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Faltar works like gustar: the missing thing is the subject and the person who lacks it takes an indirect pronoun. It covers what you lack, how much time is left, and what you skip. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of faltar, from me falta tiempo to lo que faltaba.
Read MoreImportar works like gustar: the thing that matters is the subject and the person affected takes an indirect pronoun. That makes no me importa, te importa and me importas essential. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of importar, plus the literal meaning, to import.
Read MoreFuncionar is the verb of machines, methods and plans that work, and Spanish keeps trabajar for people. With an indirect pronoun it says whether something works for you. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of funcionar, from no funciona to funcionar como un reloj.
Read MoreIntentar is the verb of having a go, and it pairs naturally with its partner conseguir. It takes a direct infinitive, que with the subjunctive, and the noun intento. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of intentar, from lo voy a intentar to al primer intento.
Read MoreConseguir is the verb of getting what you were after: tickets, jobs, results. It stem-changes e to i (consigo, consiguió) and can take a noun, an infinitive, or que with the subjunctive. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of conseguir.
Read MoreCambiar is the verb of new plans, exchanges and clean clothes, and the preposition after it changes the meaning: cambiar de means to switch, cambiar means to alter. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of cambiar, from cambiar de opinión to en cambio.
Read MoreEntrar is the verb of doors and starts, and it takes en in Spain and a in much of Latin America. The small words around it matter, from entra to no me entra. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of entrar, from invitations to idioms.
Read MoreJugar is the verb of games, sports and kids, and it is the only common verb that changes u to ue in the stem. It takes a before the game, con before the person, and fits a handful of useful idioms. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of jugar.
Read MorePagar is the verb of restaurants, shops, bills and consequences. It takes the thing you pay with after con, the price after por, and the person you pay as an indirect object. These 6 chunk patterns cover everyday uses of pagar, from pagar con tarjeta to pagar el pato.
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