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Lesson 7 Flashcards

Common irregular verbs in the present tense

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to begin

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comenzar, empezar

to begin - comenzar, empezar. Note that both empezar and comenzar are irregular verbs that belong to the category of verbs that change their base from -e- to -ie

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I begin to write my book today

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Hoy empiezo a escribir mi libro

I begin - empiezo

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You begin your math class today

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Hoy empiezas tu clase de matemáticas

you begin - empiezas. Note that hoy can also be placed at the end of the sentence, as it is in English, but serves as emphasis when used at the beginning of the sentence

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Pablo begins to take pictures of his family

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Pablo empieza a tomar fotos de su familia

he/she begins - empieza

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You (usted) begin to run

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Usted empieza a correr

you (ud) begin - empieza

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My dad and I begin to work in our house

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Mi papá y yo empezamos a trabajar en nuestra casa

we begin - empezamos

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You (vosotros) begin your essays

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Vosotros empezáis vuestros ensayos

you (vosotros) - empezáis

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You and Jaime begin (ustedes) your Spanish class

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Tú y Jaime empiezan su clase de español

you (uds) begin - empiezan

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Rafa and Daniel begin to talk to Sandra

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Rafa y Daniel empiezan a hablar con Sandra

they begin - empiezan

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TO BEGIN

  • I begin
  • You begin
  • He/She begins
  • We begin
  • You begin
  • They begin
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EMPEZAR

  • Yo empiezo
  • Tú empiezas
  • Él/Ella/Ud empieza
  • Nosotros empezamos
  • Vosotros empezáis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds empiezan
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José closes the door to his room

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José cierra la puerta de su cuarto

to close - cerrar. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar

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My cousins lie to their parents

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Mis primos mienten a sus padres

to lie - mentir. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar

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I think that your idea is very good

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Pienso que tu idea es muy buena

to think - pensar. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar. Note that creo (“I believe”) can also be used to mean “I think” when referring to an idea, but pienso is used when describing deeper reflection

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Rocío always thinks about you, Roberto

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Rocío siempre piensa en ti, Roberto

to think about - pensar en

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I want a big house

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Quiero una casa grande

to want - querer. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar

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I want that

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Quiero eso

that - eso. Note that in Spanish, eso is gender neutral and is used for unidentified objects or abstract concepts

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I want this

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Quiero esto

this - esto. Note that in Spanish, esto is gender neutral and is used for unidentified objects or abstract concepts

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I want that book

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Quiero ese libro

that - ese, esa. When the object is known, we use the gender-specific adjective ese or esa before it, rather than the neutral pronoun eso

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Do they sell shoes at that store?

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¿Venden zapatos en esa tienda?

store - la tienda

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These shoes are new

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Estos zapatos son nuevos

new - nuevo

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We want this magazine

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Queremos esta revista

this - este, esta. When the object is known, we use the gender-specific adjective este or esta before it, rather than the neutral pronoun esto

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You (plural) want to work in the United States

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Ustedes quieren trabajar en los Estados Unidos

to want to ___ - querer + (infinitive)

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Miguel prefers my house to his house

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Miguel prefiere mi casa a su casa

to prefer - preferir. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar. Note that the construction “I prefer this to that” is Prefiero esto a eso

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My little cousin (f.) does not understand when we speak Spanish

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Mi primita no entiende cuando hablamos español

to understand - entender, comprender. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar. Note that the synonym comprender is used a bit less frequently than entender

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We do not want to lose our pens

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No queremos perder nuestros bolígrafos

to lose - perder. Follows the same -e- to -ie- base change pattern as empezar

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to move

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mover

to move - mover. Note that mover is an irregular verb that belongs to a category of verbs that change their base from -o- to -ue-. Also note that mover does not mean to move from one house/country/state to another

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I move the tables with my brothers

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Muevo las mesas con mis hermanos

I move - muevo

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You do not move your feet when you dance

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Tú no mueves los pies cuando bailas

you move - mueves. Remember that you do not need to use the possessive for body parts when the subject is understood. So tus pies would have been awkward here

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Sofía moves her books to the table when she studies

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Sofía mueve sus libros a la mesa cuando estudia

he/she moves - mueve

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We move the chairs to our room to play cards

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Nosotros movemos las sillas a nuestro cuarto para jugar cartas

we move - movemos

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Adriana and Alejandra do not move their chairs

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Adriana y Alejandra no mueven sus sillas

they move - mueven

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TO MOVE

  • I move
  • You move
  • He/She moves
  • We move
  • You move
  • They move
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MOVER

  • Yo muevo
  • Tú mueves
  • Él/Ella/Ud mueve
  • Nosotros movemos
  • Vosotros movéis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds mueven
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Maite and Ariana show their photos to their grandparents

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Maite y Ariana muestran sus fotos a sus abuelos

to show - mostrar. Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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I _can_not go to Argentina with my family because I have to go to the university

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No puedo ir a Argentina con mi familia porque tengo que ir a la universidad

to be able to - poder. (-o- to -ue- base change in present tense). When conjugated in the present, poder is the equivalent of the English word “can”

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Is there anyone who speaks English?

