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To Answer

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Tense: Answered
Participe: Answered
Progressive: Answering
Mean: Responder

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To Arrive

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Tense: Arrived
Participe: Arrived
Progressive: Arriving
Mean: Llegar

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To Ask

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Tense: Asked
Participe:
Progressive: Asking
Mean: Preguntar

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To Be

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Tense: Was, Were
Participe: Been
Progressive: Being
Mean: Ser o estar

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To Become

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Tense: Became
Participe: Become
Progressive: Becoming
Mean: Llegar a ser

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To Begin

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Tense: Began
Participe: Begun
Progressive: Beginnig
Mean: Comenzar

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To Beat

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Past form: beat
Past participle: beaten
Mean: Derrotar

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To Bend

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Past form: bent
Past participle: bent
Mean: doblar
Example: The machine bent the metal bar at a sharp angle.

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To Bet

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Past form: Bet
Past participle: Bet
Mean: Apuesta
Example: Rita bet ten dollars on a horse at the race track.

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To Bid

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Past form: Bid
Past participle: Bid
Mean: Ofertar
Example: Three construction companies are bidding for the prestigious contract.

(1) To Offer

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To Bind

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Past form: Bound
Past participle: Bound
Mean: Amarrar
Example: Colleen binds her ankles for stability.

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To Bite

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Past form: Bit
Past participle: Bitten
Mean: Morder
Example: The dog bit his leg

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To Bleed

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Past form: Bled
Past participle: Bled
Mean: Sangrar
Example: Her nose was bleeding badly.

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To Blow

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Past form: Blew
Past participle: Blown
Mean: Soplar
Example: The wind blew hard during the storm.

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To Break

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Past form: Broke
Past participle: Broken
Mean: Romper
Example: They had to break a window to get in.

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To Breed

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Past form: Bred
Past participle: Bred
Mean: Criar o reproducir (Animales)
Example: to keep animals in order to produce baby animals

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To Bring

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Past form: Brought
Past participle: Brought
Mean: Traer
Example: Did you bring an umbrella with you?
He brought me some flowers.
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To Broadcast

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Past form: Broadcast
Past participle: Broadcast
Mean: Transmitir
Example: a news broadcast

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To Build

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Past form: Built
Past participle: Built
Mean: Construir

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To Burst

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Past form: Burst
Past participle: Burst
Mean: Reventar
Example: If a container bursts, or if you burst it, it breaks suddenly, so that what is inside it comes out

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To Buy

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Past form: Bought
Past participle: Bought
Mean: Comprar
Example: I went to the shop to buy some milk.

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To Cast

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Past form: Cast
Past participle: Cast
Mean: Arrojar, lanzar
Example; These facts cast new light on the matter

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To Catch

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Past form: Caught
Past participle: Caught
Mean: Atrapar
Example: Try to catch the ball.

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To Choose

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Past form: Chose
Past participle: Chosen
Mean: Have you chosen a name for the baby?

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To Cling

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Past form: Clung
Past participle: Clung
Mean: Agarrar
Example: I clung on to his hand in the dark.

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To Come

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Past Form: Came
Past Participe: Come
Example: Can you come to my party?
Mean: Venir

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To Cost

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Past Form: Cost
Past Participe: Cost
Example: If something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay that in order to buy or do it.
Mean: Costar

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To Creep

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Past Form: Crept
Past Participe: Crept
Example: I crept out of the room.
Mean: andar sigilosamente

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To Deal

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Past Form: Dealt
Past Participe: Dealt
Example: Whose turn is it to deal?
Mean: Repartir

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To Dig

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Past Form: Dug
Past Participe: Dug
Example: They dug a huge hole in the road.
Mean: Excavar.

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To Dive

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Past Form: Dove/Dived
Past Participe: Dove/Dived
Example: He dived off the side of the boat into the water.
Mean: Clavarse en agua.

