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

Emoticons

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

13.243 Fregar To wash dishes, to scrub (gar verb)

  Friego        I wash dishes
  Fregué       I washed dishes
  Fregaba     I was washing dishes
  Fregaré      I will wash dishes

The above statements are made only to demonstrate the conjugation of the Spanish verb "to wash" dishes and in no way are to be interpreted as an offer to assist in the type of work

lol - Maria-Russell, Jun 15, 2013

I had high hopes. - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

:) - EL_MAG0, Jun 17, 2013

Answer 2

13.245 - fumar - to smoke

Fumas. - You smoke.

Fumaste. - You smoked.

Fumabas. - You were smoking.

Fumarás. - You will smoke.

You will never catch me smoking a cigarette - gohern, Jun 16, 2013

I used to smoke but I quit. - Maria-Russell, Jun 17, 2013

Answer 3

13-244 freír to fry

fríen - they fry
frieron - they fried
freían - they fried
freirán - they will/shall fry

¿Pueden los alimentos fritos estar sano?
Can fried foods be healthy?

Freír is irregular in the present indicative except for the vosotros form.
It is irregular in the present preterit except for the yo form.
See this link for the subjunctive and imperative irregulars.

We just had 2 fregars in a row. it's back on track now. - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 4

List 13 246

Funcionar : To function - Regular verb.

ellos/ellas/Uds.

funcionan: They function, are functioning
funcionaron: They functioned
funcionaban: They were functioning, functioned, used to function The machines were running ( functioning )

funcionará: They will function
funcionaríán: They would function, the engines would run

Hi Britisk! - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 5

12.237 Festejar - to celebrate, to entertain, to party

festejo - I celebrate
festejé - I celebrated
festejaba - I was celebrating, used to celebrate, celebrated
festejaré - I will celebrate
festejaría - I would celebrate

Answer 6

List 12, Verb 239 - Fijarse - to pay attention

me fijo - I pay attention
me fijé - I paid attention
me fijaba - I was paying attention, used to pay attention, paid attention
me fijaré - I will pay attention
me fijaría - I would pay attention

This helps to think through the ones that need the me, se, nos, os. - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 7

We made it to list 13! Lucky 13

13.241 - firmar - to sign

Ella firma. - She signs.

Ella firmó. - She signed.

Ella firmaba. - She was signing/used to sign.

Ella firmará. - She will sign.

Ella firmaría. - She would sign.

These 'ar' verbs are finally becoming easy for me. Thanks to all who keep this thread going. I'm learning! - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

We appreciate you always checking as your time allows, too. Your comments are always so encouraging and supportive! - bandit51jd, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 8

**List 13, Verb 243 - Fregar - To scrub

e>ie irregular in the present indicative except for the nosotros and vosotros form. It is irregular in the present preterit yo form.

Ella friega los platos todos los dias. - She washes the dishes everyday.
Ella fregó los platos ayer. - She washed the dishes yesterday.
Ella fregaba los platos cuando el teléfono sonó. - She was washing the dishes when the telephone rang.
Ella fregará los platos mañana. - She will wash the dishes tomorrow.
Ella fregaría los platos pero no tiene líquido para lavar los platos. - She would wash the dishes but she has no dishwashing liquid.

Oops missed 242 - Formar - Maria-Russell, Jun 15, 2013

I love your sentences. I'll pick up 242. ;o) - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

lol, I like the last one, because right now I'm running low on washing machine liquid detergent! - bandit51jd, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 9

13.242 - formar - to form, to make up, to train, to educate

Los estudiantes forman. - The students form.

Los estudiantes formaron. - The students formed.

Los estudiantes formaban. - The students were training/ used to train.

Los estudiantes formarán. - The students will make up...

Los estudiantes formarían. - The students would make up.

Maria already did 243 - please take over with 244 (freir). - katydew, Jun 15, 2013

.....a choir! - bandit51jd, Jun 15, 2013

Answer 10

List 11. 212

Entender : to understand

irregular in present tense apart from nosotros and vosotros

ellos/ellas/Uds.

entienden: They understand, they are understanding

entendieron: They understood

entendían: They were understanding, used to understand, they understood

entenderán: They will understand

entenderían: They would understand

Hi Britisk! - katydew, Jun 8, 2013

I fixed your box. Put the ** inside of the > and it will embolden your phrase and highlight it with a box. ;o) - katydew, Jun 8, 2013

Thanks Katy. Couldn't figure out what I wasn't doing correctly. - britisk, Jun 8, 2013

Answer 11

List 11. 218

Equivocar : to make a mistake or to be mistaken

Irregular only in 1st person " yo " form av pretérito. c > qu to maintain pronunciation because of the following " soft " e vowel

equivoco: I am mistaken, I am making a mistake

equivoqué: I mistook, I made a mistake

equivocaba; I mistook, I made a mistake, I was mistaken, I used to mistake

equivocaré: I will / shall make a mistake, I will be mistaken

equivocaría: I would make the mistake, I would be mistaken

Sorry. I'm not much use with this " box thing " - britisk, Jun 9, 2013

I must have made a mistake somewhere. - britisk, Jun 9, 2013

He hecho una equivocación en algun parte de la caja. Lo siento. - britisk, Jun 9, 2013

Not to worry. You are doing great. Some of the letters weren't showing up so I just changed it a bit. - katydew, Jun 10, 2013

Answer 12

List 11. 219

erguir : to raise, to stand up straight

Irregular in present ( boot verb ) and in preterit 3rd. person singular and plural. I've read that no other " ir " verb follows this model.

irgue ( yergue ) He is standing up straight, he raises his voice

irguió : He stood up straight, he raised something

erguía : He was standing up straight, he raised his voice ( habitually )

erguirá : He will stand up straight, he will raise the money

erguiría : He would stand up straight, he would raise a fuss

Estoy erguido con la caja ahora ¿De acuerdo ? - britisk, Jun 9, 2013

Looking good! - katydew, Jun 10, 2013

Very interesting! - katydew, Jun 10, 2013

Answer 13

        **12.228 Estar  to be**

           Está                    He is
           Estuvo                He was
           Estaba                He was
           Estará                 He will be

How you feel and where you are, that is how you use estar. ;o) - Maria-Russell, Jun 11, 2013

It looks so simple, hey? Were you on vacation? We missied you. - katydew, Jun 11, 2013

I took this opportunity to add this chart which some find helpful. - katydew, Jun 11, 2013

Hola Gohern! - bandit51jd, Jun 11, 2013

Answer 14

List 11, Verb Enfermarse (to get sick, become ill, fall ill, become sick)

For to make ill or to make sick, use the nonreflexive form enfermar.

nos enfermamos - we get sick, are getting sick
nos enfermamos - we got sick
nos enfermabamos - we were getting sick, used to get sick, got sick
nos enfermaré- we will get sick
nos enfermaríamos - we would get sick

Flashcards

Great helpful note. Thanks for the research & as always, the flashcards. - katydew, Jun 7, 2013

Oh, man, they really are sick! Bien hecho! - bandit51jd, Jun 7, 2013

Answer 15

List 11, Verb 214

entregar - to deliver, to hand over

entrego - I deliver, am delivering
entregué - I delivered
entregaba - I was delivering, used to deliver, delivered
entregaré - I will deliver
entregaría - I would deliver

Hi Maria! - katydew, Jun 8, 2013

Hi katy. How's it going? - Maria-Russell, Jun 8, 2013

Well, lately I feel more comfortable with Spanish verbs. ha. - katydew, Jun 9, 2013