Irregular Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
vowel + CER
A
those verbs are irregular only in 1st singular person, and the ending is - ZCO (conocer - yo conozco)
2
Q
to be thankful
A
agradecer
3
Q
to appear
A
aparecer
4
Q
to know a person
A
conocer
5
Q
to disappear
A
desaparecer
6
Q
to establish
A
establecer
7
Q
to deserve, to merit
A
merecer
8
Q
to be born
A
nacer
9
Q
to obey
A
obedecer
10
Q
to offer
A
ofrecer
11
Q
to seem
A
parecer
12
Q
to belong
A
pertenecer
13
Q
to please, to gratify
A
placer
14
Q
to recognize
A
reconocer
15
Q
to lie down
A
yacer
16
Q
I know Juan.
A
Yo conozco a Juan.
17
Q
I belong to a club.
A
Yo pertenezco a un club.
18
Q
I don’t recognize nobody here.
A
Yo no reconozco nadie aquí.
19
Q
I offer a hundred dollars to a winner.
A
Yo ofrezco un cien dólares a l ganador.
20
Q
I deserve a raise.
A
Yo merezco un aumento.
21
Q
This program seems absurd to me.
A
Este programa me parece absurd.
22
Q
These books belong to me.
A
Estos libros me pertenecen.
23
Q
Every day many babies are born in the world.
A
Cada día muchos bebés nacen en el mundo.
24
Q
If a baby doesn’t eat well, doesn’t grow well.
A
Si bebé no come bien, no crece bien.
25
verbs ending in -UCIR
ending changes only in 1st person singular, and Z is inserted (traducir - traduzco)
26
to conduct, to drive
conducir
27
to deduce
deducir
28
to tarnish, to spoil
deslucir
29
to persuade
inducir
30
to insert, to introduce
introducir
31
to light up, to display
lucir
32
to produce
producir
33
to reduce
reducir
34
to translate
traducir
35
I don't drive an automatic car, but a stick shift.
Yo no conduzco un coche automático, pero de marchas.
36
Do you translate many sentences in this book?
¿Traduces muchas frases en este libro?
37
Do you insert a coin into a public phone?
¿Introduces un moneda en el teléfono público?
38
consonant +CER or +CIR
1st person singular will have the C replaced by Z (ejercer - yo ejerzo)
39
to convince, to persuade
convencer
40
to exert, to exercise
ejercer
41
to scatter, to spread
esparcir
42
to conquer, to defeat
vencer
43
to mend, to darn
zurcir
44
I scatter seeds in the garden,
Yo esparzo semillas en el jardín.
45
I conquer the enemy.
Yo venzo al enemigo.
46
I darn the socks.
Yo zurzo los calcetines.
47
verbs ending in - GER and - GIR
1st person singular - G changes to J (coger - yo cojo) and E - I (corregir - corrijo
48
to catch, seize, grab
coger
49
to deduce
colegir
50
to correct
corregir
51
to direct
dirigir
52
to elect, to chose
elegir
53
to select
escoger
54
to demand, require
exigir
55
to pretend
fingir
56
to protect
proteger
57
to pick up, to gather
recoger
58
to submerge, to immerse
sumergir
59
I protect my family.
Yo protejo mi familia.
60
I correct my problems.
Yo corrijo mis problemas.
61
The teacher corrects many paper.
El maestro corrige muchos trabajos.
62
Sometimes I pretend to be happy when I am sad.
A veces finjo estar feliz cuando estoy triste.
63
I select my friends with a lot of care.
Yo escojo mis amigos con mucho cuidado.
64
Every four years we elect a new leader.
Cada cuatro años elegimos a un nuevo líder.
65
I pick up my socks from the floor.
Yo recojo mis calcetines del suelo.
66
I catch a taxi for the airport.
Yo cojo un taxi por el aeropuerto.
67
I demand a lot from my employees.
Yo exijo mucho de mis empleados.
68
I submerge the sweater in cold water.
Yo sumerjo el suéter en agua fría.
69
Verbs ending in - AER
1st person singular changes to -AIGO
70
to attract
atraer
71
to fall
caer
72
to contract
contraer
73
to scrape, rub off
raer
74
to bring back
retraer
75
to remove, to subtract
sustraer
76
to bring
traer
77
Usually I bring something to a party.
Usualmente yo traigo algo a una fiesta.
78
The painter scrapes the old painting from the canvas.
El pintor rae la vieja pintura del lienzo.
79
The sugar attracts the flies.
El azúcar atrae a las moscas.
80
The math students subtract the min quantity from the maximum quantity.
Los estudiantes de matemáticas sustraen la cantidad mínima de la cantidad máxima.
81
verbs ending in - UIR not preceded by G
all singular and 3rd plural are irregular (boot)
82
to conclude
concluir
83
to constitue
constituir
84
to construct, to build
construir
85
to contribute
contribuir
86
to destroy
destruir
87
to flow
fluir
88
to flee, to run away
huir
89
to include
incluir
90
to influence
influir
91
I build a wooden house.
Yo construyo una casa de madera.
92
The river flows east.
El río fluye al oeste.
93
The books of H.L. Mencken influence me a lot.
Los libros de H.L. Mencken me influyen mucho.
94
You conclude the meeting at eight PM.
Tú concluyes la reunión a las ocho de la noche.
95
The novelist always includes various personalities in the books.
El novelista siempre incluye varios personajes en los libros.
96
The libraries contribute a lot to society.
Las bibliotecas contribuyen mucho a la sociedad.
97
verbs ending in - GUIR
1st person singular - drop U, also E changes to I
98
to get, to obtain
conseguir
99
to distinguish
distinguir
100
to erect, lift up
erguir
101
to extinguish
extinguir
102
to pursue, persecute
perseguir
103
to follow
seguir
104
I distinguish between the good and the bad
Yo distingo entre lo bueno y lo malo.
105
The police follows the criminal.
La policía sigue al criminal.
106
I extinguish the candles.
Yo extingo las velas.
107
I get a job in a telephone company.
Yo consigo trabajo en la compañía telefónica.
108
In the summer the mosquitos purse me.
En el verano los mosquitos me persiguen.
109
Naomi gets all her clothes from a catalog.
Noami consigue toda su ropa por catálogo.
110
My math and english classes follow my Spanish class.
Mia clases de matemáticas e inglés siguen a mi clase de español.
111
Many people don't distniguish red from green.
Muchas personas no distinguen el rojo del verde.
112
I follow you to the party
Yo te sigo a la fiesta.
113
The firefighters extinguish the fire.
Los bomberos extinguen el incendio.
