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Instrucciones

• Verbos is a presentation designed to get you
  thinking about your reading exam. It will help
  you to learn 50 common verbs used in Spanish.
• Its not just about 50 verbs though it also
  includes other types of words that are related to
  the verbs. For example look at the 3 words below.
  We have a verb, adjective and noun all linked to
  each other.
• (seguir to follow / siguiente following /
  seguidores followers)
• VERB ADJECTIVE
  NOUN

Learning 50 verbs will help you in your exams but
learning how to use patterns and intuition from
what you already know is a powerful linguistic
tool. At the end there is a section for cognate
verbs as well!!! Move on to next screen to begin.
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1. Seguir to follow / to continue
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ADJECTIVE
Can you see how there are verbs, adjectives and
nouns linked here? Try to see the patterns and
distinguish the different types of word linked by
a meaning.
El caracol sigue la tortuga
El día siguiente
The snail follows the tortoise
The following day
VERB
Sigue todo recto
Si sigues comiendo comida basura, vas a engordarte
If you continue eating junk food, youll get big
Carry straight on
NOUN
Los seguidores del cristianismo leen la biblia
Tienes que seguir este curso de medicina
You have to follow this course of medicine
The followers of christianity read the bible
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2. Pedir to ask for / to order
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Qué vas a pedir en el restaurante?
What are you going to order in the restaurant?
Hoy hice un pedido de un nuevo ordenador
Today I made an order for a new computer
Sometimes you dont recognise a verb because the
spellings are different from tense to tense. Try
to recognise the consonants and then think about
verbs you know with these consonants ...p..d
poder /pedir
Pidió la mano de su novia
He asked for his girlfriends hand (in marriage)
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3. Buscar to look for/to search
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La policía busca a un ladrón con gafas
The police are looking for a thief with a glasses
See how sometimes you recognise a verb in a
phrase.
Fui a la biblioteca en busca de un libro sobre
arte
I went to the library in search of a book about
art
Busco la playa
Im looking for the beach
Also, you can see that sometimes Spanish uses 1
word to express 2, 3 or 4 English words. Busco
Im looking for
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4a. Sonreír to smile / 4b. Reírse to laugh
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Sonríe y el mundo sonreirá contigo
Smile and the world will smile with you
El mensaje me hizo reír mucho
The message made me laugh a lot
Try to associate these two verbs with each other
as they are very close in meaning. Some people
think of special ways to remember which is which
the sun smiles at you (but doesnt normally
laugh) so sonreír to smile.
Tiene una risa contagiosa
Su sonrisa es un poco espantosa
She has a contagious laugh
His smile is a bit scary
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5. Elegir/Escoger to choose
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Es difícil elegir entre los dos candidatos
Its difficult to choose between the 2 candidates
Tendrás que escoger la puerta correcta
Youll have to choose the correct door
Sometimes you come across words which are
cognates but would not be translated by their
English equivalent. Elección looks like
election but if you look more carefully at the
sentence then a better translation would be the
word choice
Fue una prueba de elección multiple
It was a multi-choice test
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6. Aumentar/Subir to raise/to go up/to increase
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Me gustaría aumentar de peso
I would like to increase my weight
La temperatura aumentará a 30 grados este verano
The temperature will rise to 30 this summer
La subida se hace a pie No hay funicular
The climb is made on foot There is no cable car
Sometimes verbs are used to make nouns like the
example here. You can guess what they mean by
putting the words together. Espantar to scare
Pájaros birds Un espantapájaros
A scarecrow
Hay un subibaja en el jardín
There is a seesaw in the garden
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7. Gastar to spend
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Gasté mi dinero en un concierto de JLS
I spent my money on a JLS concert
El presidente no controla los gastos de su mujer
The president doesnt control his wifes spending
No quiero malgastar mi tiempo con planchar la
ropa
I dont want to waste my time with ironing the
clothes
If you know mal means bad then you should be
able to guess that it gives a negative meaning to
a word ...gastar spend malgastar
waste ...educado polite maleducado - rude
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8. Saber to know (something)
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Sé que Juan no sabe nadar
I know that Juan doesnt know how to swim
La profesora es una persona muy sabia
The teacher is a very knowledgeable person
Be aware that many times there are words like sé
i know that look nothing like their
infinitives ... saber to know.
