soler (to be habitually) - Pedro solía mentir.recordar (to remember) - No recuerda haber bebido. reconocer (to acknowledge) - Reconozco haber mentido.preferir (to prefer) - Prefiero no estudiar.poder (to be able, can) - No puedo dormir. In other words, to form present participles in Spanish, you must drop the infinitive ending of the verb (- ar, -er, -ir) and add the corresponding gerund ending.pensar (to think, to plan) - Pienso hacerlo.negar (to deny) - No niego haber tenido suerte.lograr (to succeed in) - No logra estudiar bien.lamentar, sentir (to regret) - Lamento haber comido.intentar (to try) - Siempre intento jugar lo mejor posible.) (I always try to play my best possible.).fingir (to pretend) - Dorothy finge dormir.esperar (to wait for, to hope for, to expect) - Yo no esperaba tener el coche.desear, querer (to want, to desire) - Quiero/deseo escribir un libro.demostrar (to demonstrate, to show) - Roberto demostró saber manejar. In Spanish, you can type in infinitive forms such as comer, jugar, but also conjugated forms (quera, tuvo, escribiste).(She decided to swim to the other shore.) decidir (to decide) - Decidió nadar hasta la otra orilla.(In order to learn, you ought to leave your comfort zone.) deber (ought to, should) - Para aprender, debes salir de tu zona de comodidad.creer (to believe) - No creo estar exagerando.(I am looking to gain experience in this field.) buscar (to seek, to look for) - Busco ganar experiencia en este campo.asegurar (to assure, to affirm) - Aseguro no saber nada.anhelar (to yearn, to long for) - Anhela comprar el coche.amenazar (to threaten) - Amenazó destruir la casa.(Twenty percent of the Mexicans interviewed said they don't talk about politics.) afirmar (to affirm, to state, to say) - El 20% de los mexicanos entrevistados afirmó no hablar de política.acordar (to agree) - Acordamos darle dos dólares. (He will never accept going to the United States.)
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