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

adelantar - to move forward, overtake

may also mean to promote - gain or achieve - ¿Qué adelantas con eso? ~ What do you hope to gain o achieve by that? For other examples of use in phrases take this link:SD translation/adelantar

has adelantado - you (familiar) have moved forward/ you have overtaken

adelantas - you move forward/overtake

adelantaste - you moved forward/overtook

adelantabas - you were moving forward or you used to overtake

adelantarás - you will move forward/overtake

adelantarías - you would move forward/overtake

adelantes - that you may move forward/may overtake

Answer 2

acostar - to go to bed

Irregular in "the boot" of both Pres. Indicative and Pres. Subjunctive

he acostado - I have gone to bed

acuesto - I go to bed

acosté - I went to bed

acostaba - I was going to bed or I used to go to be [identical form used 3rd pers. sing.- use context or pronouns to clarify meaning]

acostaré - I will go to bed

acostaría - I would go to bed [ identical form used by 3rd person singular . . . ]

acueste - that I may go to bed [ identical form used by 3rd person singular . . . ]

True story - I started yawning, when I began working on this, this evening. - Esteban_317, Aug 1, 2014

Ha. It's noon hear, I better not look at this too closely or I'll need a nap. I think using the 'ad' list would be helpful! - katydew, Aug 2, 2014

I 'hear' you . . . - Esteban_317, Aug 2, 2014

Answer 3

ac list - acordar - to agree (on)

Irregular verb in the present tense 'boot' verbs and in the present subjunctive 'boot' verbs.

Has acordado. - You have agreed.

Acuerdas. - You agree.

Acordaste. - You agreed.

Acordabas. - You used to agree.

Acordarás. - You will agree.

Acordarías. - You would agree.

Acuerdes. - ...that you agree...

Should we agree to move on now to B or would you want to try list ad? - Esteban_317, Aug 1, 2014

I think we'd miss some gems if we dont' do the 'ad's". - katydew, Aug 2, 2014

Then we agree - it's a...d... ! - Esteban_317, Aug 2, 2014

Answer 4

aconsejar - to advise

Le aconsejaré a mi hermana que se lo piense dos veces. ~ I'll advise my sister to think it over carefully. Phrases demonstrating use and conjugation at: SD translate/aconsejar

has aconsejado - you have advised (familiar) Participle: aconsejado

aconsejas - you advise

aconsejaste - you advised

aconsejabas - you were advising or you used to advise

creo que sí...Eng. equiv. ~ I would like to be able to follow at least some of the advice that I give them to my friends. Perhaps everything would go better. . .

aconsejará - you will advise

aconsejarías - you would advise

aconsejes - that you may advise

Glad your comments maker is working again. - katydew, Aug 1, 2014

Answer 5

List ac - acompañar - to accompany, to keep company

(type in 'ac' in the search box to find the list) -

conjugation of acompañar

Han acompañado. - They have accompanied.

Acompañan. - They accompany.

Acompañaron. - They accompanied.

Acompañaban. - They used to accompany.

Acompañarán. - They will accompany.

Acompañarían. - They would accompany.

Acompañen. - ...that they accompany....

Vinos para acompañar quesos.

Wines to accompany cheese.

Very good idea to link the conjugation, and ( - :`I don't need a cheesy whine about comments not 'workin - Esteban_317, Jul 30, 2014

Answer 6

acoger - to welcome/takein/receive

ha acogido - he/she/you(formal) have welcomed Participle: acogido

Irregular in First Pers. Pres.(acojo - I welcome. . .)thus also All forms Subj. Pres. Irreg. and Usted/Ustedes Imperative Irreg. // . . .Acoger may also mean to seat; and may mean to invoke. El teatro podrá acoger a 1500 espectadores ~ The theatre will be able to seat 1500 people. Se han acogido al derecho a no declarer. ~ They have invoked the right not to testify. Many examples of usage in phrases at this link:SD translate/acoger

(él, ella, usted)acoge - he / she receives; you receive(formal)

acogió -he/she/you welcomed/recieved

acogía - he... was welcoming or you... used to welcome[note 1st pers. - identical form...]

acogerá - she... will receive/welcome

acogería - he/she/ you would welcome [note 1st person - identical form- use context or pronoun to clarify meaning]

acoja - that he/she/you may receive [note 1st person - identical form . . .]

acoger - to welcome/takein/receive

Answer 7

aceptar - to accept, agree to

aceptar also may mean- take: No se aceptan cheques. ~ We do not take checks. ¿Aceptas a María por esposa? ~ Do you take María to be your lawful wedded wife?------- For more phrases demonstrating usage - Click here:SD translate/aceptar

ha aceptado - he/she has accepted; you have accepted (formal) Participle: aceptado

(él, ella, usted) he/she accepts; you accept (formal) [1st person sing. uses same form - context or pronoun needed to distinguish meaning]

aceptó - he/she/you accepted

aceptaba - he ... was accepting or she ... used to accept

aceptará - you ... will agree to

aceptaría - he ... would agree to [same form used in 1st person singular . . .]

acepte - that she ... may agree to [same form used in 1st person singular . . .]