Dont be tempted to make bad judgments on a
sentences meaning just because you think you
know a word. Saber means to know but Saber
a means to taste of It would be a bad
judgment to think the sentence below means The
ice cream knows the strawberry!
Odio a Marco es un sabelotodo
I hate Marco hes a know-it-all
El helado sabe a fresa
The ice cream tastes of strawberries
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9. Conocer to know (someone) / to meet
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Nos conocimos en Las Vegas
Italia es un país conocido por su comida
We met in Las Vegas
Italy is a country known for its food
Conozco al jefe del tribú
Tengo algunos conocimientos de la cultura
japonesa
I know the chief of the tribe
I have some knowledge of japonese culture
Sometimes verbs are used with a reflexive pronoun
nos to translate the idea of each other.
For example Nos vemos We see each other
Nos conocemos We meet each
other / We know each other
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10. Dar to give
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Dale las llaves a Pedro
Doy un paseo por el parque cada día
Give the keys to Pedro
I go for a walk around the park every day
Las noticias me dieron mucha pena
The news made me very sad
Su padre le dio un reloj para su cumpleaños
His father gave him a watch for his birthday
Sometimes verbs are used for literally thousands
of phrases. Unfortunately the verb dar
sometimes does not translate as to give in some
of these phrases. Dar mucha pena literally
means to give lots of pain (to make someone sad)
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11. Pasar to spend (time)/to pass / to happen
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Qué pasa?
Whats happening?
Para llegar al aeropuerto, tienes que pasar por
el estadio
To get to the airport, you have to pass by the
stadium
Pasar is a verb with lots and lots of meanings
in Spanish as well as English. Always try to
decide which definition makes the best
sense. Me pasas las patatas por favor? Will
you pass me the potatoes please?
Voy a pasar un año estudiando en China
La semana pasada había manifesticaciones
Im going to spend a year in China
Last week there were demonstrations
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12. Encontrar to find / to meet
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Bla bla bla
No puedo encontrar mi pasaporte
Le encuentro un poco hablador
I cant find my passport
I find him a little chatty
The smallest words can help you figure out
meaning Le him/her (me me... te you... nos
us) Encuentro un poco hablador??? I find a bit
chatty X Le encuentro un poco hablador I find
him a bit chatty v
Often verbs are reflexive which means you add
myself, yourself etc to the meaning. Here it
has the meaning of I found myself a bit dizzy
Its not exactly how wed say it but it makes
sense.
Me encontré un poco mareado
El teatro se encuentra en las afueras del pueblo
I felt a bit dizzy
The theatre is found on the outskirts of town
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13. Pagar to pay
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Es posible pagar en metálico?
Is it possible to pay in cash?
Para reservar los billetes necesitamos un pago
adelantado
To reserve the tickets, we need payment in advance
Some verbs in Spanish would be 2 words in
English pagar to pay for buscar to look
for Try to take the words in a sentence and make
sense of them My parents me pay the
studies My parents pay for my studies

Mis padres me pagan los estudios
My parents pay for my studies
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14. Ayudar to help
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Las ayudantes del mago se cortan en dos.
