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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

Emoticons

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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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**List 8.141

irregular in present and preterit - presente y pretérito

**Contribuir : to contribute, to pay taxes

Contribuye : he,she contributes

Contribuía: he, she contributed, was contributing, used to contribute

Contribuyó : he,she contributed

Contribuirá : he, she will / shall contribute

Contribuiría :he, she would contribute

updated May 27, 2013
posted by britisk
Good work. - katydew, May 27, 2013
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List 7.137

Contar: To count, to tell, to relate

Cuentas : You tell, are telling / counting / relating

Contabas : You told, counted, related / used to count etc.

Contaste : You told, counted etc.

Contarás : You will tell, count etc.

Contarías : You would tell etc.

updated May 27, 2013
posted by britisk
Well done! Now we are back in business. - katydew, May 26, 2013
Yep! Let's hope i can keep a steady course for the rest of the trip. - britisk, May 26, 2013
Well, it put us quickly closer to list 8. ;o) - katydew, May 26, 2013
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Note: next verb is 139 - contestar

a little computer glitch this a.m.

List 7, 136 - construir - to build, construct

Irregular 'boot' verb - i -> y in all forms but nosotros & vosotros in present tense and in the 3ps & 3ppl in the preterit form.

Ellas construyen. - They build.

Ellas construyeron. - They built.

Ellas construían. - They were building/ used to build.

Ellas contruirán. - They will build.

Ellas construirían. - They would build.

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updated May 27, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
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***List 7.138

***Irregular verb. As " tener "

Contener: to contain, hold, restrain.

Contengo: I hold, am holding

Contenía: I held, used to hold, was in the habit of holding

Contuve: I held, was holding

Contendré: I shall hold

Contendría: I would hold

updated May 27, 2013
posted by britisk
Well done, Britisk. - katydew, May 26, 2013
I'm amazed when I discover what people of my age can accomplish when they put their mind to it! - britisk, May 26, 2013
And you are working in so many languages as well. Good job. - katydew, May 26, 2013
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List 7. 125 - colocar - to put, to place

irregular in the preterit tense - yo form. c-> qu

Coloco. - I put.

Coloqué. - I put (past).

Colocaba. - I was placing/used to place.

Colocaré. - I will place.

Colocaría. - I would put.

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updated May 24, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Good one! - Findy, May 24, 2013
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6.116- cerrar -to close

Tú cerras- you close

Tú cerrabas- you closed

Tú cerraste- you closed

Tú cerrás- You will close

updated May 23, 2013
edited by jessicamccall117
posted by jessicamccall117
Hi Jessica! - katydew, May 22, 2013
Hello Katy, How are you ? - jessicamccall117, May 22, 2013
Learning, alway learning. - katydew, May 23, 2013
Jessica, your steadfastness is wonderful to see! I enjoy seeing your responses! - bandit51jd, May 23, 2013
Thank you Bandit. - jessicamccall117, May 23, 2013
Like you said, We can't stay away we keep coming back - jessicamccall117, May 23, 2013
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6.115 cepillar (cepillarse) - to brush

Tú te cepillas. - You brush (your hair/teeth).

Tú te cepillaste. - You brushed (your hair/teeth.

Tú te cepillabas. - You were brushing/ used to brush (your hair/teeth).

Tú te cepillarás. - You will brush (your hair/teeth).

Tú te cepillarías. - You would brush (your hair/teeth).

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updated May 23, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
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A helpful note for those following this thread:

When you go to the bottom of an SD dictionary page for the verb, there will be 5 of the most basic verb conjugations: the present, preterit, imperfect, conditional, and the future forms. If you want more conjugations, go to the conjugation option on the blue toolbar and type in the verb and you will get all of the verb conjugations for that verb.

Hover your mouse over the verb forms to give a tense example sentence of what this verb form tense generally means in English (substituting your verb for the generic one given "speak").

I did not know this handy tool existed for a long time so I thought it might be helpful to fellow learners.

updated May 21, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Muchas gracias, Katy! - bandit51jd, May 21, 2013
Thanks katy! - 0095ca4c, May 21, 2013
:D also conjugation.org is great - jessicamccall117, May 21, 2013
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List 5 Verb 96 Broncear - To bronze to tan

Yo bronceo - I tan
Yo bronceé - I tanned
Yo bronceaba - I was tanning, I used to tan, tanned
Yo broncearé- I will tan

updated May 21, 2013
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Well, you should be ready for the beach with all the tanning you have been doing. - katydew, May 16, 2013
I hope not too much. It gives you wrinkles....but so does aging. - gohern, May 16, 2013
I think if I'm talking about my tan it should be broncearse??? - Maria-Russell, May 16, 2013
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5..97 - Bullir to boil, to stir, to hustle

