| A | B |
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| le sucede un evento muy bueno | a good event is happening to him/her or it |
| nos sucede un evento muy malo | a bad event is happening to us |
| les sucede un evento muy bueno | a good event is happening to them |
| sigue hablando | continues talking |
| se hunde el barco | the ship is sinking |
| se hunde Godzilla | Godzilla is sinking |
| se hundió Godzilla | Godzilla sunk |
| le parece bien | seems good to him, her or it |
| ¿Te parece bien? | Does it seem good to you? |
| los desafíos | the challenges |
| llené el tanque | I filled up the tank |
| ¿Llenaste el tanque? | Did you fill up the tank? |
| recoger la ropa limpia | to pick up the drycleaning |
| derrama una sola gota de sangre | spills only one drop of blood |
| le avisa a | advises or warns him/her or it |
| le avisé | I warned him/her/it |
| una muralla | a wall |
| La Gran Muralla de China | The Great Wall of China |
| se despide de | says good-bye to |
| me despido de | I say good-bye to |
| te despides de | you say good-bye to |
| nos despedimos de | we say good-bye to |
| se despiden de | they say good-bye to |
| derramaron muchas gotas de sangre | they spilled a lot of blood |
| la tintorería | dry cleaners |
| puede escoger | is able to choose |
| escogí | I chose (past tense) |
| escogiste | you chose (past tense) |
| escogió | he/she or it chose (past tense) |
| un clima duro | a harsh climate |
| se atreve a decir | dares to say |
| se lo lleva todo | makes off with everything |
| se lo llevaron todo | they made off with everything |
| era inolvidable | was unforgettable |
| echa una siesta | takes a nap |
| echaron una siesta | they took a nap |
| sin embargo | however |
| se cansa de hablar | is tired of talking |
| asombroso | amazing/astonishing |
| la bahía | bay |
| sobrevive | survives |
| sobreviví | I survived |
| el extranjero | foreigner |
| el puente | bridge |
| la selva | jungle |
| el cocodrilo | crocodile |
| una canoa | a canoe |
| la Antártida | Antarctic |
| el pinguino | penguin |
| cruzar | to cross |
| crucé | I crossed |
| cruzaste | you crossed |
| cruzó | s/he crossed |
| cruzamos | we cross(ed) |
| cruzaron | they crossed |
| se acabó la carretera | the highway ended |
| se acabaron las clases | the classes ended |
| se preocupa por | worries about |
| logra la meta | achieves the goal |
| ¿Lograste la meta? | Did you achieve the goal? |
| se despierta | wakes (himself/herself/itself) up |
| nos despertamos | we wake up |
| le despierta | wakes him/her or it up |
| les despierta | wakes them up |
| se quema | burns himself |
| un hombre afortunado no se quema | a fortunate man does not burn himself |
| le quedan muchas pizzas | a lot of pizzas are left over for him |
| averigua | finds out |
| averiguo | I find out |
| averigué | I found out |
| la locción bronceadora | suntan lotion |
| fracasé | I failed |
| fracasaste | you failed |
| fracasó | s/he failed |
| fracasamos | we fail(ed) |
| fracasaron | they failed |
| el ascensor | elevator |
| ¡Qué lío! | What a mess! |
| de repente | suddenly (requires preterite) |
| la frontera | border |
| consigue la llave | grabs the key |
| protege | protects |
| imprime una foto (imprimir) | prints a picture |
| charla / platica | chats |
| charlé / platiqué | I chatted |
| charlaste / platicaste | You chatted |
| encuentra | finds |
| encontré | I found |
| me encontré | I found myself |
| repararon la computadora | they repaired the computer |
| él se siente | s/he feels |
| se sienta | s/he sits down |
| se pone celoso/a | becomes jealous |
| me pongo celoso /a | I'm becoming jealous |
| alquila (alquilar) | rents (to rent) |
| se le ocurre una idea | an idea occurs to him/her or it |
| se les ocurre una idea | an idea occurs to them |
| trata de hablar | tries to speak |
| está gozandolo | is enjoying it |
| dos billetes | two bills (currency) |
| llega | arrives |
| llegué | I arrived |
| llegaste | you arrived |
