7. Sixty-Four Verbs part 9 Flashcards
“to go up”
subir
“to go up(stairs)”
subir
“to get into a” (car, bus, train, etc)
subir
“to get (something) up”
subir (as when you ask someone to put your suitcase on the rack)
“Put my suitcase up, please?”
¿Me sube la maleta, por favor?
“to gain weight”
subir de peso
“Turn it up”
Súbele
In the right contexts, ____ can mean “to slow down,” and ____ can mean “to speed up”
bajar; subir
_____ works well for “to take” in time expressions.
Tardar
____ works better for “to last.”
Durar
“Take as much time as you want.”
Tarda el tiempo que quieras.
“How long will he take in coming?”
¿Cuánto tardará en venir?
“The plane takes half an hour to get here from there.”
El avión tarda media hora en venir de allá a acá.
“The flight lasts half an hour.”
El vuelo dura media hora.
As a rule, use ____ whenever “to last” could work, and use ____ otherwise (like when you need “to take” in time expressions)
durar; tardar
____ also means “to take time” with the suggestion of “to take too much time.”
Tardar
“to dally”
tardar
“to be late”
tardar
“I took to a long time getting here (I’m late) because there was a lot of traffic.”
Tardé en llegar porque había mucho tráfico.
“The train is taking too much time (is late) arriving.”
El tren está tardando en llegar.
“to have”
tener
“to have to”
tener que
“I have to go.”
Tengo que irme.
“Give me money.”
“I don’t have any.”
Dame dinero.
No tengo.
