Verbal Periphrases with Infinitive

Question 0

deber de + inf

Answer 0

to “should” or “must”

expresses doubt or possibility

Question 1

deber + inf

Answer 1

to have to

obligation/weaker than tener que

Question 2

tener que + inf

Answer 2

to have to

stronger obligation than deber + inf

Question 3

poder + inf

Answer 3

expresses
capacity, ability,
permission,
or assumption (when poder is conjugated in the conditional)

Question 4

venir + a

Answer 4

expresses approximation

Question 5

parecer + inf

Answer 5

expresses conjecture

to seems to, to appears to

Question 6

querer + inf

Answer 6

expresses wishes and desires

Question 7

saber + inf

Answer 7

expresses skill

to know how to do

Question 8

ir a + inf

Answer 8

used to express future action or an

unexpected action or situation

Question 9

soler + inf

Answer 9

repetition or habit

to usually

Question 10

acostumbrar (a) + inf

Answer 10

habit, repetition

to be used to; to get used to

Question 11

acabar de + inf

Answer 11

completion of recent action

to have just

Question 12

volver a + inf

Answer 12

repetion

to return or repeat ; to do again

Question 13

estar por + inf

Answer 13

preparation

to be about to

Question 14

comenzar a + inf
empezar a + inf
ponerse a + inf
entrar a + inf

Answer 14

beginning

to begin to; to start to

Question 15

dejar de + inf

parar de + inf

Answer 15

expresses interruption

to stop

Question 16

acabar de + inf

terminar de + inf

Answer 16

expresses end, finish

to finish

Question 17

pasar a + inf

Answer 17

transition

to go on to next; to transition to else

Question 18

empezar por + inf

Answer 18

denotes the first action or step to take place in a series

to begin by

Question 19

acabar por + inf

terminar por + inf

Answer 19

denotes the last action or step in a series

to end up; to end by

Question 20

venir a + inf

Answer 20

denotes results and outcomes

to turn out to be