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La perífrasis verbal - Verbal periphrasis Flashcards

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1
Q

1a

To feel tempted/to have the intention to do/to be in favor of

I feel tempted to walk | I have the intention to walk | I am in favor of walking

A

Estar por + inf

Estoy por caminar

Estar por + also indicates location (Está por allí)

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2
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1b/c

To feel like doing - 2
To Take up (doing) something

I feel like walking 1
Yesterday, I felt like walking 2
My mom has taken up walking

A

Sentirse + past participle
Darle a alguien por [hacer] algo
Darle a alguien por [hacer] algo

Me siento caminado.
Ayer me dio por caminar.
A mi madre le ha dado por caminar.

dar always = 3rd person sing

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1d

To be able to do something - 2
To NOT be able to - 1

I’m able to walk 2
I’m not able to walk 1

A

Alcanzar a | Poder + inf
No Estar Para + inf

Puedo caminar.
Alcanzo a caminar.
No estoy para caminar.

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2a

To be about to do something
To be on the verge of doing something

I’m about to walk.
I’m on the verge of walking

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Estar a punto de + inf
Estar por + inf

Estoy a punto de caminar.
Estoy por caminar.

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5
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To be ready to do something | To have a mission to do something
(To NOT be in the mood/able to do something)

I’m ready/have a mission to walk
I’m not in the mood to walk

A

(No) Estar para + inf

Estoy para caminar
No estoy para caminar

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2b

To be going to do something

I am going to walk.

A

Ir a + inf

Voy a caminar.

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7
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3a+b SPAIN

To suddenly start/To burst/break into doing something - 2

A

Romper a + inf
Echar(se) a + inf

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3c

To go and (do something unexpectedly) (2)

I went and walked unexpectedly - 2

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Ir y + inf?
Agarrar y + inf?

Fui y caminar.
Agarré y caminar.

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4a+b

To begin/start doing something
To start doing | carry out something

I start to walk.
I start walking, I carry out (the task of) walking.

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Empezar/Comenzar a + inf
Poner(se) a + inf

Empiezo/Comienzo a caminar.
Me pongo a caminar.

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10
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5a

To “go around” doing something - 2

He goes around gossiping. - 2

figurative

2+1 physical
1 diff

A

Andar + Present Participle
Ir por ahí + Present Participle

Anda chismeando|chismoseando.
Va por ahí chismeando|chismoseando.

Girar/Ir alrededor / Dar una vuelta = physical
Rodear = to encircle/surround

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6a

To manage to do something

I manage(/get right/guess correctly) to walk.

A

Acertar a + inf

Acerto a caminar.

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12
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7a

To arrive/come to do something

I show up here/come to walk

A

Llegar|Venir a + inf

Llego/vengo a caminar

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13
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8a

To repeat an action | to do something again

I walk again. (another time)

A

Volver a + inf

Vuelvo a caminar

with no “a” =
- to return
- to come/go back

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14
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8b+c

To keep on doing something
To do something continuously(stay doing)

I keep/continue walking.
I’m walking continuously.

A

Seguir|Continuar + Present Participle
Quedarse + Present Participle

Sigo|Continúo|Me quedo caminando.
Me quedo caminando.

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8d

To remain to do something

I still have to walk.

A

Quedar por + info

Quedo por caminar

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9a

To be/get used (accustom) to doing something - 2

I’m accustomed to walking (the dogs) - 2

A

Acostumbrar(se) a + inf/noun
Estar acostumbrado a + inf/noun

|| (Me) Acostumbro | Estoy acostumbrado || a caminar (/pasear a los perros)

17
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10a+b

To emphasize the progression of an action | to be gradually doing something
To progress | to have been doing something

I progess in my walking | I’m gradually walking
I have been walking (progressing at this)

I go walking. - I come walking.

A

Ir + Present Participle
Venir + Present Participle

Voy caminando
Vengo caminando

18
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10c

To do something usually | used to

I usually|used to walk.

NOT COMMON

A

Soler/Solía a + inf

Suelo|Solía a caminar.

NOT COMMON

19
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10d

To express duration of an action

I’ve been walking for five years.

I carry five years walking.

A

Llevar(present) + time + Present Participle

Llevo cinco años caminando.

20
Q

10e

To take (a long) time to do something (2+2 | 2)

I take (a long) time to walk. - 2+2
It takes me a lot of time to walk. 2

I take-a-long-time in to-walk. - To-me it takes much time to-walk.

A

Tardar(se)|Demorar(se) en + inf
Tomarse + time + inf

(Me) Tardo|Demoro en caminar.
Me toma|lleva mucho tiempo caminar.

Tardarse alone is used for impersonal
Demorarse is sometimes used for a slightly negative connotation

21
Q

10f - COLOMBIA

To spend your whole time doing something

I spend my whole time walking.

To-me I maintain to-walk.

lit

A

Mantenerse (+ inf?)

Me mantengo caminar.

COLOMBIA

Me paso todo el tiempo caminando.

22
Q

11a

To end up doing something (2 + 2)

I end up walking

I finish (to-walk/)walking

A

Acabar|Terminar + inf/Present Participle

Acabo|Termino caminar|caminando

23
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12a

To stop doing something/to give up something

I stop/give up walking

I let|leave of to-walk

A

Dejar de + inf

Dejo de caminar

24
Q

13a

To complete an action so far (will continue) | to have been doing something

I have walked (and will keep doing so.)

no haber - I carry walked.

A

Llevar + Past Participle

Llevo caminado.

25
Q

13b

To complete an action (a result obtained after accumulation or repetition of actions)

I have finished walking (after much work)

I have(poss.) walked.

A

Tener + Past Participle

Tengo caminado.

26
Q

14a

To cease doing something

I cease to walk

VERY FORMAL

A

Cesar de + inf

Ceso de caminar

VERY FORMAL

27
Q

14b - SPAIN

To indicate/approximate the end a process

I come to the point of wrapping up walking.

I come TO walk

A

Venir a + inf

Vengo a caminar

SPAIN

28
Q

15a

To express a “resulting state” provoked by change (sometimes by obligation/influence) | see oneself as

I end up / find myself / see myself walked

NOT COMMON

Formal passive construction would be with ser/estar

A

Verse + Past Participle

Me veo caminado

NOT COMMON

29
Q

16a

To finish doing something

I finish walking

I finish of to-walk

A

Terminar de + inf

Termino de caminar.

30
Q

17a

To have just done / just did something

I just walked

I finish of to-walk

A

Acabar de + inf

Acabo de caminar

31
Q

17b

To have done something

I have walked

A

Haber + Past Participle

He caminado

32
Q

17c

To leave completed

I finished up my walk

I leave done my walk

A

Dejar hecho + Past Participle

Dejo hecho mi camino/paseo

33
Q

To have to do something | to express formal obligation or future action

I have to walk
I have of|that to-walk
To me touch to-walk

A

|| Tener que | Haber de/que | Tocarle || + inf

Tengo que caminar
He de|que caminar
Me toca caminar

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