Verbs Flashcards
To Answer
Tense: Answered
Participe: Answered
Progressive: Answering
Mean: Responder
To Arrive
Tense: Arrived
Participe: Arrived
Progressive: Arriving
Mean: Llegar
To Ask
Tense: Asked
Participe:
Progressive: Asking
Mean: Preguntar
To Be
Tense: Was, Were
Participe: Been
Progressive: Being
Mean: Ser o estar
To Become
Tense: Became
Participe: Become
Progressive: Becoming
Mean: Llegar a ser
To Begin
Tense: Began
Participe: Begun
Progressive: Beginnig
Mean: Comenzar
To Beat
Past form: beat
Past participle: beaten
Mean: Derrotar
To Bend
Past form: bent
Past participle: bent
Mean: doblar
Example: The machine bent the metal bar at a sharp angle.
To Bet
Past form: Bet
Past participle: Bet
Mean: Apuesta
Example: Rita bet ten dollars on a horse at the race track.
To Bid
Past form: Bid
Past participle: Bid
Mean: Ofertar
Example: Three construction companies are bidding for the prestigious contract.
(1) To Offer
To Bind
Past form: Bound
Past participle: Bound
Mean: Amarrar
Example: Colleen binds her ankles for stability.
To Bite
Past form: Bit
Past participle: Bitten
Mean: Morder
Example: The dog bit his leg
To Bleed
Past form: Bled
Past participle: Bled
Mean: Sangrar
Example: Her nose was bleeding badly.
To Blow
Past form: Blew
Past participle: Blown
Mean: Soplar
Example: The wind blew hard during the storm.
To Break
Past form: Broke
Past participle: Broken
Mean: Romper
Example: They had to break a window to get in.
To Breed
Past form: Bred
Past participle: Bred
Mean: Criar o reproducir (Animales)
Example: to keep animals in order to produce baby animals
To Bring
Past form: Brought Past participle: Brought Mean: Traer Example: Did you bring an umbrella with you? He brought me some flowers.
To Broadcast
Past form: Broadcast
Past participle: Broadcast
Mean: Transmitir
Example: a news broadcast
To Build
Past form: Built
Past participle: Built
Mean: Construir
To Burst
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
To Buy
Past form: Bought
Past participle: Bought
Mean: Comprar
Example: I went to the shop to buy some milk.
To Cast
Past form: Cast
Past participle: Cast
Mean: Arrojar, lanzar
Example; These facts cast new light on the matter
To Catch
Past form: Caught
Past participle: Caught
Mean: Atrapar
Example: Try to catch the ball.
To Choose
Past form: Chose
Past participle: Chosen
Mean: Have you chosen a name for the baby?
To Cling
Past form: Clung
Past participle: Clung
Mean: Agarrar
Example: I clung on to his hand in the dark.
To Come
Past Form: Came
Past Participe: Come
Example: Can you come to my party?
Mean: Venir
To Cost
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
To Creep
Past Form: Crept
Past Participe: Crept
Example: I crept out of the room.
Mean: andar sigilosamente
To Deal
Past Form: Dealt
Past Participe: Dealt
Example: Whose turn is it to deal?
Mean: Repartir
To Dig
Past Form: Dug
Past Participe: Dug
Example: They dug a huge hole in the road.
Mean: Excavar.
To Dive
Past Form: Dove/Dived
Past Participe: Dove/Dived
Example: He dived off the side of the boat into the water.
Mean: Clavarse en agua.
To Do
Past Form: Did
Past Participe: Done
Example: Max’s Café does great sandwiches.
Mean: Hacer
To Draw
Past Form: Drew
Past Participe: Drawn
Example: She drew a picture of a tree.
Mean: Dibujar
To drink
Past Form: Drank
Past Participe: Drunk
Example: he doesn’t smoke or drink.
Mean: Beber
To Eat
Past Form: Ate
Past Participe: Eaten
Example: Let’s have something to eat (= some food).
Mean: Comer
To Fall
Past Form: Fell
Past Participe: Fallen
Example: She fell off her bike.
Mean: Caer
To feed
Past Form: Fed
Past Participe: Fed
Example: He fed the child with a spoon.
