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The Verb Poder - Common Expressions

could"), but in Spanish poder is followed by an infinitive. In the present tense you could find...

If I Had Known - An Alternative to Si Clauses

pensado (if I had thought of it).  But de + infinitive is not always an option. For example,...

Commands in Spanish: The Informal Imperative

to substitute the letter "r" from the infinitive with a "d:" (vosotros) amad, temed, partid - (you...

Those Tricky Reflexive Pronouns

go) combined with a verb in the infinitive?   Voy a caer I'm going to fall...

Using Subjunctive after Conjunctions of Time

get away with using a verb in infinitive (ending in -ar, -er, -ir) instead of subjunctive if...

Very Polite Independent Clauses Using Subjunctive

this subjunctive is usually combined with another verb in infinitive:   Quisiera saber si los perros tienen cosquillas....

Combining Subjunctive With Conditional

as shown in the equally wrong translation. The infinitive is acceptable in English ("yes, I want the car to...

Combining Verbs in Spanish - Part 1 - Infinitives

periphrases can be found in the lessons Deber / Deber De + Infinitive, Haber + De + Infinitive: Something You Should Learn, and Imperative Constructions.    To conclude,...

The Complicated World of Reflexive Verbs in Spanish

conjugated and the other one is an infinitive. Here is an example that combines the verbs saber (to...

Expressing Possibilty

supposition instead. We learned that the construction haber + de + infinitive is used to express obligation or necessity. The following...

Imperative Constructions

de, tener + que, hay + que, and deber + infinitive are all used to express that something demands attention or action:...

Using haber de to Express Necessity or Possibility

The expression haber de followed by an infinitive verb usually means "to have to," "to...

Ir [to go], Irse [to leave], and irse + gerund [to start]!

examples (one conjugated and one in the infinitive form) here: ¿Quieres ir a la fiesta? |...

Soler

the auxiliary verb) and then add the infinitive form of the main verb. English has...

Faltar

lacking can also be a verb in infinitive form, like dormir (to sleep). A José y Pepita les...

Acabar de

be combined with a verb in the infinitive form, while the verb acabar itself should be...

"mandar + infinitivo" vs. "mandar a + infinitivo"

into play when the construction is mandar + infinitive. A Pedro lo mandé traer un litro...

Commands: Dos and Don'ts

Leave me in peace!"). "Dejar de" + an infinitive means "to stop [doing something]." Here's part...

Infinitives

contain a lot of verbs in the infinitive. Maybe that's because infinitives are so easy to rhyme -- since all...

Me Puedes: It's Irresistible

puedes -- followed by another verb in the infinitive, such as Me puedes ayudar, (You can...

Invisible Pronouns

subject, the second verb would take the infinitive. Yo quiero irme I want to go...

Haber+De+Infinitive: Something You Should Learn

Mexican trio Belanova use the haber + de + infinitive construction repeatedly in the chorus of Por...

Echarse: To Start To

ball!"). But in this construction -echarse a + infinitive- the more faithful translation is "to begin...

Poder Soñar: Dream About

you can only dream about). Soñar is the infinitive "to dream" and of course is related to...