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

List A Abandonar - to abandon, leave behind, desert; to quit, give up

Regular verb

Past participle - Abandonado.

Abandona. - He-She-(It) abandons; You (formal) abandon
Abandoné. - She abandoned.
Abandonaba. - She abandoned. [1st/3rd pers (s) identical - context or pronouns clarify meaning]
Abandonaría. - She would abandon.[1st/3rd pers (s) identical - context or pronouns clarify meaning]
Abandoná. - She will abandon.
Abandone. - That she may abandon.

Abandona. - Abandon. (Tú)
No abandones. - Don't abandon. (Tú)

Abandone. - Abandon. (Usted)
No abandone. - Don't Abandon. (Usted)

There's three who are not abandoning the verb study. : - )... - Esteban_317, Jun 30, 2014

Yes, I always wonder who else sees this thread besides the 3 of us. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Well done, Maria. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 2

List A Abastar - to supply

Abasta. - He-She-It supplies; you (formal) supply.
Abastó. - He supplied.
Abastaba. - He was supplying, used to supply, supplied.
Abastaría. - He would supply.
Abastará. - He will supply.

Abaste. - That he may supply.

Hi Maria. - katydew, Jul 4, 2014

Answer 3

List A - abanicar - to fan (oneself) (abanicarse)

Irregular verb - preterit & present subjunctive 'yo' form - c -> qu

Me he abanicado. - I have fanned (myself).

Me abanico. - I fan (myself).

Me abaniqué. - I fanned (myself)

Me abanicaba. - I was fanning myself.

Me abanicaré. - I will fan myself.

Me abanicaría. - I would fan myself.

Me abanique. - that I fan myself.

That works to put the past participle with the conjugations to begin the series . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 1, 2014

Our practice may not be entirely perfect, but at least we will have some perfect practice. ( - :` - Esteban_317, Jul 1, 2014

I thought I was following your pattern... ha. Yes, however it's done, it is great practice. - katydew, Jul 2, 2014

We are now racticing a "Perfect" tense . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 3, 2014

Answer 4

List A Abarcar - to cover, cope with, to include, to take in (with sight)

He abarcado. - I have covered, coped with.

Abarco. - I cover, cope with.
Abarqué. - I covered, coped with.
Abarcaba. - I was covering, coping with.
Abarcaría. - I would cover, cope with.
Abarcaré. - I will cover, cope with.

Abarque. - That I may cover, cope with. (identical in the Subjunctive 1st and 3rd person singular and usted Imperative).

The present subjunctive is formed by dropping the o from the yo form of the present indicative and adding e for -ar verbs. The c changes to qu when it comes before the letter e.

(Calchaquí Valleys in Argentina)

Dudo que desde aquí se abarque todo el valle.
I doubt that you can take in the whole valley from here.

I liked the lesson and the picture - very nice. - Esteban_317, Jul 3, 2014

Thanks Maria. The more we go through the verbs, the more they are familiar to me. - katydew, Jul 3, 2014

Answer 5

List A - abaratar - to cheapen, cut/reduce/lower

ha abaratado - he/she has cheapened; you have reduced (formal)

abaratado = past participle

abarata - he/she reduces; you cheapen

abarató - he cut (the price)

abarataba - she was lowering (the price)orshe used to lower it [1st pers S form-identical]

abaratará - he/she/you will cheapen (it)

abarataría - he/she/you would cheapen (it) [1st person singular form is identical.]

abarate - that he /she/you may cheapen (it)

She hopes that they lower the price of the dress. ~ Ella espera que ellos abaratar el precio del vestido.

Good work, Esteban. - Maria-Russell, Jul 2, 2014

Keep up the great work. - katydew, Jul 3, 2014

Answer 6

List A: abanderar - to register; to champion

may also mean: to play a leading role in - standard-bearer

Past Participle: abanderado

abanderas - you register (familiar)

abanderaste - you registered

abanderabas - you were registering or you used to register

abanderarás - you will register

abanderarías - you would register

abanderes - that you may register

Al abanderar la delegación venezolana a los XXX Juegos Olímpicos, Londres 2012 ~ Standard-bearing (of) the Venezuelan delegation to the XXX Olympic Games, London 2012.

Thanks for the brave start. See you at the finish line. ha. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 7

A list begins again

Let's start by doing the normal verb tenses we have been doing but add the present subjunctive and add the past participle. Sound okay? Here we go again! ;o) I'm open to ideas.

Hi Katy, I'll have to see an example of what you want before I begin. ☺ - Maria-Russell, Jun 30, 2014

Can you or Esteban do the first one? - Maria-Russell, Jun 30, 2014

Sorry, I'm travelling today, but it seems we are off to a good start. I'll try to post from here. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 8

List Z Zampar - to gobble down

Zampan. - They gobble down.
Zamparon. - They gobbled down.
Zampaban. - They gobbled down.
Zamparían. - They would gobble down.
Zamparán. - They will gobble down.

Esos chiquillos zampaban galletas sin parar.
Those kids gobbled down cookies without stopping.

