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17.6: Verbos seguidos de preposición antes del infinitivo

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    Muchos verbos en español no necesitan preposición para unirse a un infinitivo:
    Merecen ser libres

    Sin embargo, la siguiente lista incluye algunos verbos comunes que requieren preposición para unirse a un infinitivo, como en el caso de Sueño con viajar.

    Many verbs need no preposition before an infinitive in Spanish:
    Merecen ser libres: They deserve to be free.

    However, the following list shows some common verbs that do need a preposition before the infinitive, e.g. Sueño con viajar: I dream about traveling.

    acabar de:
    acabo de estar ahí
    to have just...
    I've just been there
    acusar de
    lo acusaron de robar
    accuse of
    they accused him of robbing
    *animar a (algo)
    me animaron a participar
    encourage to
    they ecouraged me to participate
    *ayudar a (algo)
    la música me ayuda a relajarme
    help to
    music helps me (to) relax
    cesar de
    cesaron de existir
    cease to/from
    they ceased to exist
    comenzar a
    comenzó a llover
    begin to / start to
    it started raining
    *condenar a (algo)
    lo condenaron a pagar por un crimen
    condemn to
    they condemned him to pay for a crime
    consentir en
    consintió en hablar en mi favor
    consent to
    she consented to speak on my behalf
    consistir en
    el desafío consiste en conseguir el equilibrio adecuado
    lie in
    the challenge lies in getting the balance right
    *contribuir a (algo)
    esto contribuye a mejorar la calidad
    contribute to
    this contributes to improving the quality
    convenir en
    ambos convinieron en participar
    agree to
    they both agreed to participate
    cuidar de / tener cuidado de
    ten cuidado de mantener el vendaje seco
    be careful to
    be careful to keep the bandage dry
    dejar de
    dejen de decirme qué hacer
    leave off, stop doing something
    stop telling me what to do
    depender de
    el éxito depende de trabajar juntos
    depend on
    success depends on working together
    *desafiar a (algo)
    me desafiaron a competir
    challenge to
    they challenged me to compete
    dudar en
    no dudes en llamarme
    hesitate to/over
    don't hesitate to call me
    empezar a
    los precios empezaron a subir
    begin to / start to
    prices began to go up
    enseñar a
    nadie me enseñó a cocinar
    teach to; show how to
    nobody taught me how to cook
    forzar a
    me forzaron a participar
    force to
    they forced me to participate
    impulsar a
    las crisis nos impulsan a crecer
    urge on to / drive to
    crises drive us to grow
    *incitar a (algo)
    me incitaron a protestar
    incite to
    they incited me to protest
    insistir en
    insiste en hablar contigo
    insist on
    he insists on talking to you
    invitar a
    me invitó a salir
    invite to
    s/he invited me to go out
    llevar a
    esto nos llevó a dudar
    lead to
    this led us to doubt
    mandar a
    me mandaron a comprar las flores
    send to
    they sent me to buy the flowers
    *obligar a (algo)
    me obligaron a ayudarles
    make, force, compel to
    they forced me to assist them
    pasar a
    pasemos a examinar las causas
    proceed to
    let's proceed to examine the causes
    persistir en, perseverar en
    persistimos en defender nuestros derechos
    persist on, persist in/on
    we persisted on defending our rights
    persuadir de
    me persuadieron de asistir
    persuade to
    they persuaded me to attend
    ponerse a
    nos dividimos en equipos y nos pusimos a trabajar
    set oneself to (do something)
    we split into teams and set to work
    presumir de
    presumía de haber conocido gente famosa
    boast about
    she boasted about having met famous people
    quedar en
    quedamos en vernos mañana
    agree to
    we agreed to meet tomorrow
    *renunciar a (algo)
    no renuncies a perseguir tus sueños
    renounce, give up
    don't give up on pursuing your dreams
    soñar con
    sueño con visitar la luna
    dream about
    I dream about visiting the moon
    *tender a (algo)
    los precios tienden a aumentar en diciembre
    tend to
    prices tend to go up in December
    terminar de
    no terminaste de explicar tus razones
    finish
    you didn't finish explaining your reasons
    tratar de
    ¿qué tratan de decirnos?
    try to
    what are they trying to tell us?
    volver a (hacer algo)
    nunca me volvió a hablar
    (do something) again
    he never spoke to me again
    Los verbos marcados con asterisco (*) emplean la preposición a para todos los complementos directos (personas, cosas o infinitivos): Ayudan al desarrollo. Verbs marked with an asterisk (*) take a for all direct objects, not just the usual "personal" a: Ayudan al desarrollo.
    Los verbos de movimiento como ir, bajar, entrar, etc., siempre emplean la preposición a antes del infinitivo para indicar destino, y la preposición de para indicar el origen: Vengo de hacer compras. Subió a ver al médico. Verbs of motion such as ir, bajar, entrar, etc., always use a before an infinitive for destination, and de for origin: Vengo de hacer compras. Subió a ver al médico.

    This page titled 17.6: Verbos seguidos de preposición antes del infinitivo is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Enrique Yepes.

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