The magicians helpers are cut in two
Ayudaba en la cocina antes del accidente con el
pastel
I used to help in the kitchen before the accident
with the cake
Make sure you pick up on the word de in the
exam. It shows you what belongs to what El
primer día del verano The first day of
summer Música de todos los estilos Music of all
styles Los conductores de Madrid Drivers from
Madrid
Necesito tu ayuda con este proyecto
I need your help with this project
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15. Conseguir to achieve / to get
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El director consiguió un gran éxito
The director achieved great success
Es importante conseguir la diagnosis apropiada
temprano
Its important to get the correct diagnosis early
Be aware that there are many false friends in
Spanish (words that appear to be cognates but
mean something completely different) E.G éxito
success actual current sensible
sensitive avisar to warn
No vas a conseguir el respeto si gritas
Youre not going to get respect if you shout
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16. Poder to be able to (can)
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Aqui no se puede fumar
You cant smoke here
La viuda no pudo creer lo que oyó
The widow couldnt believe what she heard
Verbs like poder are so common that it will
probably appear 9-10 times in a reading exam.
You must know its different uses (se puede
you can) (podrías you could) and particularly
its noun and adjective forms (poder power)
(poderoso) powerful.
Ha comprado una moto muy poderosa
Tenemos el poder de salvar el medio ambiente
He has bought a very powerful motorbike
We have the power to save the environment
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17. Esperar 1 To hope
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Hay esperanza que la cumbre producirá una
solución
Espero que no llueva
There is hope that the conference will produce a
solution
I hope that it doesnt rain
When you use se a verb, it becomes passive.
This means it translates as It is
verb Confused ??? Ok Here are some
examples 1.Esperar to hope Se espera It
is hoped 2. Decir To say Se dice
It is said Se dijo It was said 3. Llamar
To call Se llama It is called 4.
Conseguir To achieve Se consigue It is
achieved
Se espera que los huelguistas vuelvan en dos días
Juan tiene el anillo?...Espero que sí
It is hoped that the strikers will return in two
days
Does Juan have the ring?...I hope so
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18. Esperar 2 to wait
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Llevo dos horas esperando el autobús
El gato se apostó en espera de un ratón
Ive been waiting 2 hours for the bus
The cat sat down in expectation of a mouse
Esperar can mean to wait, to hope or to
expect. The exam will probably include this
verb to test that you know these different
meanings. Use your common sense to work out which
meaning the verb has. e.g Espero que venga Juan
I hope Juan comes Espero a Juan Im
waiting for Juan
La madre y su niña están en la sala de espera
The mother and her child are in the waiting room
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19. Vivir to live
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Vivía en Australia pero ahora vivo en Dinamarca
No quedó nadie vivo en esta obra
I used to live in Australia but now i live in
Denmark
Nobody was left alive in this play
To test your ability to understand written
language, the examiner will replace common words
like casa or hogar with words like vivienda
to mean house/home. Dont be put off by this.
Use your head and any language you previously
learnt to help yourself out.
Puerta Door
Salida Exit (from salir to go out)
Comida Food
Cena Dinner (from cenar to eat dinner)

Van a construir un bloque de 50 viviendas
Fue una fiesta muy viva
They are going to make a block of 50 homes
It was a very lively party
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20. Volver to return / to go back
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A la vuelta paramos para gasolina
Dieron una vuelta por el parque
On the return journey we stopped for petrol
They took a turn around the park
Think about the verb volver a It would
literally translate as to return to but it is
used to mean to do something again or to go
back to doing something. Volver a empezar to
start again Volver a ocurrir to happen again
Volvió a su casa
Ha vuelto a tomar drogas
She started to take drugs again
He returned home
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21. Casarse to get married
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Me caso mañana en la iglesia
Im getting married tomorrow in church
Nos casamos hace cincuenta años
We got married 50 years ago
Remember that some verbs are reflexive so in the
infinitive they have se at the end. Casarse
to get married Lavarse to have a wash This
changes according to who is performing the
action Quiero casarme I want to get
married Quieres casarte? Do you want to get
married?
