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Verbos y Infinitivos . Verbs and Expressions that use the infinitive. When you use two verbs together in Spanish , the second one is usually the infinitive Oscar prefiere llevar jeans los fines de semana ¿ Vas a llevar un suéter esta noche?. Acabar de _____.
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Verbs and Expressionsthat use theinfinitive • Whenyou use twoverbstogether in Spanish, thesecondoneisusuallytheinfinitive • Oscar prefiere llevar jeans los fines de semana • ¿Vas a llevar un suéter esta noche?
Acabar de _____ • You can use thepresent tense of theverbacabarfollowedbyde +theinfinitivetoindicatethatsomething has justhappened: • Nosotros acabamos de escuchar esa canción • Wejustlistenedtothatsong
Verbs and Expressionsthat use theinfinitive • Here are someverbs and expressionsthatyouhaveusedthat are oftenfollowedbyaninfinitive: • Me gusta/gustaría—I like/wouldlike .. • Me encanta—I love .. • Poder—tobeable • Deber—oughtto, should • Preferir—toprefer • Querer—towant • Pensar—to plan • Necesitar—toneed • Tener que—tohaveto • Ir a—tobegoingto
Infinitivos y Reflexivos • Reflexiveverbs, whenused in theinfinitive, havespecial rules • Iftheverbbeforethereflexiveverbisconjugatedthereflexiveverbstays in theinfinitive (justlikeallverbsdirectlyfollowing a conjugatedverb) • However, even in theinfinitive, thereflexivepronounmuststayattachedtotheend of theverb and mustchangeto match thesubject of theconjugatedverb • Ej: yo quiero lavarme la cara (reflexiveverbisnotconjugated, butthepronoundoes match thesubject of theconjugatedverb “quiero”)