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To Do

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Past Form: Did
Past Participe: Done
Example: Max’s Café does great sandwiches.
Mean: Hacer

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To Draw

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Past Form: Drew
Past Participe: Drawn
Example: She drew a picture of a tree.
Mean: Dibujar

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To drink

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Past Form: Drank
Past Participe: Drunk
Example: he doesn’t smoke or drink.
Mean: Beber

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To Eat

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Past Form: Ate
Past Participe: Eaten
Example: Let’s have something to eat (= some food).
Mean: Comer

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To Fall

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Past Form: Fell
Past Participe: Fallen
Example: She fell off her bike.
Mean: Caer

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To feed

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Past Form: Fed
Past Participe: Fed
Example: He fed the child with a spoon.
Mean: Alimentar

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To Feel

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Past Form: Felt
Past Participe: Felt
Example: I feel guilty about shouting at her.
Mean: Sentir

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To Fight

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Past Form: Fought
Past Participe: Fought
Example: Two men were fighting outside the bar.
Mean: Pelear

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To Find

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Past Form: Found
Past Participe: Found
Example: I found some money in my coat pocket.
Mean: Encontrar

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To fit

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Past Form: Fit
Past Participe: Fit
Example: How many people can fit in your car?
Mean: Caber

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To Flee

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Past Form: Fled
Past Participe: Fled
Example: He fled the country during the war.
Mean: Huir

Run Away / Escape

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To Fly

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Past Form: Flew
Past Participe: Flown
Example: The bird flew up into a tree.
Mean: Volar

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To Forbid

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Past Form: Forbade
Past Participe: Forbidden
Example: She forbade him to go.
Mean: Prohibir

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To Forget

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Past Form: Forgot
Past Participe: Forgotten
Example: I’ve forgotten my umbrella.
Mean: Olvidar

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To Forgive

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Past Form: Forgave
Past Participe: Forgiven
Example: to decide not to be angry with someone, or not to punish them for something bad they have done
Mean: Perdonar

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To Freeze

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Past Form: Froze
Past Participe: Frozen
Example: If you freeze something, you lower its temperature below 0°C, causing it to become cold and often hard, and if something freezes, its temperature goes below 0°C:
Mean: Congelar

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To Get

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Past Form: Got
Past Participe: Gotten
Example:We stopped on the way to get some breakfast.
Mean: Conseguir

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To Give

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Past Form: Gave
Past Participe: Given
Example: Can you give me a date for another appointment?
Mean: Dar o Regalar

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To Go

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Past Form: Went
Past Participe: Gone
Example: I went to Paris last summer. Have you ever been there?
Mean: Ir

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To Grind

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Past Form: Ground
Past Participe: Ground
Example: Shall I grind a little black pepper over your salad?
Mean: Moler

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To Grow

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Past Form: Grew
Past Participe: Grown
Example: This substance is so radioactive that it glows in the dark.
Mean: Resplandecer

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To Hang

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Past Form: Hung
Past Participe: Hung
Example: If you hang wallpaper, you fix it to the wall.
Mean: Colgar

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To Have/ Has

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Past Form: Had
Past Participe: Had
Example: They have a beautiful home.
Mean: Tener

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To Hear

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Past Form: Heard
Past Participe: Heard
Example: I heard a really interesting programme on the radio this morning.
Mean: Oir

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To Hide

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Past Form: Hid
Past Participe: Hidden
Example: I like wearing sunglasses - I feel I can hide behind them.
Mean: Esconder o Ocultar

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To Hit

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Past Form: Hit
Past Participe: Hit
Example: Teachers are not allowed to hit their pupils.
Mean: Golpear

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To Hold

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Past Form: Held
Past Participe: Held
Example: Can you hold the bag while I open the door?
Mean: Sostener

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To Hurt

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Past Form: Hurt
Past Participe: Hurt
Example: Tell me where it hurts.
Mean: Doler o herir.

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To Keep

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Past Form: Kept
Past Participe: Kept
Example: I always keep a copy of any official or important letters that I send off.
Mean: Mantener

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To Know

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Past Form: Knew
Past Participe: Known
Example: “What does it cost?” “Ask Kate. She’ll know.”
Mean: Saber o conocer.