Los novios quieren casarse en Dubai
The bride and groom want to marry in Dubai
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22. Viajar to travel
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Los viajeros siempre van a la torre Eiffel
El viaje de vuelta era un poco picado
The return journey was a bit choppy
Travellers always go to the Eiffel Tower
The endings eros antes ores are usually
added to a verb to make a noun for people who
perform the verb... 1 (viajar to travel
viajero traveller) (Obrar to work
obrero worker) 2 (caminar to walk caminante
hiker) (ayudar to help ayudante
helper) 3 ( jugar to play Jugadores
Players) (fumar to smoke fumador smoker)
Viajé en coche desde Londres a Leeds
I travelled by car from London to Leeds
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23. Cuidar to take care of
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Pone mucho cuidado en su higiene
Tengo que cuidar de mi hermano menor
She takes lots of care over her hygiene
I have to take care of my little brother
Again take notice that there are 3 different
types of word here noun, adjective and verb.
We could also add cuidadosamente carefully
La funámbula es muy cuidadosa
Debes cuidar la ortografía
The tight-rope walker is very careful
You need to take care over your spelling
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24. Hacer to do/to make
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Me hizo llorar
Hago los deberes en la biblioteca
He made me cry
I do my homework in the library
Hacer is a very common verb so be aware that it
has lots of meanings but generally these are to
do or to make . Try to bear this in my mind
when deciding what sentences mean. Hacer una
llamada To make a call Hacer bien en
algo To do well
Pasaremos la clase haciendo investigaciones
Tengo que hacer la cama todas las mañanas
We will spend the class doing investigations
I have to make my bed every morning
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25. Ponerse/Hacerse to become
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Se hicieron amigos durante el verano
Se hizo millionario con su empresa
They became friends during summer
He became a millionaire with his business
Sometimes the reflexives verbs have very
different meanings from the non-reflexive
versions. Hacer to do/make
Hacerse to become Poner to put
Ponerse to become producir to
produce producirse to take place
Se puso enfadada con el servicio
Si te pones triste, llámame a mi casa
He got angry with the service
If you get sad, call my house
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26. Preguntar to ask
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Me hicieron varias preguntas en la entrevista
They asked me lots of questions in the interview
Remember that reflexive verbs generally mean
doing something to yourself... Lavo I wash Me
lavo I wash myself Pregunto I ask Me
pregunto I ask myself (I wonder)
Me pregunto si el cartero ha venido
I wonder if the postman has come
Le pregunté por su madre
I asked after his mother
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27a. Cerrar to close 27b. Abrir to open
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Creo que la tienda está abierta el lunes
Cierra la boca ahora!
Close your mouth now!
I think that the shop is open on Monday
Verbs sometimes have past participles which
become adjectives (Abrir open Abierta-
opened) (Cerrar close Cerrado
closed) This is the normal pattern... Tomar
Tomado-taken Comer Comido eaten
Visitar
Visitado-visited dañar dañado - damaged
Señor Fernández es muy cerrado No dice mucho
Ábreme la puerta por favor
Mr Fernández is very closed He doesnt say much
Open the door please
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28a. Llegar to arrive 28b. Salir to leave
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Llegadas Salidas
Siempre llega tarde
Arrivals Departures
He always arrives late
Try to remember verbs of opposite pairs (llegar
salir) Other pairs include (1. abrir-open
cerrar-close) (2. ganar-win
perder-lose) (3. empezar-start acabar-finish)
(4. aparecer-appear desaparecer-disappear)
Me llegó el fax por la mañana
El jefe había salido de viaje con su esposa
The fax got to me in the morning
The boss had left on holiday with his wife
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29a. Empezar to start 29b.Acabar to finish
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La chica acabó ganando el premio
Voy a acabar con este ordenador inútil con mi
hacha
The girl ended up winning the prize
Im going to finish off this useless computer
with my axe
In the first exercise we have the word ganando
which means winning This is called a gerund
and there is a pattern for recognising them. They
translate as verbing in English -ar verbs
(tomando talking) (empezando
starting) -er-ir verbs (comiendo eating)
(viviendo viving)
Para empezar voy a tomar el pescado
Ha empezado a nevar
To start with ill have the fish
It has started to snow
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30. Cambiar to change
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El mecánico me cambió el neumático
Quiero cambiar 100 dólares en euros
The mechanic changed my tyre
I want to change 100 dollars into euros
Cambiar is a really important verb to know as it
appears frequently in the exam. Try to focus on
learning verbs like cambiar which arent cognates
the more of these you know, the less chance
there is of you coming across vocabulary you
dont understand.