Mean: Alimentar
To Feel
Past Form: Felt
Past Participe: Felt
Example: I feel guilty about shouting at her.
Mean: Sentir
To Fight
Past Form: Fought
Past Participe: Fought
Example: Two men were fighting outside the bar.
Mean: Pelear
To Find
Past Form: Found
Past Participe: Found
Example: I found some money in my coat pocket.
Mean: Encontrar
To fit
Past Form: Fit
Past Participe: Fit
Example: How many people can fit in your car?
Mean: Caber
To Flee
Past Form: Fled
Past Participe: Fled
Example: He fled the country during the war.
Mean: Huir
Run Away / Escape
To Fly
Past Form: Flew
Past Participe: Flown
Example: The bird flew up into a tree.
Mean: Volar
To Forbid
Past Form: Forbade
Past Participe: Forbidden
Example: She forbade him to go.
Mean: Prohibir
To Forget
Past Form: Forgot
Past Participe: Forgotten
Example: I’ve forgotten my umbrella.
Mean: Olvidar
To Forgive
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
To Freeze
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
To Get
Past Form: Got
Past Participe: Gotten
Example:We stopped on the way to get some breakfast.
Mean: Conseguir
To Give
Past Form: Gave
Past Participe: Given
Example: Can you give me a date for another appointment?
Mean: Dar o Regalar
To Go
Past Form: Went
Past Participe: Gone
Example: I went to Paris last summer. Have you ever been there?
Mean: Ir
To Grind
Past Form: Ground
Past Participe: Ground
Example: Shall I grind a little black pepper over your salad?
Mean: Moler
To Grow
Past Form: Grew
Past Participe: Grown
Example: This substance is so radioactive that it glows in the dark.
Mean: Resplandecer
To Hang
Past Form: Hung
Past Participe: Hung
Example: If you hang wallpaper, you fix it to the wall.
Mean: Colgar
To Have/ Has
Past Form: Had
Past Participe: Had
Example: They have a beautiful home.
Mean: Tener
To Hear
Past Form: Heard
Past Participe: Heard
Example: I heard a really interesting programme on the radio this morning.
Mean: Oir
To Hide
Past Form: Hid
Past Participe: Hidden
Example: I like wearing sunglasses - I feel I can hide behind them.
Mean: Esconder o Ocultar
To Hit
Past Form: Hit
Past Participe: Hit
Example: Teachers are not allowed to hit their pupils.
Mean: Golpear
To Hold
Past Form: Held
Past Participe: Held
Example: Can you hold the bag while I open the door?
Mean: Sostener
To Hurt
Past Form: Hurt
Past Participe: Hurt
Example: Tell me where it hurts.
Mean: Doler o herir.
To Keep
Past Form: Kept
Past Participe: Kept
Example: I always keep a copy of any official or important letters that I send off.
Mean: Mantener
To Know
Past Form: Knew
Past Participe: Known
Example: “What does it cost?” “Ask Kate. She’ll know.”
Mean: Saber o conocer.
To Lay
Past Form: Laid
Past Participe: Laid
Example: She laid the baby on the bed.
Mean: Poner con cuidado.
To Lead
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).
To Leave
Past Form: Left
Past Participe: Left
Example: There was nobody strong enough to lead an effective countervailing force against the dictator.
Mean: Dejar
To Lend
Past Form: Lent
Past Participe: Lent
Example:She doesn’t like lending her books.
Mean: Prestar
To Light
Past Form: Lit/ lighted
Past Participe: Lit/ lighted
Example:
Mean: Alumbrar
To Lose
Past Form: Lost
Past Participe: Lost
Example: I’ve lost my ticket.
Mean: Perder
To Make
Past Form: Made
Past Participe: Made
Example: Do you want me to make some coffee?
Mean: Hacer
To Meet
Past Form: Met
Past Participe: Met
Example: I met her in Hawaii.
Mean: Reunir
To Mistake
Past Form: Mistook
Past Participe: Mistaken
Example: I mistook your signature and thought the letter was from someone else.
Mean: Equivocar
To Overcome
Past Form: Overcame
Past Participe: Overcome
Example: 20,000 demonstrators sang “We shall overcome” as they marched through Washington.
