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

Current verb list link: List "ca"

cancelar - to cancel

cancela - he cancels
canceló - he cancels
cancelaba - he is cancelling
cancelará - he will cancell

En la novela y la película, el aeropuerto, la tormenta pesada de nieve no canceló los vuelos, pero la línea de conga fue rota.

In the novel and the movie, Airport, the heavy blizzard did not cancel the flights, but the conga line was broken.

Hi Bandita. Nice image. I guess it decided not to land? ;o) - katydew, Mar 31, 2015

Answer 2

Link to Verb List Ca

caminar - to walk

also may mean - to move or progress; to work -- Sample phrases: El cortejo caminaba en silencio. ~ The funeral procession was moving silently. - - Esto no camina. ~ This doesn't work. -- For more examples use Link to SD/trans/caminar has caminado - you (familiar) have walked - - Participle: caminado

caminas - you (familiar) walk - - - - - caminaste - you walked

caminabas - you were walking Or you used to walk

caminarás - you will walk - - - - - - - caminarías - you would walk

camines - that you may walk

Thanks for the addition. - katydew, Mar 31, 2015

Answer 3

(Link to Verb List Ca : - )

Calmar - to calm, soothe

Also: to relieve, to quench, to settle down - - Phrase: esta medida calmará la tensión en el país ~ this measure will reduce tension in the country... Idiom: las aguas se calmarán tras las elecciones ~ things will quieten down after the elections . . . Link to More Info at SD/translate/calmar

ha calmado - you(formal) have calmed; it/he/she has calmed - - Participle: calmado

calma - you (formal) soothe; it/he/she soothes - - calmó - you- it /he /she soothed

calmaba - you were soothing - it/ he/ she was soothing or you- it/ he / she used to soothe Note: I soothe has same form (calmaba) - Use context or pronoun to clarify meaning

calmará - you/it/he/she Will soothe - - calmaría - I or you/ it/he/she Would soothe

calme - that you/it/she/he: May soothe *Note: "that I may soothe" and command form: [you (usted)] "Calm down!" both use identical form (calme) - Use context or pronoun to clarify ...

Welcome back! How cute is this baby! - katydew, Mar 31, 2015

Answer 4

Current verb list link: [List "ca"][1]

cagar - to ****

cargo -
cargué - ?
cargaba -
cargaré -

Como este es un sitio ideal para la familia, ninguna frase o foto es mostrada de cagar.
As this is a family friendly site, no sentence or photo is shown of "cagar".

Katy, if you want to handle this differently it's fine by me. The ? above just means I wasn't sure how to say the preterit in English and for now I really don't need to know. :) - bandit51jd, Mar 13, 2015

Thanks Bandita, for your sensitivity. Learning all the words of a langauge helps to know which ones a person chooses to use or chooses to avoid. - katydew, Mar 14, 2015

cargar and cagar are 2 different verbs - Rey_Mysterio, Mar 18, 2015

Answer 5

Current verb list link: List "ca"

caer - to fall

cae - I fall
cayó - I fell
caía - I am falling
caerá - I will fall

Después de haber perseguido un mosquito a través de una ventana, un gato se cayó 11 pisos, y sobrevivió.

After chasing a mosquito through a window, a cat fell 11 stories, and survived.

Poor kitty. - katydew, Mar 14, 2015

I think it may be, se cayó... caerse. - katydew, Mar 14, 2015

Thanks Katy! - bandit51jd, Mar 14, 2015

Answer 6

List C

calar - to stall a car, to soak through

I feel this verb may not be used a lot since it was hard to find images of calar.

Cala. - He stalls (a car).

Caló. - He stalled.

Calaba. - He used to stall.

Calará. - He will stall.

Calaría. - He would stall.

Answer 7

Current verb list link: List "ca"

calcular - to calculate

calcula - she calculates
calculó - she calculated
calculaba - she is calulating
calculará - she will calculate

¡No estoy seguro de lo que significan los números en la corteza, pero le mejor tiene algo que ver con "calcular".

I'm not sure what the numbers on the crust mean, but it better have something to do with "to calculate"!

I'm not sure of my Spanish. Corrections are appreciated. - bandit51jd, Mar 14, 2015

Answer 8

Current verb list link: type in "bu"

burlar - to make fun of, to trick, to deceive, to mock

burlan - they make fun of
burlaron - the made fun of
burlaban - they are making fun of
burlarán - they will make fun of

Ser el objeto de burlas duele!
Being made fun of hurts!

I'm not sure of my Spanish. - bandit51jd, Feb 19, 2015

That makes 2 of us. - katydew, Feb 25, 2015

Your link goes to your image, not the verb list, just fyi. - katydew, Feb 25, 2015

Answer 9

List C

caber - to fit

Irregular verb - Highly irregular in present 'yo' form (cab -> quep) and in all preterit forms, conditional & future forms and all present subjunctives.

Has cabido. - You (tú) have it.

Cabes. - You fit.

Cupiste. - You fit (in past).

Cabías. - You (tú) used to fit.

Cabrás. - You will fit.

Cabrías. - You would fit.

Quepas. - ....that you may fit.

Answer 10

Current verb list B - then type 'bu' into searchbox.

bullir - to boil

Irregular in the preterit tense of the 1st & 3rd Person - (ie - Ud. & Uds, él & ella, ellos & ellas) forms & some of the subjunctive tenses.

Has bullido. - You have boiled.

Bulles. - You boil.

Bulliste. - You boiled.

Bullía. - You used to boil.

Bullirás. - You will boil.

Bullirías. - You would boil.

Bullas. ---..... that you may boil.

Is that pot resting on the wood pieces. I've seen a coffee pot set in a fire before and it does work! - bandit51jd, Feb 19, 2015

Answer 11

Current list - then type in 'br' in the searchbox.

bromear - to joke

Han bromeado. - They have joked.

Bromean. - They joke.

Bromearon. - They joked.

Bromeaban. - They used to joke.

Bromearán. - They will joke.

Bromearían. - They would joke.

Bromeen. - ...that they joke....

Answer 12

Current verb list link: type in "bu"
Begin with bucear - to dive

broncear - to get a suntan

broncean - they get a suntan
broncearon - they got a suntan
bronceaban - they are getting a suntan
broncearán - they will get a suntan

¿Pueden los pollos broncean o una quemadura de sol?
Can chickens get a suntan or a sunburn?

Uh-oh. ha. - katydew, Feb 16, 2015

Answer 13

brindar - drink a toast to, to offer, to give

He brindado. - I have toasted.

Brindo - I drink a toast.

Brindé. - I toasted...

Brindaba. - I used to drink toast.

Brindaré. - I will drink a toast.

Brindaría. - I would drink a toast.

Brinde. - ....that I drink a toast....

Answer 14

Current verb list link: type in "br"

brillar - to shine

brilla - it shines
brilló - it shined
brillaba - it is shining
brillará - it will shine

Answer 15

Boxear - to box

Click verb link and type in 'br'.

Has boxeado. - You (Tú) have boxed.

Boxeas. - You box.

Boxeaste. - You boxed.

Boxeabas. - You boxed regularly.

Boxearás. - You will box.

Boxearías. - You would box.

Boxees. - ...that you may box.....

Next verb on list is brillar.

Ouch! Those uppercuts hurt! - bandit51jd, Feb 9, 2015