Verbs Flashcards
To Camp
Acampar
to dive / scuba dive
bucear
to oblige to / must / should
deber
to sightsee
hacer turismo
to draw
dibujar
to share
compartir
to promise
prometer
to describe
describir
To warn
Advertir
To hope / to wait for
Esperar
transitive verb
To finish
terminar
To win, to earn
Ganar
To clean
Limpiar
To answer
Contestar
To rest
Descansar
To enter (in)
Entrar (en)
To clean
Limpiar
To arrive
Llegar
To return
Regresar
To practice
Practicar
To travel
Viajar
To put in
Meter
To turn on
Prender
To break
Romper
To sell
Vender
To have dinner
Cenar
To open
Abrir
To share
Compartir
To decide
Decidir
To discuss
Discutir
To receive
Recibir
To go up, ascend
Subir
To suffer
Sufrir
To carry, to wear
Llevar
transitive verb
To pass (by), to happen, to spend (time)
Pasar
to fill, to fill in
llenar
To lie
Mentir
To prefer
Preferir
To come
Venir
To ask for (like an action)
Pedir
To repeat
Repetir
To follow, to continue
Seguir
To serve
Servir
To smile
Sonreír
To hear
oír
to accept
aceptar
To bring
Traer
to turn off
apagar
to arrange, to fix
arreglar
to change
cambiar
to cross
cruzar
to draw
dibujar
to enjoy
disfrutar
to turn, to fold
doblar
to explain
explicar
to sign
firmar
to enjoy (not disfrutar)
gozar
to cry
llorar
to drive
manejar
to dial, to mark
marcar
to need
necesitar
to stop
parar
to paint
pintar
to prepare
preparar
to review
repasar
to finish
terminar
to throw
tirar
to use
usar
to travel
viajar
to owe, must, ought, should
deber
to hurt
doler
to tell a story, to relate an event
Contar
to turn (age) / to achieve / to fulfill
cumplir
to appear
aparecer
to fit
caber
to confess
confesar
to disappear
desaparecer
to emerge
emerger
to choose
escoger
to achieve, to suceed in (+infinitive)
lograr
to fill
llenar
to attend
asistir
To delete
Borrar
To regret
Arrepentir
To warn
Avisar
To vote
votar
To be able to
Poder
To stay up late
Trasnocharse
to have just
acabar de
to save (money)
ahorrar
to learn
aprender
to understand (not entender)
comprender
to cross
cruzar
to stop (doing something)
dejar de
to turn, to fold
doblar
to begin
empezar
to find
encontrar
to understand
entender
to try to (do something)
tratar de
to look for
buscar
transitive verb
to converse
conversar
to pretend
fingir
to function, to work
funcionar
to send
mandar
to greet
saludar
to be pleasing to (not gustar)
agradar
used with indirect object pronoun
to suit someone, to be convenient (for)
convenir
used with indirect object pronoun
to be painful, to hurt
doler (por ejemplo, me duele la cabeza)
used with indirect object pronoun
to be enchanting to, to like very much
encantar
- much stronger than gustar, cannot be used in negative
used with indirect object pronoun
to be lacking (something), to be missing (something)
faltar
used with indirect object pronoun
Can be used without indirect object pronoun
Por ejemplo: Aquí falta luz (here there is no light
to fascinate, to be fascinating (to)
fascinar
used with indirect object pronoun
to need (something)
(Not necesitar)
hacer falta
used with indirect object pronoun
ex: me hace falta tomar unas vacaciones
to be important to, to matter
importar
used with indirect object pronoun
ex: No me importa (It’s not important to me)
No importa (It doesn’t matter / Nevermind)
to be interesting (to)
interesar
used with indirect object pronoun
to bother, to annoy
molestar
used with indirect object pronoun
ex: le molesta si alguien fuma? (does it bother you if someone smokes?)
