ER & IR Verbs Flashcards
To Admit
Admitir
To Thank
Agradecer
To Appear
Aparecer
1st person is irregular “aparezco”
To Attend
Asistir A …..
To Understand
Comprender or Entender
To Convince
Convencer
1st person present is irregular
Jo convenzo……
To Grow
Crecer
Only 1st person present is irregular
Crezco
PP creciendo
P crecido
To Owe
To Have to (Should)
Deber
To Describe
Describir
To Discover
Descubrir
To Disappear
Desaparecer
1st person present is irregular “Desparezco”
To Return Something
Devolver
To Direct / Run (lead) / Manage
She doesn’t really like managing the hotel; she’d prefer to work in a restaurant.
Barack Obama currently leads the Democrats.
I run my own organic goods business.
Dirigir —1st person is irregular —Jo dirijo
No le gusta mucho dirigir el hotel; preferiría trabajar en un restaurante.
Barack Obama actualmente dirige los demócratas.
Dirijo mi propia empresa de productos orgánicos.
To Discuss
To Argue
My brother and his wife argue all the time.
Discutir
— completely regular
Mi hermano y su esposa discuten todo el tiempo.
Never use “de”after “todo”
To Distinguish
To Tell the Difference
Distinguir
Only 1st person present is irregular
Distingo
P Distinguido
PP Distinguiendo
To Hurt
Doler
“O” to “UE”
Me duelo
To Exercise
or to Practice a profession
Ejercer
eh-hair- SER
1st person only is irregular EJERZO
To Light
Encender
To Understand
Entender
To Select
To Chose
Escoger
To Hide
Esconder
To Scatter / To Spread
The kids scattered the toys all around the house.
The press spread the rumor that the actor had a lover.
Esparcir
Los niños esparcieron los juguetes por toda la casa.
La prensa esparció el rumor de que el actor tenía una amante.
To Demand
To Require
The world demands justice for the students.
Exigir
1st person is irregular
Jo exijo
El mundo exige justicia por los estudiantes.
ex-EE-hey
To light up
To Display
Lucir
To Deserve
To Merit
Merecer
1st person present is irregular “Merezco“
To Put Into
Jorge stuck his arm through the railings to reach the fruit.
The little boy stuck a knife in the toaster.
Meter
Completely regular
Jorge metió el brazo por la verja para alcanzar la fruta.
El niñito metió un cuchillo en la tostadora.
To Bite
Morder
“O” to “UE”
Yo muerdo
To Obey
Obedecer
Obedezco
To offer
Ofrecer
1pp = Ofrezco, otherwise regular
To Omit
Omitir
To Seem
Parecer
Note: Parecerse means to look alike .
To Divide
Partir
To Remain
Permanecer
1st person present is irregular “Permanezco”
To Please
Placer
To Promise
Prometer
To Protect
Proteger
Like Coger 1st person present is irregular
Protejo
P Protegido
PP Protegiendo
To Pick Up
To Gather
It is important to gather all the necessary information.
Recoger
Es importante recoger toda la información necesaria.
To Recognize
Reconocer
Only 1st person present is irregular
Reconozco
P Reconocido
PP Reconociendo
To Solve
Resolver
To Break
Romper
To climb Up
To Go Up
Subir
To Suffer
Sufrir
To Fear
To Dread
Temer
Completely regular
To Unite
Unir
To conquer
To Defeat
Vencer
1pp = Venzo, otherwise regular
To Mend or To Darn
Zurcir
1pp = Zurzo, otherwise regular
To Belong To
She belongs to several charities.
Pertenecer A
Pertenece a varias asociaciones benéficas.
1st person present is irregular “PRETENEZCO”
bey- NEY-fi-cas.
To Learn
Aprender
To Get or Obtain
He got his driver’s license in June
Conseguir
Consiguió / Obtuvo su licencia de conducir en junio.
Like Seguir
Synonymous with “Obtener “
Consigo, consigues, consigue, conseguimos,conseguís,consiguen
Conseguido
Consiguiendo
To Believe in
To Believe (Think) that
Creer
Creer En ….
Creer Que….
To Decide
Decidir
To Receive
Recibir
Completely Regular
To Reduce
Reducir
Conjugated like Conducir
Jo reduzco
Past is irregular
Jo Reduje etc.
To Stir
Juan stirred his coffee with a spoon.
Would you like the eggs fried or scrambled?
Revolver
Juan revolvió su café con una cuchara.
Revuelto = Messy , upside down, and scrambled.
Quieres los huevos fritos o revueltos?
To Suspend
They had the flag hanging from the window of their apartment.
Suspender
Tenían la bandera suspendida por la ventana de su piso.
To surprise
Her friends surprised her with a birthday party.
Sorprender
— completely regular
Sus amigos la sorprendieron con una fiesta de cumpleaños.
To Allow
Dogs are not allowed in the restaurant.
My parents don’t let me go out late.
Permitir (Completely Regular)
Los perros no se permiten en el restaurante.
Mis padres no me permiten salir hasta tarde.
To Smell
To Smell like
This soap smells very nice.
It smells like gas in this room.
Oler
Oler a
Very irregular in Present tense, otherwise completely regular
Huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, oléis, huelen (WAY-len)
Este jabón huele muy rico.
Huele a gas en este cuarto.
