Spanish Verbs Flashcards
to accept, agree to
- I accept. (you, he, we, they)*
- I accepted. (you, he, we, they)*
aceptar
- Yo acepto. (-as, -a, -amos, -an)*
- Yo acepté. (-aste, -ó, -amos, -aron)*
to accept, agree to
- I refused all the time. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am accepting. He has accepted. Accept!*
aceptar
- No aceptaba todo el tiempo. (-abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban)*
- Estoy aceptando. Él ha aceptado. ¡ Acepte!*
to accept, agree to
- It is good that I accept. (you, he, we, they)*
- It is good that I accepted. (you, he, we, they)*
aceptar
- Es bueno que acepte. (-es, -e, -emos, -en)*
- Es bueno que aceptara. (-aras, -ara, -áramos, -aran)*
to accept, agree to
- We don’t accept checks. He accepts everything.*
- Only one is accepted. They haven’t been accepted yet.*
aceptar
- No aceptamos cheques. Lo acepta todo.*
- Sólo una está aceptada. Ellos no han sido aceptadas todavía.*
to appear, show up
- I show up on the beach. (you, he, we, they)*
- I appeared on the beach. (you, he, we, they)*
aparecer
- Aparezco en la playa. (-es, -e, -emos, -en)*
- Aparecí en la playa. (-iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron)*
to appear, show up
- I was showing up on time. (you, he, we, they)*
- We are appearing at noon. You (inf) have finally shown up.*
aparecer
- Aparecía en tiempo. (-ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían)*
- Estamos apareciendo al mediodía. Finalmente has aparecido.*
to arrive (at a place), to come
- I arrive home. (you, she, we, they)*
- I arrived home. (you, she, we, they)*
llegar
- Llego a casa. (-as, -a, -amos, -an)*
- Llegué a casa. (-aste, -ó, -amos, -aron)*
to arrive (at a place), to come
- I typically arrive at noon. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am arriving tomorrow. She has arrived by plane.*
llegar
- Normalmente llegaba al mediodía. (-abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban)*
- Estoy llegando mañana. Ella ha llegado por avión.*
to arrive (at a place), to come
- When will we arrive? They have arrived quickly.*
- My son arrived on Tuesday. The bus is arriving.*
llegar
- ¿Cuándo llegaremos? Han llegado rápidamente.*
- Mi hijo llegó el martes. El autobús está llegando.*
to ask a question, or request information
- I ask what time it is. (you, he, we, they)*
- I asked what time it was. (you, he, we, they)*
preguntar
- Pregunto a qué hora es. (-as, -a, -amos, -an)*
- Pregunté qué hora era. (-aste, -ó, -amos, -aron)*
to ask a question, or request information
- I was wondering… (you, he, we, they)*
- He has asked for the list. Ask!*
preguntar
- Preguntaba… (-abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban)*
- Él ha preguntado para la lista. ¡ Pregunte!*
to ask for, or request an object, service or favor
- I ask for more meat. (you, he, we, they)*
- I asked for more meat. (you, he, we, they)*
pedir
- Pido más carne. (-es, -**e, -imos, -en)*
- Pidí más carne. (-iste, pidió, -imos, pidieron)*
to ask for, or request an object, service or favor
- I usually asked for help at noon.*
- I am asking for help. I have asked for help. Ask!*
pedir
- Generalmente pedía ayuda al mediodía. (-ías, ía, íamos, ían)*
- Estoy pidiendo ayuda. He pedido ayuda. ¡ Pida!*
to ask for, or request an object, service or favor
- Did you ask for a glass of water? He asked for a computer.*
- I think that they are going to order the chicken. I ask for a date.*
pedir
- ¿Pediste un vaso de agua? Él pidió una computadora.*
- Creo que ellos van a pedir el pollo. Yo pido una cita.*
to be (“how” something is)
- Emotional, mental, physical states of being
- Civil state (married, divorced, dead)
- Location of things and people (not events)
- Present progressive tense (-ing)
estar (estando, estado)
- Present: estoy, estás, está, estamos, están
- Preterite: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
- Imperfect: estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estaban
to be (“how” something is)
- I am in class today. (you, he, we, they)*
- I was in class yesterday. (you, he, we, they)*
estar
- Estoy en clase hoy. (-ás, -á, -amos, -**án)*
- Estuve en clase ayer. (-uviste, -uvo, -uvimos, -uvieron)*
to be (how something is)
- I was talking on the telephone. (you, he, we, they)*
- It is still there. I have been thinking.*
estar
- Yo estaba hablando por teléfono. (-abas, -aba. -ábamos, -aban)*
- Sigue estando ahí. He estado pensando.*
to be (how something is)
- It is good that I am healthy. (you, he, we, they)*
