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All categories Action Aspectual Auxiliary Copular Existential Locative Modal Movement Perception Relationship State UtteranceThe most common Spanish verb forms:
Aspectual
Aspectual verbs convey information about the way in which an action, denoted by another verb, is carried out. For example, they convey notions such as starting, stopping, repetition and potentiality.
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Action Auxiliary Copular Existential Locative Modal Movement Perception Relationship State Utterance
| Form | Corresponding Infinitive | Form type | Common translation | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| va | ir | Present 3 Sing | (he/she/it) goes/is going to ... Note: Followed by an infinitive, equivalent to English future construction 'is going to ...' | 5.8 % of sources |
| trata | tratar | Present 3 Sing | (he/she/it) treats/attempts/deals with Note: With 'de' plus infinitive, means 'attempts to ...' | 5.5 % of sources |
| resultado | resultar | Past participle | resulted Note: As a noun, 'resultado' means 'result' | 4.8 % of sources |
| espera | esperar | Present 3 Sing | (he/she/it) hopes (to) Note: Can also mean 'is waiting (to)'. | 4.7 % of sources |
| seguir | seguir | Infinitive | (to) follow; (to) carry on ...ing | 4.3 % of sources |
| realizar | realizar | Infinitive | (to) fulfil/carry out | 3.5 % of sources |
| sigue | seguir | Present 3 Sing | (he/she/it) follows; (he/she/it) goes on ...ing Note: Followed by an infinitive, means 'continues to ...', 'goes on ...ing' | 3.3 % of sources |
| comenzó | comenzar | Preterite 3 Sing | (he/she/it) began (to) | 3.3 % of sources |
| siguen | seguir | Present 3 Plur | (they) follow; (they) go on ...ing | 2.6 % of sources |
| lograr | lograr | Infinitive | (to) succeed/manage | 2.5 % of sources |
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