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To Lay

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Past Form: Laid
Past Participe: Laid
Example: She laid the baby on the bed.
Mean: Poner con cuidado.

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To Lead

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Past Form: Led
Past Participe: Led
Example: There was nobody strong enough to lead an effective countervailing force against the dictator.
Mean: Liderar o conducir (Personas).

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To Leave

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Past Form: Left
Past Participe: Left
Example: There was nobody strong enough to lead an effective countervailing force against the dictator.
Mean: Dejar

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To Lend

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Past Form: Lent
Past Participe: Lent
Example:She doesn’t like lending her books.
Mean: Prestar

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To Light

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Past Form: Lit/ lighted
Past Participe: Lit/ lighted
Example:
Mean: Alumbrar

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To Lose

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Past Form: Lost
Past Participe: Lost
Example: I’ve lost my ticket.
Mean: Perder

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To Make

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Past Form: Made
Past Participe: Made
Example: Do you want me to make some coffee?
Mean: Hacer

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To Meet

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Past Form: Met
Past Participe: Met
Example: I met her in Hawaii.
Mean: Reunir

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To Mistake

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Past Form: Mistook
Past Participe: Mistaken
Example: I mistook your signature and thought the letter was from someone else.
Mean: Equivocar

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To Overcome

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Past Form: Overcame
Past Participe: Overcome
Example: 20,000 demonstrators sang “We shall overcome” as they marched through Washington.
Mean: Superar

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To Overdo

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Past Form: Overdid
Past Participe: Overdone
Example: After a heart attack you have to be careful not to overdo it/things (= you have to work and live calmly).
Mean: Exagerar

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To Overtake

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Past Form: Overtook
Past Participe: Overtook
Example: Overtaken
Mean: Adelantar

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To Overthrow

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Past Form: Overthrew
Past Participe: Overthrown
Example: He said that Allende’s government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
Mean: Derrocar

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To Pay

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Past Form: Paid
Past Participe: Paid
Example: How much did you pay for the tickets?
Mean: Pagar

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To Plead

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Past Form: Pled
Past Participe: Pled
Example: He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.
Mean: Alegar, implorar

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To Prove

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Past Form: Proved
Past Participe: Proven or Proved
Example: The operation proved a complete success.
Mean: Resultar

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To Put

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Past Form: Put
Past Participe: Put
Example: Where have you put the keys?
Mean: Poner

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To Quit

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Past Form: Quit
Past Participe: Quit
Example: Quit wasting my time!
Mean: Dejar

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To Read

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Past Form: Read
Past Participe: Read
Example: He spent a pleasant afternoon reading (the newspaper/a book).
Mean: Leer

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To Ride

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Past Form: Rode
Past Participe: Ridden
Example: I learned to ride a bike when I was six.
Mean: Montar

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To Ring

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Past Form: Rang
Past Participe: Rung
Example: I ring home once a week to tell my parents I’m okay.
Mean: Llamar

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To Rise

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Past Form: Rose
Past Participe: Risen
Example: The River Cam rises in/at a place called Ashwell.
Mean: Subir

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To Run

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Past Form: Ran
Past Participe: Run
Example: I can run a mile in five minutes.
Mean: Correr

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To Say

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Past Form: Said
Past Participe: Said
Example: Ben never forgets to say “Please” and “Thank you”.
Mean: Decir

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To See

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Past Form: Saw
Past Participe: Seen
Example: The teacher could see (that) the children had been fighting.
Mean: Ver

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To Seek

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Past Form: Sought
Past Participe: Sought
Example: “Are you actively seeking jobs?” she asked.
Mean: Buscar
To try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object:

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To Sell

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Past Form: Sold
Past Participe: Sold
Example: How much does the phone sell for?
Mean: Vender

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To Send

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Past Form: Sent
Past Participe: Sent
Example: Could you send a reply to them as quickly as possible?
Mean: Enviar

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To Set

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Past Form: Set
Past Participe: Set
Example: The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.
Mean: Poner (Armar)

