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Verbo + a + objeto
acercarse a  
to approach
acostumbrarse a  
to get used to
aficionarse a  
to become fond of
asemejarse a  
to resemble, look like
asistir a  
to attend
asomarse a  
to appear at
cuidar a  
to take care of
dar a  
to face, overlook
dedicarse a  
to devote oneself to
dirigirse a  
to go toward, address
echar la culpa a  
to blame
entrar a  
to enter
equivaler a  
to equal, be equivalent to
estar a  
to be located from
estar sentado a  
to be seated at
ir a  
to go to
jugar a  
to play (a game, sport)
llegar a  
to arrive at/in
oler a  
to smell like
paracerse a  
to look like
querer a  
to love
responder a  
to answer
saber a  
to taste like
ser aficionado a  
to be a fan of
sonar a  
to sound like
subir a  
to board, get on/into
tocar a  
to knock on
tocarle a ___  
to be ___'s turn
Although normally prepositions are not used in front of direct objects, in Spanish there is a special preposition called the personal a which precedes direct objects that refer to people, personified nouns, and animals.
Veo a mi hermano.
I see my brother.
¿Quieres a Miguel?
Do you like Miguel?
¡Invitemos a nuestros profesores!
Let's invite our teachers!
Todo el mundo teme a la muerte.
Everyone fears death.
Compré a un perro.
I bought a dog.
The personal a is also used in front of pronouns that replace people.
Veo a alguien.
I see someone.
No quiere a nadie.
He doesn't love anyone.
- Invité a mi hermano.
- I invited my brother.
- ¿Invitaste a lo mío?
- Did you invite mine?
The personal a is used in front of interrogative words like quién and cuánto when the answer to the question would require the personal a.
- ¿A quién llamaste?
- Who did you call?
- Llamé a Paco.
- I called Pac.
- ¿A cuántos conoces?
- How many (of the people) do you know?
- Conozco a Ana y Luís.
- I know Ana and Luís.
The personal a is usually not used after the verb tener, with collective nouns, and with nouns referring to unspecified people.
Tengo dos hermanos.
I have two brothers.
Vi el grupo ayer.
I saw the group yesterday.
Buscamos un cantador.
We're looking for a singer.
Verbo + con + objeto
acabar con
to finish, put an end to
amenazar con
to threaten with
casarse con
to marry
contar con
to count on
cumplir con
to do one's duty by, fulfill one's obligations toward
dar con
to meet, happen upon
encontrarse con
to meet
enfrentarse con
to face
pagar con (or por)
to pay with/by
quedarse con
to keep
soñar con
to dream of
tropezar con
to run across, happen upon
Verbo + de + objeto
abusar de  
to abuse, overindulge in
acordarse de  
to remember
alejarse de  
to go away from
apartarse de  
to keep away from
apoderarse de  
to take possession of
aprovecharse de  
to take advantage of
bajar de  
to get out of, get off, descend from
burlarse de  
to make fun of
cambiar de  
to change
cansarse de  
to tire (get tired) of
carecer de  
to lack
compadecerse de  
to feel sorry for, pity
constar de  
to consist of
cubrir de  
to cover with
cuidar de  
to take care of
depender de  
to depend on
despedirse de  
to say good-bye to, take leave of
despojarse de  
to take off (clothes)
disculparse de  
to apologize for
disfrutar de  
to enjoy
dudar de  
to doubt
enamorarse de  
to fall in love with
encogerse de (hombros)  
to shrug
enterarse de  
to find out about
estar loco de (alegría)  
to be crazy with (happiness)
fiarse de (alguien)  
to trust
forrar de  
to line/cover with
gozar de  
to enjoy
gritar de (dolor)  
to scream in (pain)
jactarse de  
to boast about
llenar de  
to fill with
morir de (hambre)  
to die from (hunger)
mudar de  
to change (clothes, colors)
mudarse de casa  
to move (house)
ocuparse de  
to be busy with
oír hablar de  
to hear about
olvidarse de  
to forget
pensar de  
to think of, have an opinion about
perder de vista  
to lose sight of
pintar de  
to paint + color
ponerse de acuerdo  
to come to an agreement
preocuparse de  
to worry / be concerned about
quejarse de  
to complain about
reírse de  
to laugh at
saber de memoria  
to memorize, know by heart
salir de  
to leave (from)
saltar de (alegría)  
to jump for (joy)
servir de  
to serve as
servirse de  
to use
tratarse de  
to be about, deal with
vestir de
to dress in
Verbo + por + objeto
apoyarse en  
to lean on/against
confiar en  
to trust, rely on
consistir en  
to consist of
convertirse en  
to turn into, become
entrar en  
to enter (into)
esperar en  
to wait in/at
fijarse en  
to notice
meterse en  
to get involved in
pensar en  
to think about, have in mind
reparar en  
to notice
vender en  
to sell for (+ amount)
volver en  
to return in (+ time)
volver en sí  
to be oneself again, to regain consciousness
Verbos + por + objeto
apurarse por
to get anxious about
asustarse por (or de)
to get frightened about
cambiar por
to exchange for
decidirse por
to decide on
desvelarse por
to be very concerned about
estar por
to be in favor of, to support (¿Está por el aborto? - Are you in favor of abortion)
estar por
to be in the direction of (Está por el norte - It's to the north)
interesarse por
to be interested in, to ask about
jurar por
to swear by/on
luchar por
to struggle for
molestarse por
to bother about
optar por
to opt for
pagar por (or con)
to pay with/by
preguntar por
to ask about/after
preocuparse por
to worry about
rezar por
to pray for
salir por
to leave via
ser decidido por
to be decided by
tomar por
to take for
viajar por (tren, autobús)
to travel by (train, bus)
votar por
to vote for
Verbos sin perposiciones
acordar  
to agree on
agradecer  
to thank for
aprovechar  
to take advantage of
buscar  
to look for
escuchar  
to listen to
esperar  
to wait for
lograr  
to manage to, succeed in
mirar  
to look at
pagar  
to pay for
pedir  
to ask for
temer  
to be afraid of
Envió una carta a su padre. Su padre está en México por un viaje de negocios.
Envió una carta a su padre quién está en México por un viaje de negocios.
Madrid es una ciudad muy importante. En Madrid viven más de tres millones de habitantes.
Madrid es una ciudad muy importante en la que viven más de tres millones de habitantes.
En la universidad hay un profesor colombiano. Yo tomo clases con ese profesor.
En la universidad hay un profesor colombiano con el que yo tomo clases.
Prepara un trabajo. Para el trabajo necesita mucho material.
Prepara un trabajo para el que necesita mucho material.
Subimos a una montaña . Desde esa montaña se veía todo el valle.
Subimos a una montaña desde el que se veía todo el valle.