| llegó | s/he arrived |
| llegamos | we arrived |
| llegaron | they arrived |
| decido volar | I decide to fly |
| decidí volar | I decided to fly |
| se sentaron | They sat (themselves) down. |
| el camello se sentó | the camel sat down |
| el desierto | desert |
| lo rechaza | rejects it (or him) |
| el río amazonas | the Amazon river |
| está de vacaciones | s/he is on vacation |
| el techo | the roof |
| pierde (perder) | s/he loses |
| le pide una cita a | asks out on a date |
| le pidió una cita a | asked out on a date |
| le pediste una cita a | you asked him/her out on a date |
| le pidieron una cita a | they asked him/her out on a date |
| la nave espacial | space ship |
| aterriza | lands |
| extraña | misses |
| le extrañé | I missed him or her |
| lo que te hace falta | all you need is |
| se lanza en paracaidas | parachutes |
| les sirve | serves them |
| les sirvió | s/he served them |
| les sirvieron | they served them |
| le serví | I served him or her |
| le servimos | we served him |
| no lo aguanta | can not stand him |
| una línea aerea | airline |
| lo sigue por todas partes | follows him (it) everywhere |
| What are all the conjugations of "seguir" in the preterite tense? | yo seguí, tú seguiste, él siguió, nosotros seguimos, ellos siguieron |
| ¡Que lo pases bien! | Have a good time! |
| el sótano | basement |
| por la puerta principal | through the main door |
| un empleo | a job |
| ha ido | has gone |
| una pareja | a pair |
| han gozado | they have enjoyed |
| trata de besar | tries to kiss |
| no puede aguantarlo más | is not able to tolerate him (it) any longer |
| se lo ha pedido | s/he has asked it from him or her |
| se lo puso | s/he put it on himself/herself |
| se quitó el disfraz | s/he took off the mask |
| dejó de llover | stopped raining |
| quería que dejara de llover | s/he wanted (that) it to stop raining |
| manejé (or conducí) | I drove |
| chismeó | s/he gossipped |
| lo castigué | I punished him |
| un taladro | a drill |
| los pillaron | they caught them |
| un hoyo | a hole |
| apuesta (from apostar) | bets |
| el payaso | clown |
| se casó con | got married to |
| me casé con | I got married to |
| ¿Te casaste con Mario? | Did you get married to Marío? |
| se parece a un gato | looks like a cat |
| me especialicé en | I majored in |
| te especializaste en | You majored in |
| se especializó en | s/he majored in |
| nos especializamos en | we majored (major) in |
| se especializaron en | they majored in |
| está desilusionado /a/os/as | is disappointed |
| se equivocó | s/he was mistaken |
| se le cae el pelo | his hair is falling out |
| se nos cae el pelo | our hair is falling out |
| se me cayó el pelo | my hair fell out |
| se les cae el pelo | their hair is falling out |
| se nos cayó el pelo | our hair fell out |
| se quedó calvo | became bald |
| una linterna | flashlight |
| ¡Eso es tan asqueroso! | That is so disgusting! |
| una carrera | a race |
| no obstante | however |
| sin embargo | however |
| la peluca | wig |
| puse el despertador | I set the alarm |
| fingí | I pretended |
| fingiste | you pretended |
| fingió | s/he pretended |
| juré | I swore |
| juraste | You swore (an oath) |
| juró | s/he swore (an oath) |
| juramos | we swore (an oath) |
| juraron | they swore (an oath) |
| brinqué (from brincar) | I jumped |
| brincaste | You jumped |
| brincó | s/he jumped |
| brincamos | we jumped |
| brincaron | they jumped |
| un nudo en la garganta | a lump in the throat |
| los chiquillos | kids |
| le quemó | s/he burned him/her |
| les quemó | s/he burned them |
| nos quemó | s/he burned us |
| nos quemaron | they burned us |
| el humo | smoke/fume |
| el rabo o la cola | the tail |
| por fin | finally |
| odia | hates |
| se han besado | they have kissed each other |
| riñw (from reñir; conjugated like pedir) | to quarrel |
| se rasca la cabeza | scratches his/her/its head |
| rascándose la cabeza | scratching his/her/its head |
| me relajé | I relaxed (myself) |