Ah, so lovely. - katydew, Jul 24, 2014

Answer 8

acercar - to bring closer / approach - get near

acerqué - I came (or brought) closer. . . Irregular in 1st pers. Pret. - thus also in All Present Subjunctive forms, and in usted/ustedes command forms. ---------------------------- ¿Acércame el pan? ~ Could you pass me the bread? Acércate a ver esto. ~ Come and have a look at this. . . Look at other sample phrases here - SD translate/acercar

han acercado - they have approached/ brought closer

acercan - they approach

acercaron - they approached

acercaban - they were approaching or they used draw near

acercarán - they will approach

acercarían - they would approach

acerquen - that they may approach

I so appreciate your tireless work to keep the thread running while I was gone. I've got some work to catch up with before I'm back to normal but will try to post tonight. - katydew, Jul 24, 2014

Your welcome! . . Tireless? - My former days as a runner and long ago delivering papers at 4AM formed habits that help me plug away at tasks until somethin'gets done- although I feel tired more often than "back in the day" when my kids weren't adults:-) - Esteban_317, Jul 24, 2014

Answer 9

List ac - acertar - to get right, guess correctly, hit the target

(type in 'ac' in the search box to find the list) -

Han acertado. - They have guessed correctly.

Irregular in the 'boot' verbs in the present tense & present tense subjunctive - e -> ie

Aciertan. - They get it right.

Acertaron. - They guessed correctly.

Acertaban. - They will hit the target.

Acertarán. - They will get it right.

Acertarían. - They would guess correctly.

Acierten. - ... that they hit the target.

Right on target. ( - :` . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 25, 2014

I think you need to change the name of this game to "Thousands of verbs." jeje - rac1, Jul 30, 2014

Answer 10

achicharrar - to burn / frazzle

[note: type ac in verb search box, under home banner, to move from ab to our ac list ]

May also mean: to plague, to overwhelm, to flatten{Chile; ¡me estoy achicharrando! ~ I'm getting burnt to a crisp! See other examples of usage at - SD translate/achicharrar

has achicharrado - you have burned (familiar) Participle: achicharrado

achicharras - you burn

achicharraste - you burned

achicharrabas - you were burning or you used to burn

achicharrarás - you will burn

achicharrarías - you would burn

achicharres - that you may burn

Helpful post. - katydew, Jul 27, 2014

Answer 11

aclamar - to acclaim, applaud

hemos aclamado - we have applauded/acclaimed Participle: aclamado

aclamamos - we acclaim/applaud {identical form used in Present and Preterite - - - - - - - - - use context to discern meaning . . .

aclamamos - we acclaimed/applauded

aclamábamos - we were applauding or we used to applaud

aclamaremos - we will acclaim

aclamaríamos - we would acclaim

aclamemos - that we may acclaim /applaud

Answer 12

List ac - aclarar - to clarify, to rinse, to explain

(type in 'ac' in the search box to find the list) -

Has aclarado. You have clarified.

Aclaras. - You clarify. (tú)

Aclaraste. - You clarified.

Aclarabas. - You were clarifying.

Aclararáas. - You will explain.

Aclararías. - You would rinse.

Aclares. - ....that you clarify.....

Chin up to keep the soap out of the eyes - good form . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 30, 2014

Answer 13

acentuar - to stress/accent

acentuar: Irregular "in the boot" in the Present tenses: Both Indicative and Subjunctive. Also Irregular in Familiar Imperative command forms except vosotros.

has acentuado - you(familiar)have stressed. - Participle: acentuado

acentúas - you stress

acentuaste - you stressed

acentuaste - you were stressing or you used to stress

acentuarás - you will stress

acentuarías - you would stress

acentúes - that you may stress

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We are going to (or Let's) stress the positive. ~ Vamos acentuar lo positivo...

[or] Acentuemos lo positivo. ~ Let's accentuate the positive. . .

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I like it. - katydew, Jul 24, 2014

Answer 14

List A Abonar - to fertilize

He abonado. - I have fertilized.

Abono. - I fertilize.
Aboné. - I fertilized.
Abonaba. - I fertilized. 1st/3rd pers (s) identical, context or pronouns clarify meaning.
Abonaría. - I would fertilize. 1st/3rd pers (s) identical, context or pronouns clarify meaning.
Abonaré. - I will fertilize.

Abone. - I fertilize. The present subjunctive is formed by dropping the o from the yo form of the present indicative and adding e for -ar verbs. The formal commands are identical

Marie - Thanks for the helpful reminders on formation of the subjunctive and formal command forms. Seems I really need the repetition for it to take root in my brain. - Esteban_317, Jul 10, 2014

I agree, Esteban. And thanks for your reminders. - Maria-Russell, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 15

ablandar - to soften, tenderize

Used also figuratively: su padre se ablandó cuando la vio llorar ~ her father relented when he saw her cry. You may view other nuances of meaning by clicking- SD translation

has ablandado - you have softened (familiar) Past Participle - ablandado (softened)

ablandabas you (familiar) softened

ablandaste - you softened

ablandabas - you were softening or you used to soften

ablandarás - you will soften

ablandaría - you would soften

ablandes - that you may soften

The pictures say it all. Thanks for the informative post. - katydew, Jul 7, 2014