Verbs con Preposition

Question 1

To think of [Opinion]

Answer 1

“Pensar de” - “to think of” as in “to have the opinion about something”

• What do you (familiar) think of Lady Gaga? ¿Qué piensas de Lady Gaga?”
• What do you (formally) think of (insert sports team name here)?/How about them (insert sports team name here)? — ¿Qué piensa usted de los…?

Question 2

To think about/of someone/something[not opinion]

Answer 2

“Pensar en” - “to think about / of” as in “to have preoccupy one’s mind” — basically, someone or something your thinking about!!

I think about my mom every day. Pienso en mi mamá cada día.

En una canción que se llama “Nina bonita”, hay una linea que dice “Y yo solo pienso en ti”, que significa “And I only think of you.”

Anything you are thinking about!! Use “pensar en” when talking about having your thoughts be focused on something/someone

Question 3

To enjoy being with people

Answer 3

Disfrutar estar

• Disfruto estar con mis amigo = I enjoy being with my friends
• Disfruto _____ con mis amigos = I enjoy ____ with my friends

Question 4

To enjoy something[Objects]

Answer 4

Disfrutar de

• Disfruto de nadar en la playa
• Me gusta muchoir al campo para disfrutar del aire libre
• Disfruto de comer pastellitos

Question 5

To keep in mind / To take into account / To consider

Answer 5

Tener en cuenta[Usualmente tiene “deber” antes de la palabra”

• Hay que tener en cuenta que él no tiene experiencia en este campo = We have to keep in mind that he doesn’t have experience in this field.
• Hay algunas pautas que los instaladores deben tener en cuenta = There are some guidelines that installers must keep in mind.
• Lo voy a tener en cuenta = I will keep it in mind

Question 6

To go out to ___

Answer 6

Salir a ____

• Salir al parque = To go out to the park
• Salir a buscarte = To go out to find you

Question 7

To get out of ____

Answer 7

Salir de el/la ___

• Jamie wants to get out of high school and go to college = Jamie quiere salir de la escuela secundaria y ir a al universidad
• He’s going to get out of the car = El va a salir del coche/carro
• Salir de Madrid o Se fue de Madrid = HINATIVE

Question 8

To go to

Answer 8

Ir a - Mas enfocado en destination

Ir para - Mas enfocado en razon

Question 9

To go by _____[transportation]

Answer 9

• Voy en taxi = I go/I am going by taxi
• Ir en coche = To go by car
• Fuimos en coche hasta/a Amsterdam = We went by car to Amsterdam

Question 10

To go + Activity

Answer 10

• Fuimos de viaje = We went on a trip
• Fuimos de vacaciones el verano pasado =
• Voy de pesca = I go fishing

Question 11

Travel to

Answer 11

Viajar a

viajé a Madrid = I traveled to Madrid

Question 12

To travel by _____[transportacion]

Answer 12

Viajar en ____[transportacion]

-Viaje en coche/carro = I traveled by car

Question 13

To find it hard to _______

Answer 13

Me cuesta + infinitive = I find it hard to ___

Me cuesta respirar = I find it hard to breathe

Me cuesta pensar = I find it hard to think

Ej. “Estoy enfermo por eso me cuesta mucho pensar”

“Estoy muy cansado, ahorita me cuesta mucho pensar en otra cosa que no sea dormir”

“Estoy enojado, me cuesta mucho pensar de manera razonable”

Question 14

To arrive in / at / to / to get to

Answer 14

Llegó a Madrid = He arrived in Madrid

Vamos a llegar a la casa de Mauricio = We’re going to get to Mauricio’s house

Nuestro vuelo llegó al aeropuerto de Helsinki a las 2 pm = Our flight arrived at the Helsinki airport at 2 pm.

Call me when you get to the house = Llámame cuando llegues a la casa.

Question 15

To arrive by ____[transportacion]

Answer 15

Llegamos en coche/carro = We arrived by car

Llegue en guagua/autobus = I arrived by bus

Question 16

To go back / To return

Answer 16

Volver

The student returned from the library at nine at night = El alumno volvió de la biblioteca a las nueve de la noche.

Solo llevo una semana de vuelta pero ya quiero volver a España = I’ve only been back a week and I already want to go back to Spain.

