Spanish verbs that do not require a preposition
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While many Spanish verbs require a specific preposition in front of a noun or infinitive, others don’t – even when a preposition is needed in the English equivalent.
Verbs + noun
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 |
Verbs + infinitive
Note that this construction may be equivalent to an English infinitive (e.g., to do) or a gerund (doing).
aconsejar | to advise to | |
acordar | to agree to | |
amenazar | to threaten to | |
anhelar | to long to | |
confesar | to confess to | |
conseguir | to succeed at/in, manage to | |
creer | to think, believe | |
deber | should, must, to have to | |
decidir | to decide to | |
dejar | to let, allow | |
desear | to want, desire | |
esperar | to hope to, to wait | |
evitar | to avoid | |
fingir | to pretend to | |
hacer | to make | |
imaginar | to imagine | |
impedir | to prevent from, impede | |
intentar | to try to | |
jurar | to swear to | |
lograr | to manage to, succeed in | |
mandar | to order to | |
merecer | to deserve to | |
necesitar | to need, have to | |
negar | to deny | |
ofrecer | to offer to | |
oír | to hear | |
olvidar | to forget to | |
ordenar | to order to | |
parecer | to seem to | |
pedir | to ask to | |
pensar | to plan/intend to | |
permitir | to allow to | |
poder | can, to be able to | |
preferir | to prefer to | |
pretender | to try to | |
procurar | to really try to | |
prohibir | to prohibit from | |
prometer | to promise to | |
querer | to want to | |
recordar | to remember to | |
rehusar | to refuse to | |
resolver | to resolve to | |
saber | to know how to | |
sentir | to regret, be sorry about | |
soler | to be used/accustomed to | |
temer | to be afraid to | |
ver | to see |
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