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To Sew

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Past Form:
Past Participe:
Example:
Mean: Cocer

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To Shake

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Past Form: Shook
Past Participe: Shaken
Example: The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
Mean: Batir

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To Shed

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Past Form: Shed
Past Participe: Shed
Example: 900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.
Mean: Perder

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To Shine

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Past Form: Shone/Shined
Past Participe: Shone/Shined
Example: Is that light shining in your eyes?
Mean: Replandecer

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To Shoot

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Past Form: Shot
Past Participe: Shot
Example: The kids were shooting arrows at a target.
Mean: Disparar

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To Show

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Past Form: Showed
Past Participe: Shown or Showed
Example: You ought to show that rash to your doctor.
Mean: Mostrar

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Shrink

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Past Form: Shrank
Past Participe: Shrunk
Example: The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25 percent.
Mean: Estrechar

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To Shut

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Past Form: Shut
Past Participe: Shut
Example: Mary shut her book and put it down on the table.
Mean: Cerrar

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To Sing

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Past Form: Sang
Past Participe: Sung
Example: The children sang two songs by Schubert at the school concert.
Mean: Cantar

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To Sink

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Past Form: Sank
Past Participe: Sunk
Example: The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground.
Mean: Lavar debajo de una grifo

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To Sit

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Past Form: Sat
Past Participe: Sat
Example: to sit on a chair/a horse/the ground
Mean: Sentar

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To Sleep

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Past Form: Slept
Past Participe: Slept
Example: I must get some sleep - I’m exhausted.
Mean: Dormir

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To Slit

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Past Form: Slit
Past Participe: Slit
Example: He slit open the envelope with a knife.
Mean: to make a long, straight, narrow cut in something:

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To Slide

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Past Form: Slid
Past Participe: Slid
Example: When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.
Mean: Deslizar

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To Speak

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Past Form: Spoke
Past Participe: Spoken
Example: Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?
Mean: Hablar

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To Speed

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Past Form: Sped
Past Participe: Sped
Example: The train sped along at over 120 miles per hour.
Mean: Acelerar

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To Spend

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Past Form: Spent
Past Participe: Spent
Example: How much did you spend?
Mean: Gastar

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To Spin

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Past Form: Spun
Past Participe: Spun
Example: The earth spins on its axis.
Mean: Girar

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To Spit

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Past Form: Spit
Past Participe: Spit
Example: Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer’s face.
Mean: Escupir

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To Split

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Past Form: Split
Past Participe: Split
Example: The teacher split the children (up) into three groups.
Mean: Partir/Dividir

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To Spread

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Past Form: Spread
Past Participe: Spread
Example: The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
Mean: Extender o Expandir

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To Spring

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Past Form: Sprang
Past Participe: Sprung
Example: He always springs to his feet when she walks in the room.
Mean: Brotar

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To Stand

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Past Form: Stood
Past Participe: Stood
Example: Granny says if she stands for a long time her ankles hurt.
Mean: Permanecer o Estar

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To Steal

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Past Form: Stole
Past Participe: Stolen
Example: She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
Mean: Robar

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To Stick

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Past Form: Stuck
Past Participe: Stuck
Example: I tried to stick the pieces together with some glue/tape.
Mean: Pegar, adherir

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To Sting

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Past Form: Stung
Past Participe: Stung
Example: I didn’t see the nettles until I was stung by them.
Mean: Picar

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To Strike

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Past Form: Struck
Past Participe: Struck
Example: Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle.
Mean: Golpear o Huelga (non)

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To Strive

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Past Form: Strove
Past Participe: Striven
Example: Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to.
Mean: Esforzar

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To Swear

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Past Form: Swore
Past Participe: Sword
Example: Please don’t swear in front of the children.
Mean: Jurar o Maldecir

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To Sweep

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Past Form: Swept
Past Participe: Swept
Example: She swept the ashes from the fireplace.
Mean: Barrer

121
Q

To Swell

A

Past Form: Swelled
Past Participe: Swelled
Example: His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.
Mean: Hinchar