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¿Hay alguien que habla inglés?

someone, anyone - alguien

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No one wants to study today

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Nadie quiere estudiar hoy

no one - nadie

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Who is the other woman?

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¿Quién es la otra mujer?

other - otro, otra

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I think that she has another boyfriend

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Creo que tiene otro novio

another, other - otro. Be careful not to say *un otro*, which is a common English-speaker mistake. The word otro means both “other” and “another”

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Can I go to the bathroom again?

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¿Puedo ir al baño otra vez?

again - otra vez, de nuevo. Note that otra vez literally means “another time”

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Juan returns from Spain in nine days

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Juan vuelve de España en nueve días

to return (from) - volver (de), regresar (de). Volver follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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Marcos eats again

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Marcos vuelve a comer

to __ again - volver a __. This is an alternative way to convey repetition of an action. The other way would be to say Marcos come otra vez or Marcos como de nuevo

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Do you (ud) dream about returning to the United States?

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¿Sueña usted con volver a los Estados Unidos?

to dream (about) - soñar (con). Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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She’s looking for a boyfriend

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Ella está buscando un novio

to look for - buscar. Note that we don’t say buscando “a” un novio here because un novio is unspecified. If we wanted to say “She is looking for her boyfriend,” we would say Está buscando a su novio

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María cannot find her pen

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María no encuentra su pluma

to find, encounter - encontrar. Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover. We could also say no puede encontrar su pluma, but it would mean more like “she is incapable of finding her pen”

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I want to buy my own phone

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Quiero comprar mi propio teléfono

own (possessive) - propio

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Tomás and I do not eat lunch with our friends today

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Tomás y yo no almorzamos con nuestros amigos hoy

to eat lunch - almorzar. Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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At what time is lunch?

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¿A qué hora es el almuerzo?

lunch - el almuerzo

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Carmen never returns her books to the library

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Carmen nunca devuelve sus libros a la biblioteca

to return (something); to give back - devolver. Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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to serve

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servir

to serve, to work - servir. Note that servir is an irregular verb that belongs to a category of verbs that change their base from -e- to -i-

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I serve my sisters something to eat

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Yo sirvo de comer a mis hermanas

I serve - sirvo

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You serve lunch to our friends

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Tú sirves el almuerzo a nuestros amigos

you serve - sirves

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Your car does not work?

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¿Tu carro no sirve?

he/she/it works - sirve. Note that servir can mean “to work”, when used without a direct object. You cannot use trabajar to describe whether an object works. Another alternative would be to use the word funcionar, which means “to work, to function”

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We serve lunch every day

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Nosotros servimos el almuerzo todos los días

we serve - servimos

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You (vosotros) do not serve lunch to the students

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Vosotros no servís el almuerzo a los estudiantes

you (vosotros) serve - servís

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You all serve something to eat to our grandparents

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Ustedes sirven de comer a nuestros abuelos

you (uds) serve - sirven

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The pens do not work very well

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Las plumas no sirven muy bien

they serve - sirven

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TO SERVE

  • I serve
  • You serve
  • He/She serves
  • We serve
  • You serve
  • They serve
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SERVIR

  • Yo sirvo
  • Tú sirves
  • Él/Ella/Ud sirve
  • Nosotros servimos
  • Vosotros servís
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds sirven
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The principal of the school fires your teacher

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El director de la escuela despide a tu maestro

to fire - despedir. Follows the same -e- to -i- base change pattern as servir

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Juan measures his tall cousins

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Juan mide a sus primos altos

to measure - medir. Follows the same -e- to -i- base change pattern as servir

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to grab, to take

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coger

to grab, to take - coger. Note that coger is an irregular verb that belongs to a category of verbs that change spelling from -g- to -j-. This spelling change only occurs in the singular first person, yo cojo. Caution: In some countries, coger means “to make love”

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I grab my books

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Yo cojo mis libros

I grab - cojo

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You grab your brother’s pen

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Tú coges el bolígrafo de tu hermano

you grab - coges

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We grab all of the notebooks

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Nosotros cogemos todos los cuadernos

we grab - cogemos

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I choose my books well

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Yo escojo bien mis libros

to choose - escoger. Follows the same -g- to -j- base change pattern as coger

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  • Maria loves me more than anyone (loves me)
  • Maria loves me more than (she loves) anyone
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  • María me quiere más que nadie
  • María me quiere más que a nadie.