- It was good that I was healthy. (you, he, we, they)*
estar
- Es bueno que yo esté feliz. (-és, -é, -emos, -én)*
- Fue bueno que yo estuviera feliz. (-uvieras, -uviera, -uviéramos, -uvieran)*
to be (“what” something is)
- Physical description, personality, character, gender, profession, origin
- What things are made of; Possession
- Things which “take place” in time (dates, seasons, events, parties)
ser (siendo, sido)
- Present: soy, eres, es, somos, son
- Preterite: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
- Imperfect: era, eras, era, éramos, eran
to be (“what” something is)
- The party is today. (I, you, he, we, they)*
- The party was yesterday. (I, you, he, we, they)*
ser
- La fiesta es hoy. (soy, eres, es, somos, son)*
- La fiesta fue ayer. (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron)*
to be (what something is)
- I was a doctor. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am being called. It has been a good day.*
ser
- Yo era doctor. (eras, era, éramos, eran)*
- Estoy siendo llamado. Ha sido un buen día.*
to be (what something is)
- It is good that I am your brother. (you, he, we, they)*
- It was good that I was your brother. (you, he, we, they)*
ser
- Es bueno que yo sea tu hermano. (seas, sea, seamos, sean)*
- Era bueno que fuera su hermano. (fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fueran)*
to be (what something is)
- I’m tall. You’re slim. She’s fat. They’re engineers.*
- We’re dancers. My father is a very well-known man.*
ser
- Yo soy alto. Tu eres delgado.* Ella es gorda. Ellos son ingenieros.
- Nosotros somos bailarinas.* Mi padre es un hombre muy ocupado.
to be able to, can
- I can. (you, he, we, they)*
- I managed to enter your house. (you, he, we, they)*
poder
- Yo puedo. (puedes, puede, podemos, pueden)*
- Yo pude entrar a tu casa. (pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron)*
to be able to, can
- I was able to participate. (you, he, we, they)*
- Being able to see is useful. I have been able to visit many countries.*
poder
- Yo podía participar. (-ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían))*
- Estoy pudiendo ver es útil. He podido visitar a muchos países.*
to be able to, can
- It is good that I can run. (you, he, we, they)*
- It was good that I could run. (you, he, we, they)*
poder
- Es bueno que pueda correr. (puedas, pueda, puedamos, puedan)*
- Fue bueno que pudiera correr. (pudieras, pudiera, pudiéramos, pudieran)*
to be born
- I was born in May. (you, he, we, they)*
- When were you (inf.) born? He was born in Spain.*
nacer
- Nací en Mayo. (-iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron)*
- ¿Cuándo naciste? Nació en España*
to begin, commence
- The meeting commences. (I, you, we, they)*
- The meeting commenced. (I, you, we, they)*
comenzar
- Comienza la cita (-ienzo, -ienzas, -enzamos, -ienzan)*
- La cita comenzó. (-encé, -enzaste, -enzamos, -enzaron)*
to begin, commence
- The festival usually started in July. (I, you, we, they)*
- We are starting the project.* They have started the work.
comenzar
- Generalmente, el festival comenzaba en julio. (-aba. -abas. -ábamos, -aban)*
- Estamos comenzando el proyecto. Se han comenzado los trabajos.*
to begin, start
- I start the race. (you, he, we, they)*
- I started to run. (you, he, we, they)*
empezar
- Empiezo la carrera. (empiezas, empieza, -amos, empiezan)*
- Empecé la carrera. (empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezaron)*
to begin, start
- I was already beginning to… (you, he, we, they)*
- I am beginning to understand. We have started our vacation.*
empezar
- Ya empezaba a … (-abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban)*
- Estoy empezando a entender. Hemos empezado nuestras vacaciones.*
to believe
I believe that it is the truth. (you, he, we, they)
creer
Creo que es la verdad. (crees, cree, creemos, creen)
to believe
- I thought that… (you, he, we, they)*
- I continue to believe that …**We have believed for a long time. Believe!*
creer
- Creía que… (-ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían)*
- Sigo creyendo que… Hemos creído durante mucho tiempo. Creo!*
to break
- I break the vase. (you, he, we, they)*
- I broke the vase. (you, he, we, they)*
romper
- Rompo el florero. (-es, -e, -emos, -en)*
- Rompí el florero. (-iste, -**ió, -imos, -ieron)*
to break
- I was breaking the silence.*
- I am breaking… We have broken the silence.*
romper
- Estaba rompiendo el silencio.*
- Estoy rempiendo… Hemos roto el silencio.*
to bring, to get, fetch, to carry
- I will bring apples. He will bring apples.*