Mean: Superar
To Overdo
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
To Overtake
Past Form: Overtook
Past Participe: Overtook
Example: Overtaken
Mean: Adelantar
To Overthrow
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
To Pay
Past Form: Paid
Past Participe: Paid
Example: How much did you pay for the tickets?
Mean: Pagar
To Plead
Past Form: Pled
Past Participe: Pled
Example: He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.
Mean: Alegar, implorar
To Prove
Past Form: Proved
Past Participe: Proven or Proved
Example: The operation proved a complete success.
Mean: Resultar
To Put
Past Form: Put
Past Participe: Put
Example: Where have you put the keys?
Mean: Poner
To Quit
Past Form: Quit
Past Participe: Quit
Example: Quit wasting my time!
Mean: Dejar
To Read
Past Form: Read
Past Participe: Read
Example: He spent a pleasant afternoon reading (the newspaper/a book).
Mean: Leer
To Ride
Past Form: Rode
Past Participe: Ridden
Example: I learned to ride a bike when I was six.
Mean: Montar
To Ring
Past Form: Rang
Past Participe: Rung
Example: I ring home once a week to tell my parents I’m okay.
Mean: Llamar
To Rise
Past Form: Rose
Past Participe: Risen
Example: The River Cam rises in/at a place called Ashwell.
Mean: Subir
To Run
Past Form: Ran
Past Participe: Run
Example: I can run a mile in five minutes.
Mean: Correr
To Say
Past Form: Said
Past Participe: Said
Example: Ben never forgets to say “Please” and “Thank you”.
Mean: Decir
To See
Past Form: Saw
Past Participe: Seen
Example: The teacher could see (that) the children had been fighting.
Mean: Ver
To Seek
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:
To Sell
Past Form: Sold
Past Participe: Sold
Example: How much does the phone sell for?
Mean: Vender
To Send
Past Form: Sent
Past Participe: Sent
Example: Could you send a reply to them as quickly as possible?
Mean: Enviar
To Set
Past Form: Set
Past Participe: Set
Example: The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.
Mean: Poner (Armar)
To Sew
Past Form:
Past Participe:
Example:
Mean: Cocer
To Shake
Past Form: Shook
Past Participe: Shaken
Example: The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
Mean: Batir
To Shed
Past Form: Shed
Past Participe: Shed
Example: 900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.
Mean: Perder
To Shine
Past Form: Shone/Shined
Past Participe: Shone/Shined
Example: Is that light shining in your eyes?
Mean: Replandecer
To Shoot
Past Form: Shot
Past Participe: Shot
Example: The kids were shooting arrows at a target.
Mean: Disparar
To Show
Past Form: Showed
Past Participe: Shown or Showed
Example: You ought to show that rash to your doctor.
Mean: Mostrar
Shrink
Past Form: Shrank
Past Participe: Shrunk
Example: The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25 percent.
Mean: Estrechar
To Shut
Past Form: Shut
Past Participe: Shut
Example: Mary shut her book and put it down on the table.
Mean: Cerrar
To Sing
Past Form: Sang
Past Participe: Sung
Example: The children sang two songs by Schubert at the school concert.
Mean: Cantar
To Sink
Past Form: Sank
Past Participe: Sunk
Example: The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground.
Mean: Lavar debajo de una grifo
To Sit
Past Form: Sat
Past Participe: Sat
Example: to sit on a chair/a horse/the ground
Mean: Sentar
To Sleep
Past Form: Slept
Past Participe: Slept
Example: I must get some sleep - I’m exhausted.
Mean: Dormir
To Slit
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:
To Slide
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
To Speak
Past Form: Spoke
Past Participe: Spoken
Example: Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?
Mean: Hablar
To Speed
Past Form: Sped
Past Participe: Sped
Example: The train sped along at over 120 miles per hour.
Mean: Acelerar
To Spend
Past Form: Spent
Past Participe: Spent
Example: How much did you spend?
Mean: Gastar
To Spin
Past Form: Spun
Past Participe: Spun
Example: The earth spins on its axis.
Mean: Girar
To Spit
Past Form: Spit
Past Participe: Spit
Example: Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer’s face.
Mean: Escupir
To Split
Past Form: Split
Past Participe: Split
Example: The teacher split the children (up) into three groups.
