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Verbs

In some aspects, Spanish uses infinitives in sentences the same way as English. It is the similar usages that you will learn in your first two years of Spanish. There are certain verbs that can be followed by an infinitive. You can create simple two-verb sentences in both languages by conjugating the first verb to go with the subject and simply placing the infinitive after the conjugated verb.

The most common verbs that can be followed by an infinitive are as follows:

desear

to want

esperar

to hope

necesitar

to need

poder

to be able

querer

to want

These verbs will typically be followed by a verb in its infinitive form, much like the English equivalent.

For example:

El desea aprender.

He wants to learn.

María espera ganar.

Maria hopes to win.

Nosotros necesitamos trabajar.

We need to work.

Julio puede bailar.

Julio is able to dance.

Marco quiere comer.

Mark wants to eat.

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