- They will bring apples. We will bring apples.*
traer
- Traeré manzanas. Traerá las manzanas.*
- Traerán las manzanas. Traeremos las manzanas.*
to bring, to get, fetch, to carry
- I brought apples. He brought apples.*
- They brought apples. We brought apples.*
traer
- Traje las manzanas. Él trajo las manzanas.*
- Trajeron las manzanas. Trajimos las manzanas.*
to bring, to get, fetch, to carry
- I am going to bring apples. He is going to bring apples.*
- They have brought apples. We have brought apples.*
- He is bringing apples.*
traer
- Voy a traer las manzanas. Él va a traer las manzanas.*
- Han traído las manzanas. Hemos traído las manzanas.*
- Él está trayendo manzanas.*
to bring, to get, fetch, to carry
- I bring apples. He brings apples.*
- They bring apples. We bring apples.*
traer
- Traigo las manzanas. Él trae las manzanas.*
- Que traen las manzanas. Traemos las manzanas.*
to call, to name
- I am called Carlos. What is your name? (he, we, they)*
- I called you last night. (you, he, we, they)*
llamar
- Me llamo Carlos. ¿Cómo te llamas? (-**a, -amos, -an)*
- Te llamé anoche. (-aste, -ó, -amos, -aron)*
to carry
- I carry the box. (you, he, we, they)*
- I carried the box. (you, he, we, they)*
llevar
- Llevo la caja. (-as, -a, -amos, -an)*
- Llevé la caja. (-aste, -ó, -amos, -aron)*
to carry
- I was carrying the box. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am carrying the box. I have carried the box. Carry!*
llevar
- Llevaba la caja. (-as, -aba, -ábamos, -aban)*
- Estoy llevando la caja. He llevado la caja. Llevar!*
to carry out, to realize
- We need to carry out this plan.*
- We are carrying out maintenance works.*
realizar (realizando, realizado)
- Necesitamos a realizar este plan.*
- Estamos realizando labores de mantenimiento.*
to change
cambiar
to come
- I come now. (you, he, we, they)*
- I came with them. (you, he, we, they)*
venir
- Vengo ahora. (vienes, viene, -imos, vienen)*
- Vine con ellos. (viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron)*
to come
- I was coming. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am coming to the party. They have come early. Come!*
venir
- Yo venía. (-ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían)*
- Estoy viniendo a la fiesta. Han venido temprano. ¡Ven!*
to come
We used to come to the stadium in the morning. I came without my passport. Did you come early? I am coming from the auditorium.
venir
Veníamos al estadio por la mañana. Vine sin mi pasaporte. ¿Vinieron ustedes temprano? Yo vengo del auditorio.
to comprehend (to understand deeply)
I understand you perfectly.
comprender
Te comprendo perfectamente.
to consider
considerar
to count, relate, tell
contar
to create, to make
crear
to die
morir
to divide, to leave
partir
to do, make
- I do my homework. You make a question.*
- She does something. They make their beds.*
- We do our work in silence.*
hacer
- Hago mi tarea. Haces una pregunta.*
- Ella hace algo. Hacen sus camas.*
- Hacemos nuestro trabajo en silencio.*
to drink
beber
to eat
comer
To enchant (to love things)
- I love it. (Lit. “It enchants me”).* You love it. (Lit. “It enchants you.”)
- I love to eat. You love rabbits.*
encantar
- Me encante.* T**e encante.
- Me encante comer. Encanta los conejos.*
to enter
entrar
to exit, to leave
- I leave. (you, he, we, they)*
- I left. (you, he, we, they)*
salir
- Salgo. (-es, -e, -imos, -en)*
- Salí. (-iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron)*
to exit, to leave
- I was leaving. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am leaving. I have left. Leave!*
salir
- Yo salía. (-ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían)*
- Yo estoy saliendo. Yo he salido. Salida!*
to explain
explicar
to feel, regret
sentir
to find, encounter
encontrar
to finish, to use up
- I am finishing eating dinner.* She finished her schoolwork.
- They used up the coupons.*
acabar
- Acabo comiendo la cena.* Ella acabó sus tareas escolares.
- Se acabaron los cupones.*
to follow, continue
seguir
to form, shape, fashion
formar
to fulfill, carry out
cumplir
to get, obtain
conseguir
to give
- I give books to the students. (you, he, we, they)*
- I gave books to the students. (you, he, we, they)*
dar
- Doy libros a los estudiantes. (das, da, damos, dan)*
- Di libros a los estudiantes. (diste, dio, dimos, dieron)*
to give
- I always gave money. (you, he, we, they)*
- I am giving blood. He has given blood. Give!*
dar
- Daba siempre dinero. (dabas, daba, dábamos, daban)*
- Le estoy dando sangre. Ha dado sangre. ¡ Dale!*