a + object

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

con + object
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 due one's duty by, fulfill

one's obligations toward

to appear at

dar con

to meet, happen upon

cuidar a

to take care of

to meet

dar a

to face, overlook

encontrarse
con

dedicarse a

to devote oneself to

enfrentarse
con

to face

dirigirse a

to go toward, address

echar la culpa a

to blame

pagar con (or

por)

to pay with/by

entrar a

to enter

quedarse con

to keep

equivaler a

to equal, be equivalent
to

soar con

to dream of

tropezar con

to run across, happen upon

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

de + infinitive
acabar de

to have just (done

something)

acordarse de

to remember to

acusar de

to accuse of

alegrarse de

to be happy, pleased to

arrepentirse
de

to regret

to taste like

avergonzarse
de

to be ashamed of

ser aficionado a

to be a fan of

cansarse de

to tire (get tired) of

sonar a

to sound like

cesar de

to stop

subir a

to board, get on/into

to become convinced

tocar a

to knock on

convencerse
de

tocarle a ___

to be ___'s turn

cuidar de

to take care, be careful

to

dejar de

to stop; to fail to

disuadir de

to dissuade from

encargarse de

to take charge of

guardarse de

to take care, be careful

not to

hartarse de

to be fed up with

jactarse de

to boast about

lamentarse de

to bemoan

olvidarse de

to forget to

parar de

to stop

preocuparse
de

to be concerned about

presumir de

to boast about

quejarse de

to complain about

terminar de

to stop

tratar de

to try to

tratarse de

to be about, be a
question of
en + infinitive

confiar en

to trust to

consentir en

to consent to

consistir en

to consist of

convenir en

to agree to

dudar en

to hesitate to

empearse
en

to insist on, be determined

to

hacer bien
en

to be right to

hacer mal
en

to be wrong to

insistir en

to insist on

interesarse
en

to be interested in

molestarse
en

to bother about, take the

trouble to

pensar en

to think about

persistir en

to persist in

quedar en

to agree to

tardar en

to take a long time to,

delay in

vacilar en

to hesitate over

por + object
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

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,

autobs)

to travel by (train,
bus)

votar por

to vote for