Monday, March 9, 2009

Infinitive with some verbs

Acabar de:
Acabar de + infinitive = I have just + infinitive
Yo acabo de II(y)egar = I have just arrived
yo acabo
tu acabos
el acaba
nosotros acabamos
ellos ecaban

Dejar de:
Dejar de + infinitive = you stop + infinitive
yo dejo
tu dejas
el deja
nosotros dejamos
elle dejan

Tratar de:
Tratar de + infinitive = I try to + infinitive
yo trato
tu tratas
el trata
nosotros tratamos
ellos tratan

Tener que:
Tener can used with que also to express that you have to do something:
Tener + que + infinitiveI ( he,---) have to infinitive.
Tengo que ir = I have to go

Thus using tener que and adding whatever verb you feel you want to use can help you to express many of your desires or obligations.

Some common intentions:
You can say for example you want to go some place Ir a (go in infintive + to) you can use these different intentions:
Quiero ir a ---- = I want to go to ----
Quisiera ir a ---= I would like to go to----
Necesito ir a ---= I need to go to----
Tengo que ir a ---I have to go to ----
Puedo ir a ----= I can go to----
Voy a ir a ------= I am going to ------