500 Verbs - Present, Past, Past, Future: Let's practice - Beginner's Exercise

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500 Verbs - Present, Past, Past, Future:

Let's practice Spanish Verbs - Will we make it to 'zurcir'?

500 verbs list to use in order

2nd round list to use:

Lots of Spanish Verbs - 2nd round

Remember to:

1. click newest before posting.

2. Post alphabetically using the list above.

Click link above then the drop-down box in the top right-hand corner to choose current list.(quiz#1, etc.). This site also has list practice quizzes over each 20 verbs! So helpful!

3. Post list number and verb number (i.e. - 1.1 abitir) going in order so we don't miss a verb. Click link above then the drop-down box in the top right-hand corner to choose current list.(quiz#1, etc.).

Let's keep it simple.

Use the verb in its simplest form:

subject + verb (you may choose any subject but use it consistently):

Post 1 present, 1 past preterit, 1 past imperfect, 1 future.

Use the conjugation tool (blue toolbar - top of page) to learn and check yourself.

Encourage others with a vote for their persistence.

Optional: Use an image if you like to remember the verb's meaning & here's a link for formatting tricks. Use a Vocaroo if you want to practice saying each of them. Add flashcards if you'd like. Vocaroo link for pronunciation practice

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500 Verbos - presente, pretérito, imperfecto, futuro: Vamos a practicar los verbos españoles. ¿Alcanzaremos al verbo ultimo, 'zurcir'?

Acuérdese de hacer clic el más reciente. Hay que subirlos en el órden de A,B,C usando la lista de arriba. Sube el número de verbo y lista (1.1 abitir).

Vamos a mantenerlo sencillo.

Usa el verbo en la forma más simple: sujecto + verbo

1 presente, 1 pretérito, 1 pretérito imperfect, future

Haz clic para conjugarlos en la barra azul para chequearte.

Anima a otras con uno voto para su tesón.

Opcional: Usa una imágen illustrarlo, si quieres, Puedes usar Vocaroo si quieres paracticar decir cada uno de ellos.

Just a fun verb game link from Maria-Russell

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Go to the Vocaroo link, record your 4 answers in Spanish, then copy the URL and click the world icon in the SD answer box to paste it into the space and click ok to submit it. - katydew, Apr 26, 2013

Is there a list of the verbs someplace? - bandit51jd, Apr 26, 2013

Oh, good, grief, "Ready" gave the link! Darn my bifocals! :) - bandit51jd, Apr 26, 2013

The verb link above has a neat quiz option. - katydew, Apr 26, 2013

o pluscuamperfecto subjunctivo - readytodictate, Apr 30, 2013

I wonder if it would be possible to put each most recent sub-list link in this first post so we don't need to search for the post with the list? Thanks! - Findy, May 8, 2013

Findy, I am not sure what you mean by the sublink, but at the top of the directions is a blue link "Verbs to use" which has the 500 verbs. I'm not sure what you are asking. - katydew, May 8, 2013

Yup, sorry... got it now! ¡Gracias! - Findy, May 8, 2013

what do you mean by present "past, past" future? - Rey_Mysterio, May 10, 2013

Rey, I mean the present tense, the 2 main past tenses (preterit and imperfect) and the future tense. Just practice for 4 often used tenses for beginners. - katydew, May 13, 2013

I think when Findy says sublink that she means put the link to the page of the verbs we are on. Like **5**.... - jessicamccall117, May 15, 2013

Help...When I click on the word list above, I do not get the list...even though I and looking for quiz 7. It worked ok for me until about two weeks ag - gohern, May 25, 2013

The link suddenly changed mid-thread. Click the first link I've listed then look in the top right corner for the list number (quiz # 1, 2, etc.) then go to the drop-down option and choose the current list. - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 1

8-152 criar to breed, to raise,to bring up(rear)

Irregular in present except for nosotros
Irregular in preterite 1st and 3rd person singular

crían - they raise
criaron - they raised
criaban - they raised
criarán - they will/shall raise

My neighbors raise chickens and they let me play with the chicks.

Mis vecinos crían gallinas y me dejaron jugar con los pollitos.

