Spanish Verbs and Set Phrases

ir a

to go to

Pensar en

to think about

Pensar de

to think about (opinion)

tomar decisiones

to make a decision

dar pasos

to take steps

poner

to put

poner a prueba

to put to the test

poner en practica

to put into practice

poner fin a

to put an end to

poner la mesa

to set the table

levantar la mesa

to clear the table

echar

to throw

echar de menos

to miss someone or something

echar un vistazo a

to take a look at

echar a perder

to ruin

echarse a perder

to spoil, to go bad

poner(le)

to add, to put on or in (food and drinks)

poner huevos

to lay eggs

encima de

on top of

debajo de

underneath of

delante de

in front of

enfrente de

opposite of, facing

detrás de

behind of

al lado de

next to

cerca de

near

lejos de

far from

adentro

inside

afuera

outside

dentro de

inside of something

fuera de

outside of something

a la izquierda de

to the left of

a la derecha de

to the right of

En ese entonces

at that time

En aquel entonces

back then

ser aburrido

to be boring

estar aburrido

to be bored

estar verde

to be unripe

aprender a

to learn how to do something

saber + infinitivo

to know how to do something

saber cómo + infinitivo

to know how to do something (focused on the process or method)

sudar

to sweat

soler

to use to

requerir

to require

entregar

to deliver

quejarse

to complain

alinear

to line up

patear

to kick

atar

to tie

regar

to water

inyectar

to inject

barajar

to shuffle

revisar (chequear)

to check

chequear (revisar)

to check

retirar

to remove

gritar

to yell

apagar

to turn off

encajar

to fit in

sonar

to sound

acelerar

to accelerate

afeitarse

to shave

equivocarse

to make a mistake

equivocar

to get wrong

adivinar

to guess

caer

to fall

poner en marcha

to set in motion/to start up

ponerse

to put on clothes

poner + adjectivo

to make someone or something become a certain way (emotionally or other)

ponerse + adjectivo

to become...

hablar de

to talk about

Sería posible with infinitive

Would it be possible to...?

casarse con

to marry someone

acabar de

to just have done something

andar + gerund

to go around doing something

terminar + gerund (acabar + gerund)

to end up doing something

acabar + gerund (terminar + gerund)

to end up doing something

seguir + gerund

to continue doing something

llevar + gerundo:a way to express for how long an activity has been going on

preguntar por

to ask for something

pedir

to ask for

buscar

to look for

hay que with infinitive

to have to, it is necessary to

dormir

to sleep

dormirse

to fall asleep

parecer

to seem

parecerse

to resemble

ir

to go

irse

to leave/to head out

enojarse

to get angry

alegrarse

to get happy

cepillarse

to brush oneself (teeth)

sentarse

to sit down

levantarse

to get up

acostarse

to go to bed, to lie down

lavarse

to wash oneself

tener prisa

to be in a hurry

tener éxito

to have success

tener suerte

to be lucky

tener paciencia

to have patience

tener la culpa

to have the blame, to be at fault

tener sueño

to be sleepy