Verbs con Preposition 2.0 Flashcards
To think of [Opinion]
“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…?
To think about/of someone/something[not opinion]
“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
To enjoy being with people
Disfrutar estar
- Disfruto estar con mis amigo = I enjoy being with my friends
- Disfruto _____ con mis amigos = I enjoy ____ with my friends
To enjoy something[Objects]
Disfrutar de
- Disfruto de nadar en la playa
- Me gusta muchoir al campo para disfrutar del aire libre
- Disfruto de comer pastellitos
To keep in mind / To take into account / To consider
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
To go out to ___
Salir a ____
- Salir al parque = To go out to the park
- Salir a buscarte = To go out to find you
To get out of ____
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
To go to
Ir a - Mas enfocado en destination
Ir para - Mas enfocado en razon
To go by _____[transportation]
- 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
To go + Activity
- Fuimos de viaje = We went on a trip
- Fuimos de vacaciones el verano pasado =
- Voy de pesca = I go fishing
Travel to
Viajar a
viajé a Madrid = I traveled to Madrid
To travel by _____[transportacion]
Viajar en ____[transportacion]
-Viaje en coche/carro = I traveled by car
To find it hard to _______
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”
To arrive in / at / to / to get to
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.
To arrive by ____[transportacion]
Llegamos en coche/carro = We arrived by car
Llegue en guagua/autobus = I arrived by bus
To go back to _____[Location]
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.
To _____ Again
Volver a + Infinitive
¡No vuelvas a decirlo! = Don’t say that again!
El muchacho volvió a jugar. The boy played again.
No estaba, así que tendré que volver a llamarlo = He wasn’t there, so I’ll have to call him again.
To be back in _____ [Time]
Volver en + _____ [Time]
I’ll be back in 3 minutes- Volvere en tres minutos
Vuelvo en una hora
Regreso o regresare en una hora
To come to/To come around
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.
To come(in order to) to do something
Venir a + infinitive
He came to fix the lights(in order to fix the lights) = El vino a arreglar las luces
To approach / To approach _____
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?
To get used to _____[Infinitive]
Acostumbrarse a ____
I got used to waking up early = Me acostumbré a despertarme temprano
Me acostumbre = I got used to it
Jot down the important verbs + prepositions on here, then look at each one conjugatedwise y
To reach ___
Alacanzar
Alancanzar las estrellas - To reach the stars
