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Frases de ejemplo
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desear
to desire / to wish
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; takes the subjunctive mood in subordinate clauses when expressing wishes for others.
Ejemplo
Deseo que tengas mucho éxito en tu nuevo proyecto profesional.
I wish that you have a lot of success in your new professional project.
esperar
to hope / to expect
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; key verb for expressing expectations and future hopes.
Ejemplo
Espero que el clima mejore antes de nuestra excursión del sábado.
I hope that the weather improves before our Saturday excursion.
imaginar
to imagine
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; often used reflexively ('imaginarse') to express mental hypotheses or scenarios.
Ejemplo
Imagino que terminarás el informe antes de la reunión de mañana.
I imagine that you will finish the report before tomorrow's meeting.
suponer
to suppose / to assume
📌 Nota gramatical
-er verb with a 'g' in the yo present form (supongo) and irregular future/conditional stems (supondr-).
Ejemplo
Supongo que ellos llegarán tarde debido al tráfico en la autopista.
I suppose that they will arrive late due to the traffic on the highway.
creer
to believe / to think
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -er verb; spelling change in pretérito indefinido (ió -> yó).
Ejemplo
Creo que ganaremos el partido si jugamos con tanta energía como ayer.
I believe we will win the match if we play with as much energy as yesterday.
sospechar
to suspect
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used to express cautious hypotheses or intuitions.
Ejemplo
Sospecho que alguien ha entrado en la oficina durante el fin de semana.
I suspect that someone has entered the office during the weekend.
dudar
to doubt
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; triggers the subjunctive in affirmative sentences ('dudo que...') because it denotes uncertainty.
Ejemplo
Dudo que este método funcione tan bien como prometen los anuncios.
I doubt that this method works as well as the advertisements promise.
parecer
to seem / to appear
📌 Nota gramatical
-cer verb requiring 'zc' in the yo present form (parezco); often used impersonally ('parece que').
Ejemplo
Parece que lloverá esta tarde, así que deberíamos llevar paraguas.
It seems that it will rain this afternoon, so we should bring umbrellas.
calcular
to calculate / to estimate
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for quantitative hypotheses and estimations.
Ejemplo
Calculo que tardaremos unas tres horas en llegar a la cima de la montaña.
I estimate that we will take about three hours to reach the top of the mountain.
calcular
to estimate / to figure
📌 Nota gramatical
Duplicate ID placeholder replaced by 'considerar' to ensure 21st century unique verbs, wait, let's use 'considerar'.
Ejemplo
Considero que sería prudente revisar el contrato antes de firmarlo.
I consider that it would be prudent to review the contract before signing it.
considerar
to consider
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used when evaluating alternatives or forming hypotheses.
Ejemplo
Considero que sería prudente revisar el contrato antes de firmarlo.
I consider that it would be prudent to review the contract before signing it.
preferir
to prefer
📌 Nota gramatical
Stem-changing -ir verb (e > ie in present, e > i in preterite 3rd person).
Ejemplo
Prefiero que me avises con antelación si vas a cambiar los planes.
I prefer that you notify me in advance if you are going to change plans.
apetecer
to feel like / to fancy
📌 Nota gramatical
-cer verb with 'zc' in the yo form; typically used like 'gustar' with indirect object pronouns (e.g., 'me apetece').
Ejemplo
Me apetecería mucho tomar un helado ahora que hace tanto calor.
I would really feel like having an ice cream now that it is so hot.
gustar
to like
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used with indirect object pronouns; extremely common for expressing personal desires and preferences.
Ejemplo
Me gustaría viajar a Japón el próximo año si ahorro suficiente dinero.
I would like to travel to Japan next year if I save enough money.
ansiar
to yearn for / to long for
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; often requires an accent on the 'i' in certain conjugations (ansío), expressing intense wishes.
Ejemplo
Ansío que llegue el verano para poder descansar en la playa.
I long for summer to arrive so I can rest on the beach.
ambicionar
to aspire to / to crave
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for ambitious wishes regarding career or status.
Ejemplo
Ambiciona conseguir un puesto directivo en la multinacional antes de los treinta.
He aspires to get a management position in the multinational before thirty.
planear
to plan / to scheme
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for future projects and conditional setups.
Ejemplo
Planeamos hacer un viaje largo por Sudamérica si conseguimos tres semanas libres.
We plan to make a long trip through South America if we get three free weeks.
prever
to foresee / to anticipate
📌 Nota gramatical
Irregular -er verb, conjugated similarly to 'ver' with the prefix 'pre-'.
Ejemplo
Preveo que habrá complicaciones técnicas durante la transmisión en directo.
I foresee that there will be technical complications during the live broadcast.
conjeturar
to conjecture / to guess
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; formal verb used for making educated guesses or hypotheses.
Ejemplo
Los investigadores conjeturan que el manuscrito data del siglo quince.
The researchers conjecture that the manuscript dates from the fifteenth century.
aspirar
to aspire
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; typically followed by the preposition 'a' when expressing career or life goals.
Ejemplo
Aspiro a conseguir una beca para estudiar un máster en el extranjero.
I aspire to get a scholarship to study a master's degree abroad.
deducir
to deduce / to infer
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb with 'zc' in the yo present form (deduzco) and irregular preterite stem (deduj-).
Ejemplo
Deduje que estabas enfadado porque no respondiste a mis mensajes.
I deduced that you were angry because you didn't answer my messages.
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