verbs Flashcards
to have just (done something)
acabar de + infinitive
to begin
comenzar
to continue
continuar
to give
dar
to realise
darse cuenta (de)
must, have to
deber
to decide
decidir
to stop (doing something)
dejar de
to throw
echar
to begin
empezar
to be (temp.)
estar
to need, to be necessary
hace(n) falta
e.g. yo hago falta, tu haces falta
to do, to make
hacer
to become
hacerse
there is, there are
hay
one must, one has to
hay que
to go
ir
(to be) going to (do something)
ir a + infinitive
to go away, to leave
irse
to need
necesitar
to happen
ocurrir
to happen, to go through, to spend (time)
pasar
to be able, can
poder
to put
poner
to start doing something
ponerse a
to want; to love
querer
I would like
quisiera
to know (a fact, how to do something)
saber
to continue, to follow
seguir
to be (perm.)
ser
to regularly do something
soler
to have, to own
tener
to take place
tener lugar
to have to do something
tener que
to do (something) again
volver a
to become
volverse
to reach
alcanzar
to be enough
bastar
e.g. basta de coches enormes!
to measure
medir
to weigh
pesar
to be (cold, hot etc)
hacer (frío, calor etc)
to freeze
helar
to rain
llover
to get wet
mojar(se)
to snow
nevar
to feel (hot, cold..)
tener (calor, frío..)
to open
abrir
to close
cerrar
to allow
permitir
to forbid, to ban
prohibir
to correct
corregir
to make a mistake, to be wrong
estar equivocado
to tell a lie
mentir
to be right
tener razón
to compare
comparar
to last
durar
to take time
tardar
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
to get bored
aburrirse
to adore, to love
adorar
to cheer up
alegrar
to be happy about
alegrarse (de)
to appreciate
apreciar
to make the most
aprovechar
to take advantage of
aprovecharse de
to believe
creer
to be all the same, to make no difference
dar igual
e.g. me da igual
to disappoint
decepcionar
to say
decir
to wish
desear
to enjoy
disfrutar
to have a good time
divertirse
to doubt
dudar
to delight
encantar
to hope
esperar
to agree
estar de acuerdo
to be in favour of
estar a favor
to be against
estar en contra
to be fed up of
estar harto de
to annoy, to bother
fastidiar
to interest, to be interested in
interesar(se)
to get on (well/badly) with someone
llevarse bien/mal con
to think, to give an opinion
opinar
to seem
parecer
to have a good/bad time
pasarlo bien/mal
to think
pensar
agree
ponerse de acuerdo
to prefer
preferir
to agree
quedar en
to mean
querer decir
to recognise
reconocer
to feel
sentir(se)
to be right
tener razón
valer la pena
to be worth the trouble
to kiss
besar
to get married
casarse
to understand
comprender
to know, be familiar with, get to know
conocer
to look after
cuidar
to have a birthday
cumplir años
to thank
dar las gracias
to go for a stroll/ride
dar un paseo/una vuelta
to discuss
discutir
to miss someone
echar de menos
to fall in love
enamorarse
to meet with someone
encontrar(se)
to retire
jubilarse
to be called
llamarse
to bother, annoy
molestar
to be born
nacer
to go for a walk
pasear
to fight
pelear(se)
to forgive
perdonar
to laugh
reírse
to break
romper
to go out
salir
to smile
sonreírse
to feel like
tener ganas
to access
acceder
to erase, delete
borrar
to load
cargar
to put (photos on social media, etc)
colgar
to create
crear
to download
descargar
to send
enviar
to work, to function
funcionar
to record, to burn (a disk)
grabar
to save
guardar
to surf
navegar
to publish
publicar
to receive
recibir
to have lunch
almorzar
to walk
andar
to have the evening meal
cenar
to cook
cocinar
to run
correr
to have breakfast
desayunar
to choose
(two ways)
elegir
OR
escoger
to win
ganar
to score (a goal)
marcar (un gol)
to ride (horse/bike)
montar (a caballo, en bici)
to swim
nadar
to skate
patinar
to order, ask for
pedir
to lose
perder
to fish
pescar
to taste, to try
probar
to be very keen on/fond of (activity)
ser aficionado a
to be hungry
tener hambre
to be thirsty
tener sed
to play (an instrument), to touch
tomar
to bring
traer
e.g. traego el pastel
to be lucky
tener suerte
to rent, to hire
alquilar
e.g. alquilo el piso
to tidy; to fix
arreglar
e.g. arreglo la máquina
to go down
bajar
e.g. bajo las escaleras
to share
compartir
to buy
comprar
to build
construir
to count, to tell/recount
contar
to cut, to mow
cortar
e.g. corté el césped
to return
devolver
to go in, to enter
entrar
to be in fashion
estar de moda
to spend money, to use (energy)
gastar
to do the shopping
hacer la(s) compra(s)
to wash
lavar
to wear
llevar (puesto)
to show
mostrar
to pay
pagar
to put on (clothes)
ponerse
to reduce (price; weight)
rebajar
to give a present
regalar
to deliver
repartir
to sit down
sentarse
to go up
subir