Bullis       You boil
Bulliste    You boiled
Bullías     You were  boiling
Bullirías   You will boil
updated May 21, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by gohern
bulles - you (informal) boil - Maria-Russell, May 16, 2013
Good catch. - katydew, May 16, 2013
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2.33 adquirir - to adquire

adquiero - i adquire

adquiere (mandato) - adquire

adquirí - i adquired

adquiera

aquiría

adquiriría

adquiriré

estoy adquiriendo

estaba adquiriendo

estuve adquiriendo

estaré adquiriendo

estuviese adquiriendo

esté adquiriendo

estuviera adquiriendo

he adquirido

haya adquirido

habré adquirido

había adquirido

hubiese adquirido

hubo adquirido

I think thats all folks. I can't remember of anything else

updated May 14, 2013
edited by Rey_Mysterio
posted by Rey_Mysterio
whats vacaroo link nad all those other links that were posted about? - Rey_Mysterio, May 3, 2013
sweet. im a over acheiver - Rey_Mysterio, May 3, 2013
The vocaroo link is if you want to practice pronouncing your verbs: present , past, past imperfect and future. You did all of them, but you only had to do those 4. - katydew, May 3, 2013
and* - Rey_Mysterio, May 3, 2013
You just record and then post the link at the bottom of your answer. The blue link at the top of my original post, 'verbs to use' is the official list we're going to go by in the order. It's numbered 1-500. Maria-R.'s fun link is just for practice. - katydew, May 3, 2013
Hahahah, yes, you are over the top with your achievement. ;o) Well done! Thanks for joining in on the race to 500 verbs. - katydew, May 3, 2013
I edited the number so others could see which one we were on. - jessicamccall117, May 3, 2013
Great job, Rey... - jessicamccall117, May 3, 2013
I think the number is 2.33 not 3.33. ☺ - Maria-Russell, May 3, 2013
I think we're on list 2 moving toward list 3. - Maria-Russell, May 3, 2013
Thanks, I believe you are right - jessicamccall117, May 3, 2013
how did you do ther emoticono? - Rey_Mysterio, May 3, 2013
the* - Rey_Mysterio, May 10, 2013
thank you jessica - Rey_Mysterio, May 10, 2013
oh yea i forget to mention that i dont know the rules, i just conjugate - Rey_Mysterio, May 14, 2013
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List 4 Verb 77 Atenerse - to abide by, to depend on, to hold to, to keep to, to rely on, to stand by, to stick to.

Yo me atengo - I abide by
Yo me atenía - I was abiding by, use to abide by, abided by
Yo me atuve - I abided by
Yo me atendré - I will abide by

updated May 14, 2013
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
I wasn't sure about how this verb is used. - Maria-Russell, May 12, 2013
Looks like a great list. Here's a sentence I found about nun's holding to their beliefs: El Vaticano pide a las monjas de EEUU atenerse a las enseñanzas de la Iglesia. - katydew, May 13, 2013
Bien hecho, Maria y Katy! - bandit51jd, May 13, 2013
Stand by mne is a good one - gohern, May 14, 2013
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List 4. 78 - atraer - attract, allure, charm

Irregular 'go' verb in 'yo' present tense and 'j' in all the preterit forms.

Yo atraigo. - I attract.

Yo atraje. - I attracted.

Yo atraía. - I was attracting/I used to attract.

Yo atraeré. - I will attract.

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updated May 14, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
That little box, nice addition to your post, katy. I copied it. Hope you don't mind. - Maria-Russell, May 13, 2013
I don't mind at all! I copied it from someone else too! All it takes is a little >. - katydew, May 14, 2013
good one - gohern, May 14, 2013
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4.74 Asistir

Asisto I assist Asistí I assisted Asistía I was assisting Asistiré I will assist

updated May 14, 2013
edited by gohern
posted by gohern
Well done. - katydew, May 12, 2013
Asistí-I assisted / Asistiré-I will assist - Maria-Russell, May 12, 2013
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List 4. 79 - atravesar - (to cross, cross over, go across, go over, pass through)

Stem changing verb: e>ie - the letter e in the stem changes to ie in all forms except the nosotros and vosotros.

Yo atravieso. - I cross, am crossing.

Yo atravesé. - I crossed.

Yo atravesaba. - I was crossing/I used to cross.

Yo atravesaré. - I will cross.

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updated May 14, 2013
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Your box looks great! Nice use of Katy's "box"! Way to share and learn gals! - bandit51jd, May 13, 2013
Thanks for adding the information note. That is helpful. Your illustration is memorable. - katydew, May 14, 2013
NIce picture - gohern, May 14, 2013