| te relajaste | You relaxed (yourself) |
| se relajó | s/he relaxed |
| las arrugas | wrinkles |
| una camisa arrugada | a wrinkled shirt |
| en rumbo a | on the way to |
| estaba orgulloso | s/he was proud |
| el ladrido | the barking |
| jugar al ajedrez | to play chess |
| un colchón | mattress |
| la olla | cooking pot |
| una cerca | fence |
| la mudanza | the move |
| se enamoraba con | was falling in love with |
| el cariño | affection |
| la ceremonía de enlace | wedding ceremony |
| navegar en un velero | to sail (in a sailboat) |
| escupieron a la basura (escupir) | to spit |
| exige que se vaya | demands that s/he leaves |
| la altura | the height |
| a sus órdenes | at your service |
| me paseaba | I was taking a walk |
| el campo de golf | golf course |
| jugaron a las damas | they played checkers |
| jugó al dominó | s/he played dominos |
| por la mañana | in the morning |
| por la tarde | in the afternoon |
| por la noche | at night |
| de la tarde / de la noche | p.m. |
| de la mañana | a.m. |
| un bombero | fireman |
| una manguera | hose |
| te sugiero | I suggest (to you) |
| sugerir | to suggest |
| el peluquero | barber |
| la peluquería | barbershop or beauty salon |
| el negocio | business |
| además de | besides or in addition to |
| el catedrático | university professor |
| la catedrática | university professor (female) |
| el bachillerato | high school diploma ("those batch of kids from GBN") |
| la licenciatura | bachelor's degree |
| la maestría | master's degree |
| el doctorado | doctorate degree |
| la catarata | waterfall |
| el estadio | stadium |
| la residencia estudantil | dorm |
| una beca | a scholarship |
| el buzón | mailbox |
| se fija en | s/he notices |
| firmó | s/he or it signed |
| lo perdió todo | s/he or it lost it all |
| se gradua | graduates |
| recoge la mesa | clears the table |
| el campo deportivo | playing field |
| muerde | s/he bites |
| mordió | s/he bit |
| le puso un acertijo | s/he asked him/her a riddle |
| la red | net |
| acaba de chocar | s/he just crashed |
| acabo de hablar | I just spoke |
| el seguro | insurance |
| le apoya a Bob Kerry | supports Bob Kerry |
| el semáforo | traffic light |
| un fósforo | a match (which you light) |
| le dejó solo | s/he left him alone |
| un yeso | a cast (for a broken bone) |
| sin | without |
| sin un yeso | without a cast |
| se resbaló | s/he slipped |
| se le quebró el brazo | s/he broke his/her/its arm |
| huevos crudos | raw eggs |
| estordunaba | s/he was sneezing |
| estordunar | to sneeze |
| gotas | drops |
| gotear | to drip |
| le pusieron una venda | they put a bandage on him/her or it |
| un psicolólogo | a psycologist |
| como si (+ imperfect subjunctive) | as if |
| despega | takes off (for a flight) |
| una etiqueta | tag |
| abróchate el cinturón de seguridad | fasten your seatbelt |
| desabróchate el cinturón de seguridad | unfasten your seatbelt |
| ¿Podemos pedir? | Can we order? |
| engorder | to get heavy |
| el fideo | noodle |
| la albóndiga | meatball |
| la almeja | clam |
| tan pronto como le sea posible | as soon as possible |
| el aeromozo / la aeromoza | flight attendant |
| chiflar | to boo / to hiss |
| la curita | band-aid |
| el inodoro | toilet |
| el grifo | faucet |
| el lavabo | sink |
| un tiempo breve | a brief time |
| se vuelve loco /a | became crazy |
| tu maldita idea | your damn idea |
| el pegamento | glue |
| patear / dar una patada | to kick |
| el puntaje | score |
| el marcador | scoreboard |
| pensaba que le iba a dar una inyección | h/she thought that that s/he was going to give (to him/her/or it) a shot. |
| se asustó | became frightened |
| la manta | blanket |
| sacar prestado un libro | to take out a book |
| mete (from meter) | to put in |
| para que (+ subjunctive) | so that (always followed by subjunctive) |
| se marearon (marearse) | to get dizzy (sick) |
| una mosca | a fly |
| Había una mosca | There was a fly |
| las muletas | the crutches |