Did I do the box okay, Katy? - bandit51jd, May 27, 2013

Very cute!!! - 0083f5dc, May 27, 2013

Great! I love the illustration too. - katydew, May 27, 2013

Answer 2

List 8, 143 - convenir - to agree, to convene

convenir flashcards in all tenses

Irregular 'go' verb in present tense, yo form. Irregular 'boot' verb (not in vosotros/nosotros) in present tense changing from e -> ie.

Irregular forms in all preterit, future, and conditional tenses. e -> i, vendr + ending.

Yo convengo. - I agree.

Yo convine. - I agreed.

Yo convenía. - I was agreeing/ habitually agreed / used to agree.

Yo convendré. - I will agree.

Yo convendría. - I would agree.

What does " boot" verb mean ? - britisk, May 27, 2013

Katy, I'm trying to understand why you translate " convenÍa " as " I am agreeing ". I would have said " I agreed " ? - britisk, May 27, 2013

Great flashcards. ☺ - Maria-Russell, May 27, 2013

Brtisk, I translated it as "am agreeing" because I was a bit too tired to post. ha. Good catch. - katydew, May 27, 2013

Some people call this a 'boot' verb because if you put all 6 tenses in 2 columns, the irregular forms are in a boot shape. - katydew, May 27, 2013

Here's an image link for that, Britisk: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=spanish+boot+verbs+list&qpvt=spanish+boot+verbs+list&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=20419C761E835EA70E0AFF758DD22C91FD5272D0&selectedIndex=3 - katydew, May 27, 2013

Thanks Katy. I know too well what you mean regarding " too tired to post " All the best and sleep tight tonight . - britisk, May 27, 2013

Great flash cards - gohern, May 27, 2013

Answer 3

List 8.150

Crecer : To grow, to increase

crezco : I grow, I am growing

crecía : I grew, I was growing, I used to grow

crecí : I grew, I increased

creceré : I shall grow, I shall increase

crecería : I would grow, I would increase

Sorry,just realised that I'm using the wrong sequence with the past tenses. I'll get back in line again. - britisk, May 27, 2013

Aww shoot I posted the same one. - jessicamccall117, May 27, 2013

There is not a set sequence. You're fine. - katydew, May 27, 2013

They call it " telepathy " or something like that jessica. All the best lass. - britisk, May 27, 2013

Answer 4

List 8, 147 - correr - to run

Yo corro. - I run.

Yo corrí. - I ran.

Yo corria. - I was running, I used to run.

Yo correré. - I will run.

Yo correría. - I would run.

Want to know more meanings for your verb? Type your verb into your online search server's box and click images. You'll visually see what your verb means.

*Note: A caution when doing this - make sure you have your filter on to keep unwanted images from popping up. Although even this unsettling event helps you know there are hidden meanings to words.

Can both " would " and " should " be used in the potencial simple / conditional indicative ? - britisk, May 27, 2013

I'm thinking ' debería correr ' = should run, but that's a great question to ask on the forum. - katydew, May 27, 2013

Yes, I thouht the same and I posted a question earlier today with " should not " in it. - britisk, May 27, 2013

Answer 5

List 8.149

Costar : to cost

Irregular verb.

cuesta: it costs

costó: it costed, it was costing, it used to cost

costaba: it costed

costará: it will cost

costaríá: it would cost

Answer 6

List 7, Verb 134 Conseguir - to get, to obtain

Stem changer (e:i). Verbs that end in -guir change the gu to go in the yo form

Usted consigue - you get, are getting
Usted consiguió - you got
Usted conseguía - you were getting, used to get, got
Usted conseguirá - you will get
Usted conseguiría - you would get

Carlos consiguió el trabajo esta tarde.
Carlos got the job this afternoon.

Flashcards

Hurrah, flashcards!!!! - katydew, May 26, 2013

☺ - Maria-Russell, May 26, 2013

Answer 7

List 7. 133 conocer - to meet or to know (someone, some place), to be acquainted with

irregular in the present tense - yo form - c-> zc

Yo conozco. -> I know.

Yo conocí. - I met.

Yo conocía. - I was acquainted with/ used to know/ normally met

Yo conoceré. - I will know.

