Verbs With Prepositions Flashcards
to be used to
estar acostumbrado a
I am used to working a lot
estoy acostumbrado a trabajar mucho
I am used to eating spicy food
estoy acostumbrado a comer comida picante
Are you used to eating spicy food?
estás acostumbrado a comer comida picante?
to attend
asistir a
I am going to attend the meeting
voy a asistir a la reunión
did you attend the funeral?
asististe al funeral?
should we attend the meeting?
deberíamos asistir a la reunión?
to play
jugar a
I like to play tennis
me gusta jugar al tenis
do you like to play chess?
le gusta jugar al ajedrez?
to taste like
saber a
it tastes like chicken
sabe a pollo
to board
subir a
should I get on the plane now?
Debería subir al avión ahora?
are you going to get on the plane now?
vas a subir al avión ahora?
to learn to
aprender a
I want to learn to swim
quiero aprender a nadar
I learned to swim last year
aprendí a nadar el año pasado
to begin to
empezar a
i want to begin to swim
quiero empezar a nadar
we should begin to cook now
deberíamos empezar a cocinar ahora
to teach to
enseñar a
I taught him to swim
le enseñé a nadar
his father is going to teach him to drive
su papá va a enseñarle a manejar
to lead to
llevar a
this leads to nowhere
esto no lleva a ninguna parte
to abuse
abusar de
why do you have to abuse him?
por qué tienes que abusar de él?
he abuses me
abusa de mí
to take advantage of
aprovecharse de
he is taking advantage of you
se está aprovechando de ti
to get tired of
cansarse de
i am getting tired of this
me estoy cansando de esto
to take care of
cuidar de
can you take care of him?
puedes cuidar de él?
she is going to take care of the cat
va a cuidar del gato
I looked after the house for them
cuidé de la casa por ellos
to depend on
depender de
it depends on the weather
depende del tiempo
it depends on you
depende de ti
it depends on them
depende de ellos
to enjoy
disfrutar de
did you enjoy the show?
disfrutaste del espectáculo?
you are going to enjoy the party
vas a disfrutar de la fiesta
I didnt enjoy my birthday
no disfruté de mi cumpleaños
to forget
olvidarse de
did you forget to close the door?
te olvidaste de cerrar la puerta?
to stop (doing something)
dejar de
I need to stop smoking
necesito dejar de fumar
she couldn’t stop talking
no podía dejar de hablar
I want to stop being like this
quiero dejar de ser así
to leave (some place)
salir de
I left the house at 9
salí de la casa a las 9
they just left the office
acaban de salir de la oficina
we left the concert early
salimos del concierto temprano
to count on
contar con
you can count on me
puedes contar conmigo
you cannot count on them
no puedes contar con ellos
can I count on you?
puedo contar contigo?
to dream of/ about
soñar con
I dreamt of him last night
soñé con él anoche
she says she is going to dream of unicorns
dice que va a soñar con unicornios
I dream of having more free time
sueño con tener más tiempo libre
to trust
confiar en
I trust him
confio en él
you should not trust them
no deberías confiar en ellos
it was a mistake to trust you
fue un error confiar en ti
to consist of
consistir en
it consists of salt and water
consiste en sal y agua
it consists of three parts
consiste en tres partes
to think about
pensar en
I think about her all the time
pienso en ella todo el tiempo
are you thinking about the meeting tomorrow?
estás pensando en la reunión mañana?
she thinks about her daughter every day
piensa en su hija todos los días
to ask about
preguntar por
they were asking about the price
estaban preguntando por el precio
he was asking for you
estaba preguntando por ti
every time I see him, he asks about you
cada vez que lo veo, pregunta por ti
to vote for
votar por
are you going to vote for him?
vas a votar por él?
we are going to vote for change
vamos a votar por el cambio
they always vote for the same party
siempre votan por el mismo partido