122
Q

To Swim

A

Past Form: Swam
Past Participe: Swum
Example: We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to go swimming.
Mean: Nadar

123
Q

To Swing

A

Past Form: Swung
Past Participe: Swung
Example: The door swung open.
Mean: Oscilar

124
Q

To Take

A

Past Form: Took
Past Participe: Taken
Example: When they got divorced, his wife took everything.
Mean: Tomar o Llevar

125
Q

To Teach

A

Past Form: Tought
Past Participe: Tought
Example: She taught English to foreign students.
Mean: Enseñar

126
Q

To Tear

A

Past Form: Tore
Past Participe: Torn
Example: You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tears very easily.
Mean: Rasgar

127
Q

To Tell

A

Past Form: Told
Past Participe: Told
Example: Tell me about your holiday then.
Mean: Hablar

128
Q

To Think

A

Past Form: Thought
Past Participe: Thought
Example: “Do you think (that) you could get me some stamps while you’re in town?”
Mean: Pensar

129
Q

To Throw

A

Past Form: Threw
Past Participe: Thrown
Example: My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
Mean: Lanzar

130
Q

To Understand

A

Past Form: Understood
Past Participe: Understood
Example: I think he was calling from a club - it was so noisy, I couldn’t understand a word he said.
Mean: Entender

131
Q

To uphold

A

Past Form: Upheld
Past Participe: Upheld
Example: As a police officer you are expected to uphold the law whether you agree with it or not.
Mean: Defender (legales)

132
Q

To Upset

A

Past Form: Upset
Past Participe: Upset
Example: It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.
Mean: Alterar

133
Q

To Wear

A

Past Form: Wore
Past Participe: Worn
Example: Tracey is wearing a simple black dress.
Mean: Vestir

134
Q

To Wake

A

Past Form: Woke
Past Participe: Woken
Example: Did you wake at all during the night?
Mean: Despertar

135
Q

To Weave

A

Past Form: Wove
Past Participe: Woven
Example: This type of wool is woven into fabric which will make jackets.
Mean: Tejer

136
Q

To Wed

A

Past Form: Wed
Past Participe: Wed
Example: They are planning to wed in June.
Mean: Casar

137
Q

To Weep

A

Past Form: Wept
Past Participe: Wept
Example: People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced.
Mean: Llorar

138
Q

To Win/ Earn

A

Past Form: Won
Past Participe: Won
Example: Who’s winning?
Mean: Ganar

139
Q

To Wind

A

Past Form: Wound
Past Participe: Wound
Example: There was a light wind blowing.
Mean: Enrollar

140
Q

To Withdraw

A

Past Form: Withdrew
Past Participe: Withdrawn
Example: Democrats threatened to withdraw (= stop giving) their support of the tax bill.
Mean: Retirar

141
Q

To Withhold

A

Past Form: Withheld
Past Participe: Withheld
Example: to withhold information/support
Mean: Retener

142
Q

To Withstand

A

Past Form: Withstood
Past Participe: Withstood
Example: a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes.
Mean: Resistir a

143
Q

To Wring

A

Past Form: Wrung
Past Participe: Wrung
Example: She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
Mean: Exprimir

144
Q

To Write

A

Past Form: Wrote
Past Participe: Written
Example: She hasn’t written to me (US also written me) recently.
Mean: Escribir

145
Q

Attract

A

Atraer

He shouted to attract attention.

146
Q

To Represent or Depict

A

Representar

147
Q

To destroy

A

Destruir

148
Q

Rely/Trust

A

Confiar

149
Q

Rely on

A 
rely on
 to depend on or need
contar con
The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland
I am relying on you to help me.
150
Q

Thrive

A

Prosperar

151
Q

Share

A

Compatir

152
Q

Waste

A

Perder

153
Q

Infused

A

Infundir

154
Q

Press

A

to push something firmly
apretar, pulsar
Press the button to start the machine.

155
Q

Imprison

A

Encancelar a

156
Q

Assault / Storm

A

Asaltar

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