Stem Change Verbs (more)

jugar a los deportes

To play sports.

almorzar a las dos

To have lunch at two.

costar un ojo de la cara

To cost an arm and a leg.

volar a la luna

To fly to the moon.

encontrar algo

To find something.

probar

To try or taste.

sonar

To ring or sound.

soñar (con…)

To dream (of…).

contar

To count or tell.

recordar

To remember.

mostrar

To show.

demostrar

To demonstrate.

rogar

To beg or plead.

tronar

To thunder.

acostar(se)

To go to bed.

acordarse

To remember.

colgar la ropa

To hang the clothes.

aprobar el préstamo, la hipoteca

To approve the loan, the mortgage.

la beca, la solicitud

The scholarship, the application.

atravesar

To cross.

comenzar (a + infinitive)

To begin (to + infinitive).

empezar (a + infinitive)

To start (to + infinitive).

nevar

To snow.

negar

To deny.

cerrar

To close.

pensar + infinitivo

To think + infinitive.

recomendar

To recommend.

confesar

To confess.

sentarse

To sit down.

despertar(se)

To wake up.

helar

To freeze.

gobernar

To govern.

apretar

To squeeze.

perder

To lose.

entender

To understand.

defender

To defend.

querer

To want.

encender

To light or kindle.

tener (yo tengo)

To have (I have).

contener

To contain.

impedir

To prevent.

seguir (yo sigo)

To follow (I follow).

perseguir (yo persigo)

To chase (I chase).

repetir

To repeat.

servir

To serve.

pedir

To ask for or request.

medir

To measure.

vestir(se)

To dress (oneself).

*reír

To laugh.

*sonreír

To smile.

decir (yo digo) que sí, que no

To say (I say) yes, no.

reñir

To scold.

despedirse de

To say goodbye to.

despedir

To fire

huir

To flee.

contribuir

To contribute.

concluir

To conclude.

destruir

To destroy.

incluir

To include.

influir

To influence.

fluir

To flow.

construir

To build.

distribuir

To distribute.

sustituir

To substitute.

oír (*oigo)

To hear (I hear).

espiar

To spy.

esquiar

To ski.

resfriarse

To catch a cold.

actuar

To act.

continuar

To continue.

enviar

To send.

confiar en

To trust in.

conseguir

to get, obtain

competir

to compete

llevar puesto

to have on, to be wearing

vale la pena

it's worth it

morder

to bite

poder

be able to

soler

usually

doler

to hurt/ache/ cause pain

mover

to move

volver

to return (person)

devolver

to return (an item)

resolver

to solve

envolver

to wrap

oler

to smell (hue)

llover

to rain

morir

to die

dormir

to sleep

dormirse

to fall asleep

advertir

to warn

mentir

to lie

referir a

to refer to

sentir(se)

to feel (nervous, emotion)

sugerir

to suggest

preferir

to prefer

hervir

to boil

herir

to wound

convertirse en

to change into (water→ice)

divertirse

to have fun