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Top 25 Verbs With Prepositions Flashcards

1
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To speak to

A

Hablar con

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2
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I have to speak to him today.

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Hoy tengo que hablar con él.

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3
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To talk about

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Hablar de

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4
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I want to talk about something else.

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Quiero hablar de otra cosa.

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5
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To think about

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Pensar en

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I didn’t think about it.

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No pensé en eso.

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It’s your mother’s birthday today. Have you thought about a present for her?

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Hoy es el cumpleaños de tu mamá. Has pensado en un regalo para ella?

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8
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To look for (to seek)

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Buscar

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9
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I’m looking for work (I’m seeking work).

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Busco trabajo.

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10
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It’s important to seek new friends when you live overseas.

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Es importante buscar nuevos amigos cuando vives en el extranjero.

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11
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To ask for (to request)

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Pedir

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12
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Don’t forget to ask for help if you need it.

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No olvides pedir ayuda si la necesitas.

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13
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We are going to ask for more money in the next investment stage.

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Vamos a pedir más dinero en la próxima etapa de inversión.

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14
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To arrive at, to arrive in

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Llegar a

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15
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I arrived in Spain on Monday.

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Llegué a España el lunes.

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16
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The package should arrive in Lima next week.

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El paquete debe llegar a Lima la semana que viene.

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17
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To be at, to be in, to be to

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Estar en

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18
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I have only been to Mexico twice.

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Solo he estado en México dos veces.

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19
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I’m going to be at the train station at 7 pm.

A

Voy a estar en la estación de tren a las 7.

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20
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To come from

A

Venir de

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21
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To come to

A

Venir a

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22
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The message could have come from anywhere.

A

El mensaje pudo venir de cualquier parte.

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23
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We came from the mountains to the beach on foot.

A

Vinimos de las montañas a la playa a pie.

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24
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To return from

A

Volver de

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25
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To return to

A

Volver a

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26
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I returned home last night at 9pm.

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Anoche volví a casa a las nueve.

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27
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We returned from the jungle after being lost for 3 days.

A

Volvimos de la selva después de estar perdidos durante 3 días.

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28
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To leave from

A

Salir de

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29
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I have to get out of this interview.

A

Tengo que salir de esta entrevista.

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30
Q

The boat left the dock on time.

A

El barco sale del muelle a tiempo.

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31
Q

To look like

A

Parecerse a
This verb/prep combo is difficult. When two things or people seem alike or look alike, then you’ll want to use the reflexive form of parecer with the prep a.

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32
Q

He looks a lot like his brother.

A

Se parece mucho a su hermano.

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33
Q

Australia football does not look like European football.

A

El fútbol australiano no se parece al fútbol europeo.

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34
Q

To stop, to quit

A

Dejar de
When you want to refer to stopping something or quitting a job, then you can use dejar in combination with de.

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35
Q

My cell phone has stopped working.

A

Mi celular ha dejado de funcionar.

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36
Q

I’m never going to stop playing the guitar.

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Nunca voy a dejar de tocar la guitarra.

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37
Q

To help

A

Ayudar a
While it is possible to find ayudar w/out a prep, in most contexts you’ll need the prep “a”.

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38
Q

I can help you move into the new apartment.

A

Te puedo ayudar a mudarte al nuevo apartamento.

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39
Q

The medication helped reduce my headache.

A

El medicamiento me ayudó a reducir al dolor de cabeza.

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40
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To learn

A

Aprender a
Similar to ayudar, if you just want to learn “something” then you don’t need a preposition.

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41
Q

I’m afraid of water because I never learned to swim.

A

Me da miedo el agua porque nunca aprendí a nadar.

42
Q

Next week we’re going to Thailand to learn how to surf.

A

La semana que viene vamos a Tailandia para aprender a surfear
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43
Q

To finish

A

Terminar de
If you want to say that you have or you haven’t finished “doing” something, then you’ll need to use terminar de.

44
Q

I haven’t finished eating yet.

A

Todavía no he terminado de comer.

45
Q

I will finish reading the newspaper on the train.

A

Voy a terminar de leer el periódico en el tren.

46
Q

To start to

A

Comenzar a
If you want to say you have or haven’t started “doing” something, then you’ll need comenzar with the prep a.

47
Q

I’m sorry, I will start to clean my room soon.

A

Lo siento, voy a comenzar a limpiar mi habitación pronto.

48
Q

Before starting to watch TV, can you please take out the trash?

A

Antes de comenzar a ver la televisión, por favor puedes sacar la basura?

49
Q

To try to

A

Tratar de
Don’t confuse with intentar (doesn’t need prep)

50
Q

I’m trying to run 10 km in under 60 minutes.

A

Estoy tratando de correr diez kilómetros en menos de sesenta minutos.

51
Q

He tried to leave the party without saying goodbye.