Habrá muchos cambios en este departamento
Estamos cambiando los muebles
There will be lots of changes in this department
We are changing the furniture
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31. Llevar to wear/to carry/to take
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Mi padre nos llevó a cenar
Me encanta el perfume que llevas
My father took us out to dinner
I love the perfume youre wearing
The verb llevar has lots of translations in
English however in Spanish it means literally
to take with you. This could mean carrying
something, wearing something, giving someone a
lift etc. The final example is more difficult to
understand it is used to suggest an amount of
time that has already gone llevo una
hora esperando Ive been waiting an hour
llevamos dos
años juntos Weve been together for 2 years

Llevaba a la niña en sus brazos
El avión lleva una hora de retraso
He was carrying the girl in his arms
The plane is an hour late
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32. Creer to believe
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Se cree que el incendio fue provocado
It is thought that the fire was started
deliberately
Pronouns like lo and la refer back to
something already mentioned (masc or fem) los
and las plural When you find them in reading
exams, try to figure out what they are being used
for. Me gustan los taxis los uso todos los
días I like taxis I use them every day
No puedo apoyar un partido con creencias racistas
I cant support a party with racist beliefs
Trescientas libras para un empaste! No lo puedo
creer!
300 pounds for a filling! I cant believe it
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33. Parecer to seem/to appear
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Pareces una reina en ese vestido
Parece mentira que tenga 60 años
You look like a queen in that dress
It seems false that shes 60 years old
Parecer is often used in opinion phrases to
replace more common verbs like (pensar, ser and
creer) Instead of saying Creo que
está equivocado I think he is wrong they may
write me
parece que está equivocado It seems to me he
is wrong Or in other opinion phrases Qué te
parecen las flores? What do you think of the
flowers?
El padre y su hijo son muy parecidos
Vamos a la discoteca?, Qué te parece?
The father and his son are very similar
Shall we go to the disco, what do you think?
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34. Hay que You must
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Everyone knows Hay there is/there are Good
students know Había There was
Habrá There will be A
student wanting to get A/A needs to know
Hay que You must
Había que You had to
Habrá que You will
have to Try to know verbs in more than one
tense especially those as common as hay
Hay que seguir una dieta equilibrada
You have to follow a balanced diet
No había que ser genio para entender a Einstein
You didnt have to be a genius to understand
Einstein
Habrá que cruzar el desierto
You will have to cross the desert
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35. Sentir(se) to feel
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Me siento avergonzado
Lo siento mucho rompí tu bicicleta
I feel embarrassed
Im really sorry I broke your bike
Make sure you know set phrases like lo siento
for Im sorry and also remember that sentir
can be used to substitute for verbs like estar
and tener when used to talk about
feelings... Estoy alegre/ Me siento alegre I
am happy Tenía sed / Me sentía sed I
was thirsty
Sentía hambre cuando salí del gimnasio
No me hables, me has herido los sentimientos
I felt hungry when i came out of the gym
Dont speak to me, youve hurt my feelings
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36. Querer to want / to love
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Cuánto quieres por el coche?
Te quiero mucho mi amor
How much do you want for the car?
