Unexpected Events Verbs

Question 1

to run out of

Answer 1

acabarse (acabársele)

Question 2

to run out of, sell out of

Answer 2

agotarse (agotársele)

Question 3

to break down, fail, get damaged

Answer 3

averiarse (averiársele)

Question 4

to drop

Answer 4

caérse (caersele)

Question 5

to break down

Answer 5

descomponerse (etc)

Question 6

to run away, escape

Answer 6

escaparse

Question 7

to occur, to think of, to come up with

Answer 7

ocurrirse

Question 8

to forget

Answer 8

olvidarse

Question 9

to lose

Answer 9

perderse (e-ie)

Question 10

to stay, remain (leave?)

Answer 10

quedarse

Question 11

to burn

Answer 11

quemarse

Question 12

to break

Answer 12

romperse/quebrarse

Question 13

when to use?

Answer 13

Verbs are used in this way when the responsibility is not directly ascribed to the person
involved. The person is introduced as the indirect object pronoun, while the subject is used
reflexively. This construction cannot be used with all verbs!

Question 14

How is it formed?

Answer 14

A (persona) se le (verb)

Question 15

Oh no! We have run out of eggs and I wanted to make a cake

Answer 15

Ay calambre! Se nos han acabado huevos y quería hacer un pastel

Question 16

Alicia lost her glasses yesterday still hasn’t found them.

Answer 16

A Alicia se le perdieron las gafas ayer y todavía no las ha encontrado

Question 17

Your dog will escape if you don’t close the door to the street

Answer 17

Se te escapará el perro si no cierras la puerta a/de la calle.

Question 18

to fall, drop

Answer 18

caer

Question 19

to stop

Answer 19

parar

Question 20

to escape

Answer 20

escapar