Some Spanish verbs need a preposition to connect with a verb, noun or pronoun that follows. When you study Spanish remember that those prepositions may or may not correspond to the prepositions used in English. In this article you will learn the most common Spanish verbs followed by prepositions a, de, con and en.
Most Spanish verbs can be followed by infinitive, noun and pronoun:
¿Puedes ayudarme a escribir la carta? (Can you help me write the letter?)
Tengo que ayudar a mi madre con la compra. (I have to help my mother with the shopping.)
¿Quién va a ayudar a nosotros? (Who is going to help us?)
Verbs + a
A + infinitive/ noun/ pronoun
Acostumbrarse, aficionarse, ayudar, dedicarse
¿A que te dedicas? (What do you do?)
A + infinitive
Aprender, atreverse, comenzar, decidirse, enseñar, esperar, negarse, volver, ir, venir
Tienes que venir a cenar con nosotros. (You have to come to dine with us.)
A + noun/ pronoun
Oler, parecerse
Pablo se parece a su padre. (Pablo takes after his father.)
Verbs + de
De + infinitive/ noun/ pronoun
Acordarse, arrepentirse, cansarse, reírse
No puedo parar de reírme de sus bromas. (I can’t stop laughing at his jokes.)
De + infinitive/ noun
Alegrarse
Me alegro mucho de verte. (I’m very happy to see you.)
De + infinitive
Dejar, tratar
Deja de tratar mal a la gente. (Stop treating people badly.)
De + noun/ pronoun
Desconfiar, disfrutar, divorciarse, enamorarse
Hay que disfrutar de la primavera. (You have to enjoy the spring.)
De + noun
Morir
Con Manolo te mueres de risa. (With Manolo you will laugh yourself to death.)
Verbs + con
Con + infinitive/ noun/ pronoun
Conformarse, contar, contentarse, soñar
Cuenta conmigo para la fiesta. (Count with me for the party.)
Con + noun/ pronoun
Casarse, compararse, enfadarse
María va a casarse con su amigo de la infancia. (María is going to marry her childhood friend.)
Verbs + en
En + infinitive/ noun/ pronoun
Confiar
¡Confía en ti mismo! (Believe in yourself!)
En + noun/ pronoun
Creer, fijarse, transformarse
Al final de la peli Nick se transforma en un monstruo. (At the end of the movie Nick becomes a monster.)
En + infinitive
Molestarse, quedar, tardar
Voy a tardar 5 minutos en llegar. (It will take me 5 minutes to arrive.)
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