More verbs that take a preposition

Question

This is another post about verbs that take a preposition, you can find another 3 post with many verbs more on my website

We have already posted many verbs that take a preposition in the last months. Let’s see five new ones with a few examples.

A:

Volver a: to do something again.

Ejemplos. Examples.

No he recibido tu correo electrónico todavía, ¿podrías volver a enviármelo, por favor? I haven´t received your mail yet, could you send it to me again, please?

Nos encanta esa película. Nos gustaría mucho volver a verla. We love that movie. We´d really like to watch it again.

CON:

Quedar con: to arrange to meet somebody, to agree to meet somebody.

Ejemplo. Examples.

No puedo quedar con tu hermano hoy, ¿qué tal mañana a las 5 de la tarde? I can´t arrange to meet your brother today, what about tomorrow at 5pm?

¿Quedamos en tu casa? Do we arrange to meet at your home?

DE:

Aprovecharse de: to abuse, to take advantage of.

Ejemplos. Examples.

Eres rico y famoso. Hay mucha gente que intenta aprovecharse de ti. You are a rich and famous man. There are a lot of people who try to take advantage of you.

Su jefe se aprovecha de su poder para amenazar a sus empleados. His boss abused his power to threaten employees.

EN:

Molestarse en: to take the trouble to (do something), make the effort to (do something).

Ejemplos. Examples.

No te molestes en venir a verme al hospital, voy a salir esta tarde. Don´t take the trouble (make the effort) to come to see me in the hospital, I´m going to leave this afternoon.

Me molesté en preparar la cena para nada, no vino nadie a la fiesta. I took the trouble (made the effort) to cook dinner for nothing, nobody came to the party.

PARA:

Aprovechar para: to take advantage of the opportunity to, to take the opportunity to, to use the opportunity to.

Ejemplos. Examples.

Quieren aprovechar para aprender español este verano. They want to take the opportunity to learn Spanish this summer.

Aprovecho para leer en el avión cuando el vuelo es muy largo. I use the opportunity to read on the airplane when it´s a long flight.

*Remember: In Spanish when you use a verb after a preposition, you always need to use the infinitive form.

More than interesting very useful. - ray76, Mar 26, 2015

I have been bumping it up hoping that more members would take advantage of learning , good luck mate. - ray76, Mar 27, 2015

.. when it is a long flight.. sounds better. ( Too long needs to say, too long for sex, or too long for whatever - annierats, Mar 27, 2015

Answer 1

Here is a good website that lists many Spanish verbs that must be followed by a preposition. It differentiates between verbs followed by an infinitive (another verb) versus verbs followed by a noun or a noun phrase.

Spanish Verbs That Require Prepositions

In Spanish, many verbs must be followed by a preposition, which may or may not correspond to the preposition (if any) used in English.

Verbs followed by an infinitive:

Verbs with a  
Verbs with con  
Verbs with de  
Verbs with en  
Verbs with por  
Verbs with no preposition  

Verbs followed by an object:

Verbs with a  
Verbs with con  
Verbs with de  
Verbs with en  
Verbs with por  
Verbs with no preposition  

Thanks mate , well done. - ray76, Mar 28, 2015