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Complete Spanish Grammar
2-2
lQue hacen estas personas? Choose the infinitive thatfits the message of the sentence. Then write the appropriate form of the present.
comenzar entender helar
defender gobernar sentarse
1. El presidente_desde la Gasa Blanca.
2. El abogado_al acusado antę eljurado {jury).
3. <:A que hora_el partido de beisbol?
4. Guando_las temperaturas descienden.
5. ^Quien no_la pregunta?
6. Nosotros_en el salon para ver la televisión.
• -Ar and -er stem-changing verbs with the stem vowel o change to ue.
contar {to count; to tell, retell) |
yolyer {to return) | ||
cuento |
contamos |
vuelvo |
volvemos |
cuentas |
contais |
vuelves |
volveis |
cuenta |
cuentan |
vuelve |
vuelven |
The following is a volver: -ar |
list of commonly used -ar and |
-er verbs that follow the pattern of contar and -er | |
acordar(se) de |
to remember |
comnover |
to move {emotionally ) |
acostar(se) |
to go to bed |
devolver |
to return {something) |
almorzar |
to eat lunch |
doler |
to hurt |
aprobar |
to approve |
llover |
to rain |
colgar |
to hang (up) |
morder |
to bite |
costar |
to cost |
mover |
to move {an object) |
demostrar |
to demonstrate; to prove |
oler |
to smell |
encontrar |
to find |
poder |
to be able to |
jugar (a) |
to play {a gamę or sport) |
resolver |
to solve |
mostrar |
to show |
revolver |
to shake |
probar(se) |
to try; to taste; to try on |
soler |
to be accustomed to |
recordar |
to remember | ||
rogar |
to beg | ||
sonar |
to ring, sound | ||
sonar (eon) |
to dream | ||
tronar |
to thunder | ||
volar |
to fly |