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

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.).

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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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updated Aug 18, 2015
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
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

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pg5 - #83 - ayudar - to help - we

presente - ayudamos - we help, we are helping

pretérito - ayudamos - we helped

imperfecto - ayudábamos - we were helping, we used to help

futuro - ayudaremos - we will help

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updated May 16, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
You have a knack for great illustrations. - katydew, May 14, 2013
Hi katy. Thank you, and you have a knack for great practice games. :-) - 0095ca4c, May 14, 2013
NIce word - gohern, May 14, 2013
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5.86 Balbucear [bal-boo-thay-ar']- to stammer, to stutter, to babble

el balbucea - he stutters
el balbuceó- he stuttered
el balbuceaba - he, was stuttering, he used to stutter, he stuttered
el balbuceará - he will stutter

updated May 16, 2013
edited by gohern
posted by Maria-Russell
My keyboard won't let me do an alt 144 this morning. - Maria-Russell, May 14, 2013
Maybe it is stammering and stuttering. - katydew, May 14, 2013
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5. 89 - bastar - to be enough, to suffice, to be sufficient

Basta. It's enough.

Bastó. It sufficed.

Bastaba. It was sufficient.

Bastará. It will be enough.

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updated May 16, 2013
posted by katydew
good word when you are on a diet - gohern, May 15, 2013
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5.90 bautizar to baptize

 Bautizo          I baptize
 Bauticé          I   baptized
 Bautizaba      I was baptizing
 Bautizaré       I will baptize
updated May 16, 2013
posted by gohern
Good job on the irregular. - katydew, May 16, 2013
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-- 75. asustarse - to be frightened, to be scared

se asusta
se asustó
se asustaba
se asustará

¡La vejez no es nada para asustarse de!

Old age is nothing to be scared of!

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updated May 14, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
It appears that age is taking control!! - 0095ca4c, May 11, 2013
Good one, Bandita. - katydew, May 12, 2013
She has no fear - gohern, May 14, 2013
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16. aclarar - to explain, to clarify, to make clear, to rinse, to clear

él/usted aclara

él/usted aclaraba

él/usted aclaró

él/usted aclarará

updated May 14, 2013
posted by jessicamccall117
Can you do the English too? - Maria-Russell, May 14, 2013
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**4.71 Articular   to articulate**

Articulo I articulate
Articulé I articulated
Articulaba I was articulating
Articularé I will articulate

updated May 13, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by gohern
Hi Gohern. - katydew, May 12, 2013
Hi Katydew - gohern, May 13, 2013
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-- 18. aconsejar - to advise, to counsel

aconsejo - I advise

aconsejé - I advised

aconsejaba - I advised

aconsejaré - I will/shall advise

My Vocaroo recording

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updated May 11, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
I told you so, in corn language. hahahaha - katydew, Apr 29, 2013
I love popcorn so this one was really funny to me! - bandit51jd, Apr 29, 2013
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I'm adding the verb list I'm using that may help to get us on the same page and when we finish the first 20 we will go onto list 2 on this same link. Sound ok to everyone?

Use this verb list 1 for the first 20 then go on to 2

updated May 11, 2013
posted by katydew
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list 4, no. 61 - apoderarse - to take power, to take possession, seize

Se apodera. - She seizes.

Se apoderó. - She seized.

Se apoderaba. -- She used to seize.

Se apoderará. - She will seize.

link to Spanish verbs

link for list 4

updated May 10, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Katy, fyi I got an error when I clicked on the 'list number 4 of the 500 verbs.' - Maria-Russell, May 9, 2013
Thanks, for some reason the link no longer works. This is the link I was using: www.englishnspanish.com/learn/verbs - katydew, May 9, 2013
I used it because it linked in with the SD dictionary, but it's not working now. - katydew, May 9, 2013
I tried it again now and it was working. - katydew, May 9, 2013
It works I just did the next one - gohern, May 9, 2013
Thanks, Gohern. - katydew, May 10, 2013
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2.38 - agotar - to wear out, to exhaust

Nosotros agotamos. - We wear out.

Nosotros agotamos. - We wore out.

Nosotros agotábabmos. - We usually wore out.

Nosotros agotaremos. - We will wear out.

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updated May 9, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
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39. agradar - to please, to be pleasing.

agrada - agradó - agradaba - agradará

he is pleasing - he was pleasing - he used to be pleasing - he will be pleasing

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updated May 9, 2013
edited by Findy
posted by Findy
Whoa, I'm getting dizzy. Great illustration, Findy. - katydew, May 4, 2013
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p. 3 - 43 - agregar - to add, to collect, to gather

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Vosotros agregáis. - You (plural inf) add.

Vosotros agregasteis. - You added.

Vosotros agregabais. - You usually added.

Vosotros agregaréis. - You will add.

updated May 9, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Katy, this is a great exercise to improve one's vocabulary. - Maria-Russell, May 6, 2013
Thanks, Maria. It's helping me a lot, too. Glad you're playing to help keep it going. - katydew, May 6, 2013
Learning something new every day - gohern, May 8, 2013
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3.57 Pedir  to ask (for an object)

Pido I ask Pedí I asked Pedía I was asking Pediré I will ask

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3.57 anunciar - to announce or advertise

Yo anuncio. - I announce, foretell

Yo anuncié. - I announced.

Yo anunciaba. - I was announcing, I announced, I used to announce.

Yo anunciaré. - I will announce.

updated May 9, 2013
edited by gohern
posted by gohern
The next one was: 3. 57. anunciar - to announce, to foretell, to proclaim (I think). - Findy, May 8, 2013
Gohern, I added in the missing verb 'anunciar' to your post. I hope you don't mind. Typo on pediré on the pedir post. - katydew, May 8, 2013
Thanks for the fix aand the correction - gohern, May 9, 2013
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3.41 agrandar - to enlarge, magnify, exaggerate

Ustedes agrandan. - They enlarge.

Ustedes agrandaron. - They exaggerated.

Ustedes agrandaban. - They normally magnified. (used to)

Ustedes agrandarán. - They will enlarge.

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page 3 of the list of 500 verbs

updated May 9, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew