’m sat there trying to get to the treats cupboard but the irony

we AL CAN reach it apart from me - AR poor me

Answer 1

alcanzar

pronounced alcanSar or alcanTHar

Question 2

to open

—— HINT ——

ABRa cadabre

Answer 2

abrir

Question 3

to close

—— HINT ——

are you CER tain you want close it

AR no ! don’t get it wrong because you’ll be sat there boiling

Answer 3

cerrar

seh-rrahr

Question 4

to begin

Answer 4

comenzar

empezar

Question 5

to continue

—— HINT ——

to continue is very simple, just the same really

Answer 5

continuar

kohn - tee - nwahr

Question 6

to correct

—— HINT ——

CORRE GIR at you for being correct

then you HEAR the GIR

Answer 6

corregir

( correhir )

Question 7

to give

—— HINT ——

donate
D on A te

Answer 7

dar

dahr

Question 8

to stop (doing something)

—— HINT ——

leave it ooaaat

literally - to depart from

to leave = DEpARt

Answer 8

dejar de

deh - hahr - deh

N.B. dejar ( without the de ) is another form of ‘ to leave ‘ but not laving a place like ‘ salir ‘ , rather leaving something behind

Question 9

to throw

—— HINT ——

think of throwing a sneeze

ECHooooo

and it ECHos all around the room

AR wow !

Answer 9

echar

Question 10

to make a mistake / to be wrong

—— HINT ——

litteraly - to be

then

think of Andrew and Mum telling each other they are wrong

actually, they are EQUIVO lently wrong and that CAn DO lots of harm

Answer 10

estar equivocado / a

Question 11

to do / to make

Answer 11

hacer

Question 12

to go

i go
you ( informal ) go
he / she / it / you ( formal ) goes
we go
you ( plural, informal ) go
they / you ( plural, formal ) go

Answer 12

ir

voy
vas
va
vamos
vais
van

Question 13

to go away / to leave

—— HINT ——

to go oneself

Answer 13

irse

Question 14

to tell a lie

—— HINT ——

it is MENTal to tell a lie IRespective of who you are

Answer 14

mentir

Question 15

to need

Answer 15

necesitar

Question 16

to allow

—— HINT ——

to PERMIT

Answer 16

permitir

Question 17

to put

Answer 17

poner

Question 18

to start doing something

I start eating

—— HINT ——

to put yourself to

Answer 18

ponerse a

me pongo a comer

Question 19

to forbid / to ban / to prohibit

—— HINT ——

to prohibit

Answer 19

prohibir

Question 20

to continue / to follow

—— HINT ——

to segue from one thing to another

Answer 20

seguir

Question 21

to have / to own

Answer 21

tener

Question 22

reason

—— HINT ——

you need a good reason to RAZ er somebody

Answer 22

razón

Question 23

to be right

—— HINT ——

to have reason

Answer 23

terner razón

Question 24

to have just + infinitive

—— HINT ——

literally - to finish from

eg. I finished from eating = I have just eaten

Answer 24

acabar de + infinitive

Question 25

to finish

Answer 25

acabar

Question 26

‘to’ must / to have to

I must

you must be tired

—— HINT ——

no DEBate when you must go to ER

Answer 26

deber

debo

debes estar cansada