Love the Cookie Monster. . . - Esteban_317, Jun 28, 2014

Perfect mascot for zampar. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Maria, did you read Esteban's suggestion to add the present subjunctive & past particple? Or are you wanting to do just the subjunctive? - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 9

Zumbar - to buzz, humm, whirr

List Z (la palabra ultima) - can mean: to be very close ...see Link which includes vulgar, informal, and figurative usages SD translate/zumbzar

zumba - she/he (it) buzzes, you buzz(formal)

zumbó - it buzzed

zumbaba - it was buzzingor it used to buzz [1st & 3rd person sing. forms identical]

zumbará - it will buzz

zumbaría - it would buzz [1st/3rd pers (s) identical - context or pronouns clarify meaning]

idioms: tengo que salir zumbando para no perder el tren ~ I must rush so I don't miss the train ; le estarán zumbando los oídos ~ his ears must be burnin' . . . [vamos bailar] ` : - )

Thanks for finishing the list off. I think your suggestion of doing the list again but adding the present subjunctive & past participle sounds great. Onward to A again? - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 10

zarpar - to set sail, to weigh anchor

List Z

zarpamos - we weigh anchor { note: same form Pres & Pret. - use context to distinguish meaning} zarpamos - we weighed anchor

zarpábamos - we were setting sale or we used to set sale

zarparemos - we will set sale

zarparíamos - we would set sail

Click Here to Hear ?1970 classic & See (I do not kid)puppet apocalyptic music video!

Zumbar is the last word, and we're done. - Maria-Russell, Jun 29, 2014

Looks like fun to me. - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 11

List Z - zafar - to escape (zafarse), exclude, untie, to lighten

Zafa. - He unties.

Zafó. - He untied.

Zafaba. - He was untying.

Zafará. - He will lighten.

Zafaría. - He would untie.

Intenta zafarse de Mbia.

He tried to escape from Mbia.

Trying to take the pulse of the opponent. . . : - ) Great picture! - Esteban_317, Jun 26, 2014

Any input on what you would like to do when we get tot he end of Z? Shall we keep going, stop, or start doing a different set of verb tenses? - katydew, Jun 26, 2014

How do you conjugate the subjunctive tense? - Maria-Russell, Jun 27, 2014

I'd like to go along on another round - we could add the Pres. Subj.to our list and state the Past Participle. above or below that list. . . - Esteban_317, Jun 29, 2014

Sounds good. I'm travelling for the next 2 days, but We could start with the regular tenses and add the present subjunctive & past participle. Sound good? - katydew, Jun 30, 2014

Answer 12

yuxtaponer - to juxtapose

List Y - also - to be juxtaposed a (with)

Highly Irregular *Irreg. in 1st pers Pres.(Ind) & All forms Present Subj. All forms: Preterite Ind. & Subj and an Alt. form for all Subj. Pret. eg I (may) juxtsapose ~ yuxtapusiera or pusiese A L S O: all forms Future Ind. & Conditional Ind are Irregular.

yuxtapone - he/ she juxtaposes; you (formal) juxtapose

yuxtapuso - he/she/ you juxtaposed

yuxtaponía - he/she/ you were juxtaposing [Use pronouns or context to distinguish from identical form in 1st person singular.]

yuxtapondrá - he/she you will juxtapose

yuxtapondría - he/she you would juxtapose ´[Note: identical to form used in 1st pers. sing.]

S E A R C H I N G for . . . just the right balance.

Normandy beach: then (1944) and Now . . .

I wonder if this is used very often. ;o) Great then and now photo. - katydew, Jun 26, 2014

Some buildings apparently survived the war. I don't think the 'diet' will last with the Ben & Jerry's lurking. - katydew, Jun 26, 2014

Answer 13

List Y Yacer- to lie

Verbs that end in a vowel + -cer or -cir add z before the c in the yo form - yazco

Formas irregulares: yazco, yazca, yazcas, etc. Pero también hay otras formas menos comunes como: yago, yaga, yagas, etc., y yaz tú (imperativo).

1st & 3rd pers. sing. Imperfect and conditional.- Identical - context or pronoun needed to ascertain meaning.

Yace. - He-She-It lies.
Yació. - He-She-It lied.
Yacía. - He-She-It was lying.
Yacería. - He-She-It would lie.
Yacerá. - He-She-It will lie.

Aquí yace el cadáver de un héroe nacional.
Here lies the body of a national hero.

In construction. - Maria-Russell, Jun 26, 2014

A very nice post. - Esteban_317, Jun 26, 2014

Thanks for that post. - katydew, Jun 26, 2014

Answer 14

xerocopiar - to photocopy

List X

xerocopias - you photocopy (familiar)

xerocopiaste - you photocopied

xerocopiabas - you were photocopying or you used to photocopy

xerocopiarás - you will photocopy

xerocopiarías - you would photocopy

Lonely little X. - katydew, Jun 26, 2014

Answer 15

List V Vencer - to conquer

Verbs that end in a consonant + -cer or -cir change the c to z in the yo form - venzo.

Also irregular in the present subjunctive, and the command usted and ustedes forms.

Venzo. - I conquer.
Vencí. - I conquered.
Vencía. - I was conquering.
Vencería. - I would conquer.
Venceré. - I will conquer.

Venza (usted). - You conquer.
Venzan (ustedes). You-all conquer.

Vine, vi, vencí.
I came, I saw, I conquered.

The V's are done. The next word is yacer. - Maria-Russell, Jun 24, 2014

Wonderful end to th V's. - katydew, Jun 25, 2014

We V. , V. , V 'd those V 's; didn't we's ? - Esteban_317, Jun 25, 2014