to suggest
sugerir
to sell
vender
to get dressed, to dress
vestirse
to go to bed
acostarse
to fall down
caer(se)
e.g. me caigo todos los días
to contribute
contribuir
to wake up
despertarse
e.g. me despierto
to sleep; to fall asleep
dormir(se)
to hurt
doler
to take drugs
drogarse
to get drunk
emborracharse
e.g. me emborracho
to feel well/ill
encontrarse bien/mal
to train
entrenar(se)
to be well/ill
estar bien/mal
to be fit
estar en forma
to be part of
formar parte
to avoid
evitar
to smoke
fumar
to get up
levantarse
to keep fit/in shape
mantenerse en forma
to get better
mejorar(se)
to die
morir
to smell
oler
to organise
organizar
to breathe
respirar
to have a pain (in) …
tener dolor (de) …
to feel sleepy
tener sueño
to increase
aumentar
to benefit
beneficiar
to till, to grow, to cultivate
cultivar
to harm, to damage
dañar
to disappear
desaparecer
to have a shower
ducharse
to turn on (lights, TV, etc)
encender
to be missing
faltar
to worry, to upset oneself
inquietar(se)
to fight, to struggle
luchar
to waste, to misuse, to squander
malgastar
to kill
matar
to protect
proteger
to recycle
reciclar
to collect, to gather, to pick up
recoger
e.g. recojo basura en la calle
to reuse
reutilizar
to steal
robar
to save
salvar
to solve, to resolve
solucionar
to throw (away)
tirar
to use
utilizar
to lodge, to stay
alojarse
to park
aparcar
to bathe, to swim
bañarse
to look for
buscar
to change
cambiar
to walk
caminar
to take, to catch
coger
to drive, to lead
conducir
to cross
cruzar
to rest
descansar
to turn
doblar
to wait
esperar
to ski
esquiar
to be on holiday
estar de vacaciones
to find out
informar(se)
to arrive
llegar
to take
llevar
to stop
parar
to spend time; to go through; to pass
pasar
to lose; to miss
perder
to get lost
perderse
to stay
quedarse
to remember
recordar
to go back
regresar
to relax
relajarse
to book, to reserve
reservar
to take photos
sacar fotos
to take time
tardar
to sunbathe
tomar el sol
to turn
torcer
to come
venir
to see
ver
to travel
viajar
to return
volver
to teach
enseñar
to get good/bad marks
sacar buenas/malas notas
to learn
aprender
to approve, to pass (an exam)
aprobar (un examen)
to help
ayudar
to shut up
callar(se)
to behave
comportarse
to answer
contestar
to chat
charlar
to draw
dibujar
to design
diseñar
to understand
entender
to write
escribir
to explain
explicar
to be absent
faltar
to fail
fracasar
to read
leer
to look
mirar
to annoy, to bother
molestar
to hear
oír
to listen
escuchar
to forget
olvidar
to call the register
pasar (la) lista
to ask a question
preguntar
to promise, to show promise
prometer
to hand out
repartir
to revise
repasar
to fail (exam/subject)
suspender
to be afraid
tener miedo
to finish
terminar
to get, to achieve
conseguir
to leave
dejar
to hope; to expect
esperar
to take a gap year
tomar un año libre/sabático
to find
encontrar
to be unemployed
estar en paro
to earn (money)
ganar (dinero)
to telephone
llamar por teléfono
to become
llegar a ser
to get, to obtain
obtener
to work
trabajar
to triumph, to succeed
triunfar
to receive, to welcome
acoger
to advise
aconsejar
to agree on
acordar
to thank
agradecer
to bear, to put up with
aguantar
to get engaged
comprometerse
to trust
confiar
to say goodbye
despedir(se)
to apologise
disculpar(se)
to cry
llorar
to mistreat, abuse
maltratar
to look after
ocuparse de
to look like
parecerse a
to make contact with, to get on with
relacionarse con
to treat each other, to have dealings with
tratarse (de, con)
e.g. no le trata bien
to attach
adjuntar
to block (screen)
desactivar
to fancy, to feel like
apetecer
e.g. me apetece
to queue
hacer cola
to have a snack/picnic
merendar
to dress up as
disfrazarse de
to show
enseñar
to move house
mudarse (de casa)
to try on
probarse
to warn
advertir
e.g. le advierto
to do, to go in for, to devote onself
dedicar(se)
to injure, to harm
hacer daño
to cause, to provoke
provocar
to exhaust, use up
agotar
to threaten
amenazar
to turn off (lights, etc)
apagar
to ruin, to destroy
arruinar
to fight, to combat
combatir
to commit
cometer
to blame
echar la culpa
to make dirty, to soil, to make a mess
ensuciar
to ruin, to spoil
estropear
to get a tan
broncearse
e.g. me bronceo cada día
to disappoint
decepcionar
to stop
detener(se)
to change, to transfer
hacer transbordo
to complain
quejarse
to choose, to opt for
optar
to support, to back, to help
apoyar
to punish
castigar
to hand in
entregar
to make an effort
esforzarse
to hit
golpear
to borrow
pedir prestado
to translate
traducir
to achieve
lograr
to be in charge of
encargarse (de)
to be on strike
estar en huelga
to have a go; to try
probar
to fill in
rellenar
to apply
solicitar