A

Él trató de salir de la fiesta sin despedirse.

52
Q

To enter into

A

Entrar en

53
Q

I’m not ready to enter another competition this weekend.

A

No estoy lista para entrar en otra competición este fin de semana.

54
Q

When I entered the room, everyone looked at me.

A

Cuando entré en la sala, todos me miraron.

55
Q

To dream about

A

Soñar con
Strange one - con

56
Q

I used to dream about being an astronaut.

A

Solía soñar con ser astronauta.

57
Q

Last night I dreamt about living on the moon.

A

Anoche soñé con vivir en la luna.

58
Q

To get married to

A

Casarse con

59
Q

This week, I’m getting married to my high school sweetheart.

A

Esta semana, me caso con mi novio de la secundaria.

60
Q

My father married my mother in 1972.

A

Mi padre se casó con mi madre en 1972.

61
Q

To remember (about)

A

Acordarse de
Synonym of recordar, but acordarse requires prep “de”

62
Q

Do you remember the time we got lost in Peru?

A

Te acuerdas de la vez que nos perdimos en Perú?

63
Q

I don’t remember what happened.

A

No me acuerdo de lo que pasó.

64
Q

To forget to do something

A

Olvidarse de

When you want to talk about forgetting something choose olvidar (requires a DO) Olvidarse de (forgot to do something)

65
Q

To forget something

A

Olvidar

66
Q

Don’t forget your towel tomorrow.

A

No olvides tu toalla mañana.

67
Q

Don’t forget your pictures.

A

No olviden sus fotografías.

68
Q

Don’t forget my present.

A

No olvide mi regalo.

69
Q

Maria forgot to pick up Juanito.

A

Maria se olvidó de recoger a Juanito.

70
Q

I forgot to buy milk.

A

Me olvidé de comprar leche.

71
Q

You forgot to call mom on her birthday.

A

Te ovidaste de llamar a mamá en su cumpleaños.

72
Q

I think he forgot to give her the keys.

A

Creo que él se olvidó de darle las llaves.

73
Q

I forgot to speak to my boss about our vacation plan.

A

Me olvidé de hablar con mi jefe de nuestro plan de vacaciones.

74
Q

To be glad about

A

Alegrarse de

75
Q

I’m really glad about that.

A

Eso me alegro mucho.

76
Q

She was glad to see you.

A

Ella se alegró de verte.

77
Q

To laugh at

A

Reírse de

78
Q

Everyone laughed at me.

A

Todo el mundo se rió de mí.

79
Q

We laughed at his strange costume for the party.

A

Nos reímos de su extraño disfraz para la fiesta.

80
Q

To smell of, to smell like

A

Oler a
Huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, huelen

81
Q

My grandmother’s garden always smells of lavender.

A

El jardín de mi abuela siempre huele a lavanda.

82
Q

After the festival, my clothes smell like smoke.

A

Después del festival, mi ropa huele a humo.

83
Q

To get angry at

A

Enojarse con

84
Q

My dad got really mad at my brother when he left the window open and the carpet got soaked from the rain.

A

Mi papa se enfadó mucho con mi hermano cuando él dejó la ventana abierta y la alfombra se mojó por la lluvia.

85
Q

Verbs that are commonly followed by infinitive

A

Modal Verbs that don’t make much sense w/out an infinitive:
Deber (to should)
Poder (to be able to)
Querer (to want to)
Saber (to know how to)

86
Q

To remember something (a)

A

Acordarse de algo

87
Q

Do you remember my friend Daniela?

A

Te acuerdas de mi amiga Daniela?

88
Q

Did you remember to buy the milk?

A

Te acordaste de comprar la leche?

89
Q

My cousin always remembers the birthdays in the family.

A

Mi prima siempre se acuerda de los cumpleaños de la familia.

90
Q

To remember something (r)

A

Recordar algo

91
Q

Do you remember what we ate at that Indian restaurant?

A

¿Recuerdas lo que comimos en ese restaurante indio?

92
Q

I don’t remember where he lives.

A

No recuerdo en dónde vive él.

93
Q

Do you remember where Stefania went on her trip?

A

¿Recuerdas dónde Stefania fue en su viaje?

94
Q

To be reminded of/to remind

A

Recordar algo

95
Q

That girl reminds me of an ex-girlfriend.

A

Esa chica me recuerda a una ex-novia.

96
Q

This song reminds me of our first date.

A

Esta canción me recuerda nuestra primera cita.

97
Q

Remember to pick up the milk tomorrow morning.

A

Recuerda pasar por la leche mañana por la mañana.

98
Q

To agree, to agree on

A

Acordar

99
Q

Gabriel and I agreed that I would sell it to him for 50€.

A

Gabriel y yo acordamos que se lo vendería a 50€.

100
Q

I agree with you.

A

Estoy de acuerdo contigo.

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