Tal vez puedo volver = Maybe I can go/come back

He vuelto al restaurante = I’m back at the restaurant

Question 17

To go back to _____[Location]

Answer 17

Volver a + Location

to go back
Mamá, ¿cuándo volvemos a casa? ¡Estoy cansada! = Mon, when are we going back home? I’m tired!

b. to go back to
El año próximo, planeamos volver a Tokio = Next year, we plan to go back to Tokyo.

Question 18

To _____ Again

Answer 18

Volver a + Infinitive

¡No vuelvas a decirlo! = Don’t say that again!

No estaba, así que tendré que volver a llamarlo = He wasn’t there, so I’ll have to call him again.

Question 19

To be back in _____ [Time]

Answer 19

Volver en + _____ [Time]

I’ll be back in 3 minutes- Volvere en tres minutos

Question 20

To come to/To come around

Answer 20

Volver en si

Cuando volvió en sí, la mujer estaba desorientada = When she came to, the woman was disoriented.

Mauro se desmayó debido al calor. Volvió en sí dos minutos después = Mauro fainted due to the heat. He came around two minutes after.

Question 21

To return from/come back from _____[Activity]

Answer 21

Volver de + Activity

Volvi de la escuela

Volvi del viaje

Question 22

To come(in order to) to do something

Answer 22

Venir a + infinitive

He came to fix the lights(in order to fix the lights) = El vino a arreglar las luces

Question 23

To come in/on [Transportacion]

Answer 23

Venir en + Transportacion

I came in the car = Entre/Vine en el coche

Ella vino en el vuelo de las 9pm = She arrived on the 9pm flight.

Vinimos en el autobus

Question 24

To come from

Answer 24

Venir de

El vino de Londres = He came from London

Fui al aeropuerto a recoger a una amiga que venía de Londres = I went to the airport to pick up a friend who was coming from London.

Question 25

To approach / To approach _____

Answer 25

Acercarse - To approach
-Acércate al perro con cuidado porque podría ser rabioso = Approach the dog carefully, because it might be rabid.

Acercarse a - To approach _____

• Domingo se acercó a su esposa por detrás y le dio un buen susto = Domingo approached his wife from behind and gave her a good fright.
• ¿Me acerco a tu casa y probamos mi videojuego nuevo? = Shall I come by your house so we can try my new videogame?

Question 26

To get used to _____

Answer 26

Acostumbrarse a ____

I got used to waking up early = Me acostumbré a despertarme temprano

Me acostumbre = I got used to it

Question 27

To attend _____

Answer 27

Asistir a

He attended college = asistió a la universidad

Question 28

Cuidar[a] vs cuidar de vs cuidarse

Answer 28

Con el sentido de “to look after (someone or something)”, no hay ninguna diferencia de significado entre “cuidar (algo)/cuidar a (alguien)” y “cuidar de (algo o alguien)”, pero con el significado de “to watch out for/to be careful of” solo se puede utilizar “cuidarse de”.

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Question 29

Cuidar - Objeto
Cuidar a - Personas [To care for, to look after, take care of ___]
Cuidar de - Objeto y Personas[Take care of ___]

Question 30

To blame

Answer 30

Culpar, o Echar la culpa, Culpa -Blame[noun]

To blame + [someone] / Usually use por after like [He blamed him for _____]

Culpar a ___ o Echar la culpa a ____

• Culpó a Larry por la muerte de Jerry.
• Echo la culpa a Larry por la muerte de Jerry

Question 31

To enter the ____

Answer 31

Entrar a _____

Esta es la fila para entrar al antro/club

Gire a la izquierda para entrar al colegio

Question 32

To call ____[name]

Answer 32

Llamar a

Deberia llamar a la policia?

Voy a llamar a Amanda

Question 33

To stink

Answer 33

Apestar

El bebe apesta

Ese queso apesta

Tu apestas

Question 34

To smell like ______

Answer 34

Oler a

Mi aliento huele a pescado

El cuarto huele a basura

Question 35

To answer_____

Answer 35

Responder a

Cada vez que respondo a sus preguntas, me gritas sin ninguna razon

Respondi a su llamada

Question 36

To taste like _____

Answer 36

Saber a

Este cafe sabe a sopa

Esto sabe a agua

Esto sabe a pollo