perífrasis verbales

Question 1

to be able to do something

Answer 1

poder + infinitivo

Question 2

to finish something

Answer 2

terminar de + infinitivo

Question 3

to still not have done something

Answer 3

no acabar de + infinitivo

Question 4

to have just done something

Answer 4

acabar de +infinitivo

Question 5

to end up doing something

Answer 5

acabar por + infinitivo

Question 6

it’s been ___ since / to not have done something for a period of time

Answer 6

llevar sin + infinitivo + time frame

Question 7

to abruptly begin an action

Answer 7

empezar a + infinitivo
echarse a + infinitivo (for action words)

Question 8

to stop doing something

Answer 8

dejar de + infinitivo

Question 9

to assume or approximate

Answer 9

deber de + infinitivo

Question 10

to continue on without

Answer 10

seguir sin + infinitivo

Question 10

the intention of doing an action

Answer 10

ir a + infinitivo

Question 11

to continue to or repeatedly do something

Answer 11

volver a + infinitivo

Question 12

habitual action

Answer 12

soler + infinitivo

Question 13

to stop doing an action before doing another

Answer 13

dejar + participio

Question 14

obligation to do an action

Answer 14

tener que/deber que (más formal) + infinitivo

Question 15

to have already done something (equivalent to ‘ya’)

Answer 15

tener + participio

Question 16

to assume/consider

Answer 16

dar por + participio

Question 17

partial performance of an action

Answer 17

llevar + participio

Question 18

to say how long you’ve been doing something

Answer 18

llevar + gerundio + tiempo

Question 19

to persist with something

Answer 19

seguir + gerundio

Question 20

to be currently doing something

Answer 20

estar + gerundio

Question 21

gradual process

Answer 21

ir + gerundio