Note that the use of the personal a changes the meaning of the sentence. Also remember that querer means both “to want” (for an object) or “to love” (for a person)

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I protect my children

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Yo protejo a mis hijos

to protect - proteger. Follows the same -g- to -j- base change pattern as coger

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I gather all of our books

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Yo recojo todos nuestros libros

to collect, to gather - recoger. Follows the same -g- to -j- base change pattern as coger

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He picks up his son from school

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Él recoge a su hijo de la escuela

to pick up (a person) - recoger. Note that the word recoger means both “to collect/gather” and “to pick up”

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to get, to obtain

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conseguir

to obtain - conseguir. Note that conseguir is an irregular verb that belongs to a category of verbs that change their base from -gu to -g. In the first person, the base changes from -e- to -i-

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Where do I get that book?

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¿Dónde consigo ese libro?

I get/obtain - consigo. Note that consigo only means “get” in the sense of obtaining something. Other English uses of the verb “get” will be discussed later

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We never get anything good

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Nunca conseguimos nada bueno

we get - conseguimos

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TO GET, OBTAIN

  • I get
  • You get
  • He/She gets
  • We get
  • You get
  • They get
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CONSEGUIR

  • Yo consigo
  • Tú consigues
  • Él/Ella/Ud consigue
  • Nosotros conseguimos
  • Vosotros conseguís
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds consiguen
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I never follow my older sisters

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Nunca sigo a mis hermanas mayores

to follow - seguir. Follows the same -i- to -e- base change pattern as conseguir

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I chase the bad men

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Yo persigo a los hombres malos

to pursue, to chase - perseguir. Follows the same -i- to -e- base change pattern as conseguir

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to construct, to build

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construir

to construct, to build - construir. Note that verbs like construir undergo a spelling change from -i- to -y- in most forms in the present tense

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I build one building each year

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Construyo un edificio cada año

I build - construyo

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Do you build a lot of houses?

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¿Construyes muchas casas?

you build - construyes

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Is it true that Rafael builds a building each year?

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¿Es verdad que Rafael construye un edificio cada año?

he/she builds - construye

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My brother is building a wall in his room

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Mi hermano está construyendo una pared en su cuarto

wall - la pared

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We never build on this street

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Nunca construimos en esta calle

we build - construimos

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Do they build tall buildings?

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¿Construyen ellos edificios altos?

they build - construyen

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The men are building a very big house on this street

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Los hombres están construyendo una casa muy grande en esta calle

building, constructing - construyendo

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TO CONSTRUCT, TO BUILD

  • I build
  • You build
  • He/She builds
  • We build
  • You build
  • They build
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CONSTRUIR

  • Yo construyo
  • Tú construyes
  • Él/Ella/Ud construye
  • Nosotros construimos
  • Vosotros construís
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds construyen
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What’s wrong with Maru? It seems that she is sad

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¿Qué tiene Maru? Parece que está triste

to seem, to appear - parecer.

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It seems that Paloma destroys her room every week

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Parece que Paloma destruye su cuarto cada semana

to destroy - destruir. Follows the same -i- to -y- base change pattern as construir

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We play Monopoly every day

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Jugamos Monopoly todos los días

to play - jugar

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It’s a very good game

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Es un juego muy bueno

game - el juego

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We are going to play a game after dinner

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Vamos a jugar un juego después de la cena

after - después de

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We will arrive before lunch

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Vamos a llegar antes del almuerzo

before - antes de

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It is late

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Es tarde

late - tarde

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My friend and I are going to talk later

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Mi amigo y yo vamos a hablar luego

later - luego. It is also acceptable to say más tarde

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The children do not contribute to our ideas

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Los niños no contribuyen a nuestras ideas

to contribute - contribuir.

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to convince

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convencer a (alguien) de (algo)

to convince - convencer. Note that convencer is an irregular verb that undergoes a stem change from -c- to -z- in the first person

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I convince my mother to go to the United States

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Convenzo a mi madre de ir a los Estados Unidos

I convince - convenzo

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Every day after class, we convince our parents to eat lunch at McDonald’s

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Cada día después de clase, convencemos a nuestros padres de almorzar en McDonald’s

we convince - convencemos

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TO CONVINCE

  • I convince
  • You convince
  • He/She convinces
  • We convince
  • You convince
  • They convince
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CONVENCER

  • Yo convenzo
  • Tú convences
  • Él/Ella/Ud convence
  • Nosotros convencemos
  • Vosotros convencéis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds convencen
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to obey

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obedecer

to obey - obedecer. Note that obedecer is an irregular verb from a category of verbs ending in -cer that undergoes a stem change from -c- to -zc- in the first person, yo obedezco

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I do not obey my parents every day

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No obedezco a mis padres todos los días

I obey - obedezco

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My brother and I never obey our sister

