Verbs followed by 'a' + infinitive Flashcards
to manage to
“She manages to drive the car home”
acertar a (ie)
“Acierta a manejar el carro hasta casa”
to be/get used to
I got used to driving the car
acostumbrarse a (reg)
Me acostumbré a manejar el carro.
to encourage to
You encouraged me to drive the car
animar (reg)
Me animaste a manejar el carro.
to learn to
They learned to drive the car
aprender a (reg)
Aprendieron a manejar el carro
To dare to (to have the courage to)
He didn’t dare drive the car
Atreverse (reg)
No se atrevió a manejar el carro
To help
She helped him to drive the car
ayudar a (reg)
Ella le ayudó a manejar el carro
to go down to
I went down to drive the car
bajar a (reg)
Bajé a manejar el carro
to begin to (4)
comenzar a (ie) empezar a (ie) echarse a (reg) ponerse a (irreg)
to teach to, show how to
Teach me how to drive the car (tú)
enseñar a (reg)
enséñame a manejar el carro
to force to
Force him to drive the car (tú)
forzar a (ue & zar)
Fuerzalo a manejar el carro
to urge to, to motivate to, to drive to
She motivated me to drive the car
impulsar a
Me impulsó a manejar el carro
to incite to
They incited him to drive the car
incitar a
Lo incitaron a manejar el carro
to incline to
I was inclined to drive the car when I was younger
inclinarse a
Me inclinaba a manejar el carro cuando era más joven
to invite to
Would you invite her to drive the car?
invitar a
¿La invitarías a manejar el carro?
to be going to
I’m going to drive the car
ir a (irreg)
Voy a manejar el carro
to limit oneself to
Limit yourself to driving the car, please
limitarse a
Limítate a manejar el carro, por favor
to (eventually) become, to come to be
I became a famous driver
llegar a ser (reg)
Llegué a ser un conductor famoso
to lead to, result in
The decision led to me driving the car
llevar a (reg)
La decisión me llevó a manejar el carro
or
La decisión llevó a manejarme el carro
to send to
He sent for me to drive the car
mandar a (reg)
Me mandó a manejar el carro
to refuse to
They refuse to drive the car
negarse a (ie)
Se niegan a manejar el carro
to force, compel to (not forzar)
I am forcing you to drive the car
obligar a (reg)
Te estoy obligando a manejar el carro
to go on to
He later went on to drive the car
pasar a (reg)
Más tarde pasó a manejar el carro
to persuade to
We’ll persuade them to drive the car
persuadir a
(pehr-swah-DEER)
Los persuadiremos a manejar el carro
to renounce, to waive
I renounce driving the car
renunciar a (reg)
Renuncio a manejar el carro
