Verbs - "SWEET 16" Flashcards
The “Super 7” verbs plus these ten verbs/structures form the foundation for essential structures for level one. We'll use all tenses but limit vocabulary.
salir de
to leave (go out) from
salgo de
I leave (go out) from
sales de
you leave (go out) from
sale de
s/he/you sir/ma’am leave (go out) from
salimos de
we leave (go out) from
salen de
they leave (go out) from
hacer
to do / make
hago
I do / make
haces
you do / make
hacemos
we do / make
hacen
they do / make
ponerse + emotion
to become + emotion (sad, happy, nervous, etc.)
me pongo + emotion
Me pongo aburrido cuando llueve todo el día.
I become sad when it rains all day.
te pones + emotion
¿Te pones nerviosa cuando tomas mucho café?
(Do) you become nervous when you drink a lot of coffee?
se pone
Mi jefe se pone furioso cuando llego tarde al trabajo.
My boss gets furious when I arrive late to work.
nos ponemos
Los viernes a las cinco de la tarde nos ponemos muy felices.
Fridays at five we get / become really happy.
poder
to be able / can
puedo
Maestro, puedo ir al baño, ¿por favor?
Teacher, can / may I go to the bathroom.
both can and may are covered by using “poder”
puedes
you can / may / are able
puede
s/he / you sir/ma’am can / may / are able
podemos
we can / may / are able
pueden
they can / may / are able
dar
to give
me / te / le / nos / les da
me / you / him/her / us / them s/he gives
(this can get confusing while “studying” this construction. The best way to learn / understand it is by USING it! : D
me / te / le / nos / les doy
Nunca nos doy bastante tiempo para comer almuerzo.
myself / you / us / him/her / them I give
Never (do) I give us enough time to eat lunch.
I never give us enough time to eat lunch.
me / te / le / nos / les das
me / yourself / us / him/her / them you give
me / te / le / nos / les damos
you / him/her / us /them we give
me / te / le / nos / les dan
me / you / him/her / us / themselves they give
decir le
to say / tell him/her/you sir / ma’am
le digo
I say / tell him/her / you sir / ma’am
le dices
you say / tell him/her / you sir / ma’am
le dice
s/he says / tells him/her / you sir / ma’am
le decimos
we say / tell him/her, etc.
le dicen
they say / tell him/her / you sir / ma’am
saber
to know (as in information, data, how to do something) vs. conocer - to know / be familiar with (people, places, , things, ideas, …)
yo sé / ya sé / no sé
I know / I already know / I don’t know.
always use another word with “sé”
sabes
you know
sabe
s/he / you ma’am / sir knows
sabemos
we know
saben
they know
volver (o-ue)
to return / come back
vuelvo
I return / come back
vuelves
you return / come back
vuelve
s/he returns / comes back
volvemos
we return / come back
vuelven
they return / come back
ver
to see
veo
I see
ves
you see
ve
s/he sees
vemos
we see
ven
they se