to seem, to appear to be
parecer
used with indirect object pronoun
Can be used without indirect object pronoun
Me parece que es una buena escuela
to be left over, to remain
quedar
used with indirect object pronoun
ex: Nos quedan veinte minutos (we have 20 minutes left)
To remain to be
Quedar por
used with indirect object pronoun
¿Cuántas páginas nos quedan por leer? (how many pages do we have left to read?)
to have more than enough of (something)
sobrar
used with indirect object pronoun
ex: Me sobra comida para mañana (I have more than enough food for tomorrow)
to charge (money)
cobrar
used with indirect object pronoun
to buy
comprar
used with indirect object pronoun
to count on, to rely on
contar con
to give
dar
to say, to tell
decir
to teach
enseñar
to send (not mandar)
enviar
to ask (a question)
preguntar
to lend
prestar
to recommend
recomendar
to order (not pedir)
ordenar
to walk (not necessarily on feet)
(Not caminar)
andar
to pack the suitcase
arreglar la maleta
to carry / load
(Not llevar)
cargar
to take a walk
dar una vuelta
to delay
tardar
to embrace, to hug
abrazar
transitive verb
to accompany
acompañar
transitive verb
to love
amar
transitive verb
to help
ayudar
transitive verb
to kiss
besar
transitive verb
to be acquainted with, to know (a person or place)
conocer
transitive verb
to take care of
cuidar
transitive verb
to leave (something or someone) behind
dejar
transitive verb
to listen to
escuchar
transitive verb
to miss (a person or place)
extrañar
transitive verb
to yell at, to scream at
gritar
transitive verb
to find
(Not encontrar)
hallar
transitive verb
(synonym to encontrar, used interchangeably)
to invite
invitar
transitive verb
to call
llamar
transitive verb
to kill
matar
to look at, to watch
mirar
to love a person (not amar or enamorar)
querer + a + person
(less strong than amar)
to gather, to pick up
recoger
to greet
saludar
to visit
visitar
To maintain/keep
Mantener
to jump
saltar
to stamp
sellar
to wash oneself
lavarse
to bathe oneself
bañarse
to dedicate onself
dedicarse
to defend oneself
defenderse
to amuse onself, to have a good time
divertirse
to express onself
expresarse
to call oneself
llamarse
to ask oneself, to wonder
preguntarse
to go to bed
acostarse
to wake up, to wake oneself
despertarse
to shower, to take a shower
ducharse
to fall asleep
dormirse
to get sick
enfermarse
to get up, to raise oneself
levantarse
to sit down, to seat oneself
sentarse
to get dressed
vestirse
to shave
afeitarse
to brush (one’s teeth, one’s hair)
cepillarse
to put makeup on, to make up (one’s face)
maquillarse
to comb (one’s hair)
(*note: not to brush)
peinarse
to put makeup on, to put (nail) polish on
pintarse
to put on (clothing)
ponerse
to take off (clothing)
quitarse
to become happy, to be glad
alegrarse (de)
to cheer up
animarse
to get frightened/scared
asustarse
to calm down (2 verbs)
calmarse
tranquilizarse
to get angry (2 verbs)
enfadarse (con)
enojarse (con)
to worry
preocuparse (de)
to remain (where one is)
quedarse
to move (from one place to another)
mudarse
to stand up
pararse
to fall down
caerse
to go away, to leave quickly
irse
To find out / to hear about
Enterarse
To become
Used for physical or emotional changes
Ponerse + adjective
Ex. Me pongo brava al escuchar las noticias (I become angry upon hearing the news)
Ella se pone roja porque es tímida (she gets red (blushes) because she is shy)
To become
To express a sudden, involuntary change
Volverse + adjective
Hasta los psicólogos se vuelven locos (even the psychologists go crazy)
To become (2 answers)
Used with nouns expressing profession; imply effort on part of subject
Hacerse, llega a ser
Ella se doctora (she is becoming a doctor)
Él llega a ser doctor también (he is becoming a doctor also)