I love you lots my darling
Querer is another very common verb, you have
probably come across it in quisiera i would
like or cuando quiera whenever Sin a
verb is another common phrase type in
Spanish.... Sin querer (without wanting to) Sin
pensar (without thinking) Sin pagar (without
paying)
El chico no quiso comer nada
Lo dije totalmente sin querer
I said it totally by accident
The boy didnt want to eat anything
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37. Deber to have to (must)
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Debemos reciclar para salvar el medio ambiente
Se debe comer más fruta para estar sana
We must recycle to save the environment
You must eat more fruit to be healthy
Deber is another very common verb used in many
different ways. Youve probably come across
deberías -you should debido a
-owing to se debe - you must Try
to remember the nouns deber duty and
deberes homework Also the verb can mean
to owe ... Me deben dos They owe me 2
Los deberes son muy importantes
Para un soldado, ir a la guerra es su deber
Homework is very important
For a soldier, going to war is a duty
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38a. Nacerse to be born 38b. Morir - to die
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Me muero de frío
Im freezing to death
Al nacer fue llamado por su padre
At birth he was named after his father
The sentence alverb gives the idea of upon
doing or on doing For example al
salir upon leaving al darse
cuenta de on realising
Mi fecha de nacimiento es el dos de junio 1978
La muerte de César es una escena famosa
My date of birth is the 2nd June 1978
The death of Caesar is a famous scene
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39. Decir to say
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Cómo se dice tren en ruso?
Voy a decirle a Patricia que es mi novio
How do you say train in Russian?
Im going to tell Patricia that hes my boyfriend
Decir can mean to tell or to say. Both are
extremely common in exams. The adjective dicho
meaning said is used the same way in English to
describe something already mentioned... Dicho
hombre trabaja aquí Said man works here (man
already mentioned) En dichas ciudades In said
cities (in the cities already mentioned)
Juan dijo que va a hacer sol hoy
Dicho documento es totalmente secreto
Juan said its going to be sunny today
Said document is totally secret
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40. Enseñar to teach / Aprender to learn
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Le enseñaron a nadar a los seis años
They taught him to swim at 6 years old
He aprendido el alfabeto árabe de memoria
Ive learnt the arabic alphabet by heart
Mi hermana enseña inglés en la universidad
My sister teaches English at the university
Again, try to link nouns to verbs... Aprendizaje
learning Enseñanza teaching sabiduría
knowledge/wisdom
Su capacidad de aprendizaje es increíble
His ability to learn is incredible
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41. Mejorar to improve
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Es mejor futbolista que su hermano
El tratamiento la mejoró
The treatment made her better
He is a better footballer than his brother
You must be careful with words like mejor and
peor . On their own they mean better and
worse however el mejor and la mejor mean
the best and the worst.
Es la mejor violinista de su generación
She is the best violinist of her generation
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42. Empeorar to get worse
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The phrase cada vez adjective is used to
express the idea of something getting worse and
worse or more and more silly. For
example Cada vez mejor -Better and
better Cada vez menos sensible Less and
less sensitive
La situación es cada vez peor en los hospitales
The situation in hospitals is worse and worse
El tiempo empeoró durante la noche
The weather got worse during the night
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43. Desarrollar to develop
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Sometimes a noun linked to a verb can be used to
make a phrase Desarrollo development En
desarrollo In development or developing
Han desarrollado un nuevo tipo de móvil
Theyve developed a new type of mobile
Inglaterra es un país desarrollado pero Nigeria
es un país en desarollo
England is a developed country but Nigeria is a
developing country
El deporte me permite desarrollar mi aspecto
físico
Sport lets me develop my physical appearance
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44. Dejar to leave
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Dejé mi maleta en el aeropuerto
Quiero dejar de fumar porque es caro
I left my suitcase in the airport
I want to give up smoking because its expensive
Dejar is used in many different meanings to
leave, to let to lend to stop You need to
understand the general idea of it meaning to
leave something behind even when this is a
habit or an action (like smoking)
Me dejas tu collar?
Dejaron incompletas las nuevas casas
They left the new houses unfinished
Will you lend me your necklace?
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45. Perder to lose / to miss
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Nunca pierdo un episodio de mi telenovela favorita
Estamos totalmente perdidos
I never miss an episode of my favourite soap
Were totally lost
Often verbs are converted to adjectives by a
change in spelling.... Perder Perdido-lost
Entender Entendido-understood These can be
used with estar to be... Mi madre está herida
My mother is injured El perrito está
desarrollado The puppy is developed (grown up)
Los gemelos son malos perdedores
Comprar una moto es una pérdida de dinero
The twins are bad losers
Buying a motorbike is a waste of money
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46. Olvidar to forget
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Weve seen a few adjectives coming from verbs.
