visita A la catedral

Question

Look at this example: "... esperando para comenzar la visita a la catedral"

Which of these verbs requires the preposition "A"?

Welcome to the forum, :) the sentence is correct:) - 00494d19, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 1

Spanish verbs with prepositions

In Spanish, many verbs must be followed by a preposition, which may or may not correspond to the preposition (if any) used in English. The following is a list of Spanish verbs which require a when followed by an infinitive.

comenzar a..... to begin to

In your sentece comenzar is not followed by an infinitive, but this usage may be what was making you question the correctness of the sentence.

Answer 2

Un grupo de turistas està en el Zòcalo, esperando para comenzar la visita a la catedral.

That makes sense. The 'a' is in the right place.

Answer 3

This is a sentence from my textbook. Here it is: "Un grupo de turistas està en el Zòcalo, esperando para comenzar la visita a la catedral.

Answer 4

I think it would make more sense if you got rid of the 'para'...and put, 'estoy' before, 'esperando'. The 'a' is in the right place. That's just my opinion.