Mean: Partir/Dividir
To Spread
Past Form: Spread
Past Participe: Spread
Example: The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
Mean: Extender o Expandir
To Spring
Past Form: Sprang
Past Participe: Sprung
Example: He always springs to his feet when she walks in the room.
Mean: Brotar
To Stand
Past Form: Stood
Past Participe: Stood
Example: Granny says if she stands for a long time her ankles hurt.
Mean: Permanecer o Estar
To Steal
Past Form: Stole
Past Participe: Stolen
Example: She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
Mean: Robar
To Stick
Past Form: Stuck
Past Participe: Stuck
Example: I tried to stick the pieces together with some glue/tape.
Mean: Pegar, adherir
To Sting
Past Form: Stung
Past Participe: Stung
Example: I didn’t see the nettles until I was stung by them.
Mean: Picar
To Strike
Past Form: Struck
Past Participe: Struck
Example: Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle.
Mean: Golpear o Huelga (non)
To Strive
Past Form: Strove
Past Participe: Striven
Example: Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to.
Mean: Esforzar
To Swear
Past Form: Swore
Past Participe: Sword
Example: Please don’t swear in front of the children.
Mean: Jurar o Maldecir
To Sweep
Past Form: Swept
Past Participe: Swept
Example: She swept the ashes from the fireplace.
Mean: Barrer
To Swell
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
To Swim
Past Form: Swam
Past Participe: Swum
Example: We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to go swimming.
Mean: Nadar
To Swing
Past Form: Swung
Past Participe: Swung
Example: The door swung open.
Mean: Oscilar
To Take
Past Form: Took
Past Participe: Taken
Example: When they got divorced, his wife took everything.
Mean: Tomar o Llevar
To Teach
Past Form: Tought
Past Participe: Tought
Example: She taught English to foreign students.
Mean: Enseñar
To Tear
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
To Tell
Past Form: Told
Past Participe: Told
Example: Tell me about your holiday then.
Mean: Hablar
To Think
Past Form: Thought
Past Participe: Thought
Example: “Do you think (that) you could get me some stamps while you’re in town?”
Mean: Pensar
To Throw
Past Form: Threw
Past Participe: Thrown
Example: My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
Mean: Lanzar
To Understand
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
To uphold
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)
To Upset
Past Form: Upset
Past Participe: Upset
Example: It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.
Mean: Alterar
To Wear
Past Form: Wore
Past Participe: Worn
Example: Tracey is wearing a simple black dress.
Mean: Vestir
To Wake
Past Form: Woke
Past Participe: Woken
Example: Did you wake at all during the night?
Mean: Despertar
To Weave
Past Form: Wove
Past Participe: Woven
Example: This type of wool is woven into fabric which will make jackets.
Mean: Tejer
To Wed
Past Form: Wed
Past Participe: Wed
Example: They are planning to wed in June.
Mean: Casar
To Weep
Past Form: Wept
Past Participe: Wept
Example: People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced.
Mean: Llorar
To Win/ Earn
Past Form: Won
Past Participe: Won
Example: Who’s winning?
Mean: Ganar
To Wind
Past Form: Wound
Past Participe: Wound
Example: There was a light wind blowing.
Mean: Enrollar
To Withdraw
Past Form: Withdrew
Past Participe: Withdrawn
Example: Democrats threatened to withdraw (= stop giving) their support of the tax bill.
Mean: Retirar
To Withhold
Past Form: Withheld
Past Participe: Withheld
Example: to withhold information/support
Mean: Retener
To Withstand
Past Form: Withstood
Past Participe: Withstood
Example: a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes.
Mean: Resistir a
To Wring
Past Form: Wrung
Past Participe: Wrung
Example: She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
Mean: Exprimir
To Write
Past Form: Wrote
Past Participe: Written
Example: She hasn’t written to me (US also written me) recently.
Mean: Escribir
Attract
Atraer
He shouted to attract attention.
To Represent or Depict
Representar
To destroy
Destruir
Rely/Trust
Confiar
Rely on
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.
Thrive
Prosperar
Share
Compatir
Waste
Perder
Infused
Infundir
Press
to push something firmly
apretar, pulsar
Press the button to start the machine.
Imprison
Encancelar a
Assault / Storm
Asaltar