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Mi hermano y yo nunca obedecemos a nuestra hermana

we obey - obedecemos

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TO OBEY

  • I obey
  • You obey
  • He/She obeys
  • We obey
  • You obey
  • They obey
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OBEDECER

  • Yo obedezco
  • Tú obedeces
  • Él/Ella/Ud obedece
  • Nosotros obedecemos
  • Vosotros obedecéis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds obedecen
101
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Raúl wants your help

A

Raúl quiere tu ayuda

help - la ayuda

102
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I offer to help my grandmother

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Yo ofrezco ayudar a mi abuela

to offer - ofrecer. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as obedecer

103
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I never disobey my teachers

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Nunca desobedezco a mis maestros

to disobey - desobedecer. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as obedecer

104
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I grow a lot in one year

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Crezco mucho en un año

to grow - crecer. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as obedecer

105
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I thank my father every day

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Agradezco a mi padre todos los días

to thank (for), to give thanks - agradecer (por). Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as obedecer

106
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Natalia and Alex thank their teacher for all of her help

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Natalia y Alex agradecen a su maestra por toda su ayuda

for - por. Note that por has many uses beyond those fulfilled by the English “for”, as we will see later

107
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I translate the book from English to Spanish

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Traduzco el libro de inglés a español

to translate - traducir. Note that verbs ending in -ucir undergo the same stem change as verbs ending in -cer, changing from -c to -zc in the conjugation of the first person, yo

108
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I do not drive my dad’s car

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No conduzco el carro de mi papá

to drive (a car) - conducir. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as traducir

109
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I introduce my girlfriend to art

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Introduzco a mi novia al arte

to introduce - introducir. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as traducir. Note that introducir can only mean “to introduce someone to something”. If you want to introduce two people, you say presentar

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Today I introduce my girlfriend to my family

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Hoy presento a mi novia a mi familia

to introduce - presentar. Note that we do not use the word introducir, since that can only mean “to introduce someone to something”.

111
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Do I know all of your cousins?

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¿Conozco a todos tus primos?

to know (to be aquainted) - conocer. Follows the same -c- to -zc- base change pattern as obedecer. Note that conocer is used in the following cases:

  • to be acquainted with or well versed in,
  • to know people (remember to include the personal a), and
  • to be familiar with places and things
112
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If you speak English, then you can translate the book

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Si hablas inglés, puedes traducir el libro

if - si. Note the difference between si “if” and sí “yes”

113
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Do you know if she is Jorge’s cousin? Because I don’t know

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¿Sabes si ella es prima de Jorge? Porque yo no sé

to know - saber. Note that saber is only irregular in its first person conjugation (yo sé). Also note that saber is used in the following cases:

  • “to know that…”,
  • to know facts, and
  • to know information
114
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I don’t know who is there

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No sé quién está allí

I know - yo sé. Note that this yo conjugation is the only irregular form of the verb saber. The other forms are regular in the present tense.

115
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What is the difference between saber and conocer (which both mean “to know” in English)?

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SABER: to know facts or to know information.

CONOCER: to be acquainted with, to be fluent in, to know people, and to be familiar with places and things

116
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Do you know the answer?

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¿Sabes la respuesta?

answer - la respuesta

117
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Do you know the people that live here?

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¿Conoces a la gente que vive aquí?

people - la gente. Note that la gente acts as a singular noun

118
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Do you know when the TV show starts?

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¿Sabes cuando empieza el programa de televisión?

TV show - el programa de televisión

119
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to send

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enviar, mandar

to send - enviar, mandar. When conjugated, enviar is spelled with an accent over the i, as are many other verbs ending in -uar, -iar, and -ar

120
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I send letters every day

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Yo envío cartas todos los días

I send - envío

121
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Do you send letters to all of your friends?

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¿Envías cartas a todos tus amigos?

you send - envías

122
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Jaime sends letters to his girlfriend but does not receive letters from her

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Jaime envía cartas a su novia pero no recibe cartas de ella

he/she sends - envía

123
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We always send letters to Mexico

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Siempre enviamos cartas a México

we send - enviamos

124
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The teachers send their students’ grades to their parents

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Los maestros envían las notas de sus estudiantes a sus padres

they send - envían

125
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TO SEND

  • I send
  • You send
  • He/She sends
  • We send
  • You send
  • They send
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ENVIAR

  • Yo envío
  • Tú envías
  • Él/Ella/Ud envía
  • Nosotros enviamos
  • Vosotros enviáis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds envían
126
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Paula continues to talk to her teacher from elementary school

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Paula continúa a hablar con su maestra de la escuela primaria

to continue - continuar. Follows the same accent change as enviar

127
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Do you know my cousin Carla?

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¿Conoces a mi prima Carla?

Note that saber is never used to describe knowing people; for people, you must always use conocer

Beginner Spanish (25 decks)

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