Olvidadizo is an example of this. Poder
Poderoso Powerful Cambiar Cambiante
Changing
Es un chico muy olvidadizo
Hes a forgetful boy
Olvidé meter la ropa en la lavadora
I forgot to put the clothes in the washer
La cantante cayó en el olvido después de dos
álbumes
The singer fell into obscurity/was forgotten
after two albums
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47. Herir to injure
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Tiene una herida bastante grave después de una
caída
He has quite a serious injury after a fall
Try not to ignore the word que as it may give a
lot of information about the word it follows. It
generally means who or that E.g El hombre
que recibió el premio era sueco The man who
received the prize was Swedish
No puede jugar está herida
She cant play shes injured
El hombre que hirió a la víctima ha recibido un
castigo de tres años
The man who injured the victim has received a 3
year sentence
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48. Sacar to take out
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Me sacaron sangre como prueba
Por favor, no saques la lengua
They took some blood as a test
Please, dont stick your tongue out
Some words are combinations of nouns and verbs
like the two examples below. There are quite a
few examples of these in Spanish. Matamoscas
Fly swatter
Sacamuelas dentist (slang)
Quiero un sacapuntas
Me buscas un sacacorchos?
I want a pencil sharpener
Will you find me a corkscrew?
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49. Entender to understand
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Apart from no there are many words which are
used to make sentences negative in
Spanish. jamás / nunca never nadie
nobody nada nothing jamás doesnt begin with n
so people sometimes forget its meaning!!
No entiendo por qué no quieres saltar
I dont understand why you wont jump
Se entienden por señas
They communicate to each other by sign language
Según tengo entendido, quieres un préstamo de
5000
As i understand it you want a loan of 5000
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50. Leer to read
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Me encanta leer / Me encanta la lectura
Mi madre sabe leer los labios
I love to read / I love reading
My mum knows how to lip-read
Remember that adjectives usually come after the
noun in Spanish so its important to read (and
take notice of) the entire sentence. If you were
asked in an exam to say whether the woman in the
4th example likes clothes, you wouldve needed to
notice she was a reading una revista de moda
not just una revista.
Los lectores del periódico estarán chocados
Estaba leyendo una revista de moda
The newspaper readers will be shocked
I was reading a fashion magazine
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COGNATES
Underneath is a list of cognates you will come
across while learning Spanish. Practice flick in
corner...click to start
usar to use visitar to visit aparcar to
park reflejar to reflect relajar to
relax deprimir to depress oprimir to
oppress impresionar to impress ascender to
ascend/ go up descender to descend /go
down cubrir to cover descubrir to
discover describir to describe guardar to
guard/to keep salvar to save dañar to
damage prohibir to prohibit/ ban recibir to
receive sufrir to suffer seleccionar to
select mover to move iniciar to
initiate/start construir to construct destruir
to destruct durar to last
frustar to frustrate desaparecer
to disappear acompañar to
accompany apresurarse to pressurise contentar
to make happy decidir to decide funcionar to
function / work desear to desire discutir to
discuss encontrar to encounter / find entrar
to enter escapar to escape intentar to try /
intend interesarse to be interested in invitar
to invite merecer to merit / deserve perdonar
to pardon / forgive terminar to end tocar
to touch adorar to adore/to love comentar to
comment/say estudiar to study explicar to
explain contestar to reply detener to detain
/ to arrest
emplear to employ fabricar to make formar
to form informar to inform liberar to
free notar to note ocupar to occupy ocuparse
to occupy yourself preferir to
prefer presentar to present resolver to
resolve concluir to conclude armar to
arm incluir to include activar to
activate animar to animate/encourage progresar
to progress repetir to repeat reunir to
meet vender to sell honrar to honour educar
to educate costar to cost inundar to
inundate reservar to reserve