Yo conocería. - I would know.

Answer 8

132. confesar/ to confess

She confesses to the crime. Ella confiesa al crimen.

She confessed to the crime. Ella confesó al crimen.

She was confessing to the crime. Ella confesaba al crimen.

She will confess to the crime. Ella confesará al crimen.

Hi jlwilso. ☺ - Maria-Russell, May 25, 2013

I am not today. Just kidding, hi back. - 0083f5dc, May 25, 2013

Hi J. Good illustration. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Answer 9

List 3 Nr. 52

Alumbrarse: To get ( become ) drunk, typsy, lively.

Using 3rd. pers. singular

Presens: se alumbra he, she, you are drunk

Preterito: se alumbró he, she was drunk - you were drunk

Imperfecto: se alumbraba he,she,you used to get drunk, he,she was in the habit of getting drunk, you were in the habit of getting drunk, typsy, lively.

Futuro: se alumbrará he,she,you will / shall get drunk.

Condicional: se alumbraría he,she you would get drunk

Sorry about the layout folks. I'm not used to this and it looked otherwise when I wrote it And no, I wasn't drunk!! - britisk, May 25, 2013

Sorry Birtisk, but you may have been drunk. We are on List 7, no. 131. You really did lay off awhile. Sorry I was mid post on comprender when I was detained. I might have messed you up. Click newest and you'll see my post, comprender. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Double enter after each line and it will keep from clumping together. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Hei katy, no, truly I wasn't.Just thought I.d pick up the ones I couldn't find had been answered.You mentioned to try and avoid missing any. I have some difficulty in keeping track of what's been answered or not, but I know where we are.Thanks for answeri - britisk, May 25, 2013

I'm just teasin you. ha - katydew, May 25, 2013

Ok, that's great! I misunderstood. I'm sure this is a verb that many users need to know. jejjeje - katydew, May 25, 2013

I put some spaces in for you. ;o) Keep playing. We love having more players. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Oh, and I see they've changed the wording in the corner click box from list to quiz#. - katydew, May 26, 2013

Answer 10

List 7, Verb 129 Comprar - to buy, purchase

[Regular verb]

Tú compras - you buy
Tú compraste - you bought
Tú comprabas - you were buying, used to buy bought
Tú comprarás - you will buy
Tú compraría - you would buy

Ah, an easier one. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Answer 11

I will try this again. Please correct my mistakes or omissions.

121. cocinar

Ella cocina- She cooks

Ella cocinó- She cooked

Ella cocinaba.-She was cooking

Ella cocinará- She will cook

Hurrah, you jumped back in! Well done! - katydew, May 23, 2013

Just a little typo on cociNará- - katydew, May 23, 2013

XD hola jlwilso! - jessicamccall117, May 23, 2013

Thank you - 0083f5dc, May 23, 2013

Beautiful. - katydew, May 23, 2013

Answer 12

5.85. Bajar to go down Skipped and out of order

Bajo I go down Bajé I went down Bajaba I was going down Bajaré I will go down

2 in a row! - katydew, May 14, 2013

Answer 13

5.87 Bañarse To bathe oneself

Me baño         I bathe myself
Me bañé         I bathed myself
Me bañaba    I was bathing myself
Me bañaré     I will bathe myself

Well done. - katydew, May 14, 2013

Answer 14

5 - 88. barrer - to sweep, to whisk

barren - they sweep
barrieron - they swept
barrían - they swept
barrerán - they will sweep

Los muchachos y las muchachas que ayudan a barrer el suelo a veces se llaman "pequeños ayudantes de mamá"!

Young boys and girls who help sweep the floor are sometimes called "Mommy's little helpers"!

Such a sweet drawing! - katydew, May 14, 2013

good one - gohern, May 15, 2013

Muchas gracias a mis amigos! - bandit51jd, May 15, 2013

Answer 15

5.82 Averiguar to investigate

Averiguo I investigate Averigué I investigated Averigaba I was investigating Averiguaré I will investigate

you must be a PI :-) - 0095ca4c, May 13, 2013

What will you investigate, Gohern? ;o) - katydew, May 14, 2013