Regular verbs with more than one meaning

Question 1

What are the three primary definitions for “deber”?

Answer 1

1) should, ought to
2) must (plus infinitive)
3) to owe

Examples:
Ella debe comer mejor. (She ought to eat better.)
Él debe mucho dinero. (He owes a lot of money.)

Question 2

Conjugate: deber

Answer 2

yo = debo
tú = debes
el/ella/ud. = debe 
nosotros = debemos
vosotros = debéis
ellos/ellas/uds. = deben

Question 3

What are the two primary definitions for “ganar”?

Answer 3

1) to win
2) to earn

Examples:
Cecilia siempre gana el primer premio. (Cecilia always wins first prize.)
Raúl gana quinientos dólares cada semana. (Ralph earns 500 dollars each week.)

Question 4

Conjugate: ganar

Answer 4

yo = gano
tú = ganas
el/ella/ud. = gana
nosotros = ganamos
vosotros = ganáis
ellos/ellas/uds. = ganan

Question 5

What are the two primary definitions for “llevar”?

Answer 5

1) to carry
2) to wear

Examples:
Llevo una bolsa de plástico a la tienda. (I carry a plastic bag to the store).
Ella no lleva un abrigo hoy. (She isn’t wearing a coat today.)

Question 6

Conjugate: llevar

Answer 6

yo = llevo
tú = llevas
el/ella/ud. = lleva 
nosotros = llevamos
vosotros = lleváis
ellos/ellas/uds. = llevan

Question 7

What are the three primary definitions for “pasar”?

Answer 7

1) to pass (by)
2) to happen
3) to spend (time)

Examples:
El tiempo pasa. (Time passes.)
Qué pasa? (What’s happening?)
Ella pasa mucho tiempo con los turistas. (She spends a lot of time with the tourists.)

Question 8

Conjugate: pasar

Answer 8

yo = paso
tú = pasas
el/ella/ud. = pasa
nosotros = pasamos
vosotros = pasáis
ellos/ellas/uds. = pasan

Question 9

What are the two primary definitions for “tocar”?

Answer 9

1) to touch
2) to play (an instrument)

Examples:
El experto toca la mesa antigua. (The expert touches the antique table.)
Maria toca bien el piano. (Maria plays the piano well.)

Question 10

Conjugate: tocar

Answer 10

yo = toco
tú = tocas
el/ella/ud. = toca
nosotros = tocamos
vosotros = tocáis
ellos/ellas/uds. = tocan

Question 11

What are the three primary definitions for “tomar”?

Answer 11

1) to take
2) to have (something to drink)
3) to have (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Examples:
Tomamos el tren al trabajo. (We take the train to work.)
Tomo café negro cada mañana. (I drink black coffee every morning.)
Ella toma el desayuno a las ocho. (She has breakfast at eight o’clock.)
Toma el almuerzo a la una y la cena a las siete. (She has lunch at one o’clock and dinner at seven o’clock.)