Theme 3: Communication and the world around us. The environment and where people live. VERBS

abandonar

(to) abandon, leave (a place) |abandoning, leaving (a place)

advertir

(to) warn | warning

amenazar

(to) threaten I threatening

apagar

(to) turn off, extinguish I turning off, extinguishing

aumentar

(to) increase | increasing

ayudar

(to) help | helping

caminar

(to) walk | walking

causar

(to) cause | causing

cobrar

(to) charge (money), earn | charging (money), earning

coger

(to) take, take hold of, catch | taking, taking hold of, catching

cometer

(to) commit (crime) I committing (crime)

comparar

(to) compare I comparing

conducir

(to) drive | driving

conservar

(to) conserve, preserve | conserving, preserving

construir

(to) build |building

contaminar

(to) pollute, contaminate | polluting, contaminating

contribuir

(to) contribute | contributing

convertirse

(to) become, transform | becoming, transforming

cortar

(to) cut (up) | cutting (up)

crecer

(to) grow, increase | growing, increasing

cruzar

(to) cross | crossing

dar

(to) give | giving

deber

(to) have to, must | having to

desaparecer

(to) disappear | disappearing

desarrollar

(to) develop | developing

describir

(to) describe I describing

destruir

(to) destroy, ruin I destroying, ruining

devolver

(to) return, give back I returning, giving back

dirigir

(to) direct, manage | directing, managing

elegir

(to) choose, elect

emitir

(to) emit, give off | emitting, giving off

encender

(to) turn on I turning on

existir

(to) exist | existing

fabricar

(to) manufacture, produce I manufacturing, producing

fundar

(to) set up, establish | setting up, establishing

huele (a)

it smells (of)

instalar

(to) install | installing

investigar

(to) investigate, research I investigating, researching

limpiar

(to) clean I cleaning

llover

(to) rain I raining

luchar

(to) fight, struggle | fighting, struggling

matar

(to) kill | killing

mejorar

(to) improve, make better | improving, making better

morir

(to) die | dying

negar; negarse a (+inf)

to deny, refuse | denying, refusing; to refuse to | refusing to

organizar

(to) organise | organising

participar

(to) participate | participating

perder; perderse

(to) lose, miss|losing, missing; (to) get lost |getting lost

poder

(to) be able to, can | being able to

podré

(I) will be able to | (I) am going to be able to

podría

(I) would be able to, could

promover

(to) promote I promoting

proteger

(to) protect | protecting

pude

(I) could, was able to

quemar; quemarse

(to) burn I burning; (to) get sunburnt | getting sunburnt

reciclar

to recycle | recycling

recoger

(to) pick up, collect, tidy up | picking up, collecting, tidying up

reducir

(to) reduce | reducing

respetar

(to) respect I respecting

robar

(to) rob, steal I robbing, stealing

salvar

(to) save, rescue | saving, rescuing

separar; separarse

(to) separate I separating; (to) separate (of a couple) | separating (of a couple)

sobrevivir

(to) survive I surviving

sorprender

(to) surprise | surprising

sufrir

(to) suffer | suffering

tirar

(to) throw, (to) pull | throwing, pulling

trabajar

(to) work | working

usar

(to) use | using

utilizar

(to) use | using

vender

(to) sell |selling

visitar

(to) visit | visiting

vivir

(to) live | living

votar

(to) vote I voting