Opposite Verb Pairs

Question 1

añadir / quitar

Answer 1

add / remove

Question 2

dar / agarrar (Tico)

Answer 2

give / take

Question 3

dar / recibir

Answer 3

give / receive

Question 4

agarrar / poner

Answer 4

get (physically, grab) / put

Question 5

ir / venir

Answer 5

go / come

Question 6

llegar / salir (generally), partir (on a journey)

Answer 6

arrive (at a destination) / leave (1. generally; 2. on a journey)

Question 7

sentarse / levantarse, ponerse de pie

Answer 7

sit / stand

Question 8

abrir / cerrar

Answer 8

open / close

Question 9

empujar / jalar (halar)

Answer 9

push / pull

Question 10

empezar / parar

Answer 10

start / stop

Question 11

saltar / aterrizar (controlled)

Answer 11

jump / land

Question 12

comer / beber, tomar

Answer 12

eat / drink

Question 13

reír / llorar

Answer 13

laugh / cry

Question 14

ganar / perder

Answer 14

win / lose

Question 15

encontrar / perder

Answer 15

find / lose

Question 16

subir / bajar

Answer 16

raise / lower
(height)

Question 17

enviar / recibir

Answer 17

send / receive

Question 18

comprar / vender

Answer 18

buy / sell

Question 19

elevar / reducir

Answer 19

increase / decrease

Question 20

coger / perder

Answer 20

catch (a bus, flight) / miss

Question 21

construir / destruir

Answer 21

build / destroy

Question 22

atrapar / lanzar

Answer 22

catch (an object) / throw

Question 23

enseñar / aprender

Answer 23

teach / learn

Question 24

esconder / buscar

Answer 24

hide (act of hiding, possibly something) / seek

Question 25

comenzar (== empezar) / terminar

Answer 25

begin / end (a process, not movement)

Question 26

romper / reparar

Answer 26

break / fix

Question 27

pedir / prestar

Answer 27

borrow / lend

Question 28

entrar / salir

Answer 28

enter / exit

Question 29

llamar / colgar

Answer 29

call / hang up

Question 30

limpiar / ensuciar

Answer 30

(to) clean / (to) dirty

Question 31

limpiar / lavar

Answer 31

to clean / to wash

Question 32

llenar / vaciar

Answer 32

fill / empty

Question 33

despertarse / dormirse

Answer 33

wake up / fall asleep

Question 34

sostener / soltar

Answer 34

hold / release

Question 35

ahorrar / gastar

Answer 35

save / spend

Question 36

recordar / olvidar

Answer 36

remember / forget

Question 37

aceptar / recharzar

Answer 37

accept / reject

Question 38

preguntar / responder

Answer 38

ask / answer

Question 39

comprar / devolver

Answer 39

buy / return

Question 40

mostrar / ocultar

Answer 40

show / hide (deliberately)

Question 41

escuchar / hablar

Answer 41

listen / speak

Question 42

seguir / liderar

Answer 42

follow / lead

Question 43

recoger / dejar, soltar

Answer 43

pick up / drop

Question 44

encontrarse / despedirse

Answer 44

meet up with / part

Question 45

conocerse / separarse

Answer 45

meet (introduction) / part (break up)

Question 46

amar / odiar

Answer 46

love / hate

Question 47

leer / escribir

Answer 47

read / write

Question 48

unirse, participar / salir, dejar

Answer 48

join / quit

Question 49

crear / destruir

Answer 49

create / destroy

Question 50

cortar / pegar

Answer 50

cut / paste

Question 51

copiar / pegar

Answer 51

copy / paste

Question 52

éxito / fracasar

Answer 52

succeed / fail

Question 53

subir / bajar

Answer 53

rise / fall

Question 54

crecer / encoger

Answer 54

grow / shrink

Question 55

entrar / salir

Answer 55

come in / go out

Question 56

encender / apagar

Answer 56

turn on / turn off

Question 57

oír / ver

Answer 57

hear / see

Question 58

oler / probar

Answer 58

smell / taste

Question 59

conseguir / perder

Answer 59

get (obtain through effort) / lose (to lose something gained)

Question 60

obtener / renunciar, dejar

Answer 60

get (acquiring something from process or request) / give (something) up, abandon

Question 61

escalar / caer

Answer 61

climb / fall

Question 62

ensuciar / arreglar

Answer 62

to dirty or mess up / to tidy or clean up

Question 63

ganar / gaster

Answer 63

earn / spend