{"id":220,"date":"2009-11-25T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T17:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=220"},"modified":"2009-11-25T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2009-11-25T17:40:12","slug":"perifrasis-verbales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/perifrasis-verbales\/","title":{"rendered":"Per\u00edfrasis Verbales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Per\u00edfrasis verbales<\/em> are combinations of two verbs that convey a meaning that&#8217;s different from that of the separate verbs. Let\u2019s take a look at some of them:<\/p>\n<p>1. estar + gerund \u2013 ongoing action -&gt; Estoy buscando mi libro. (I am looking for my book.)<\/p>\n<p>2. seguir + gerund \u2013 continuity -&gt; Sigo dando clases de espa\u00f1ol. (I keep teaching Spanish.)<\/p>\n<p>3. Deber + infinitive \u2013 moral obligation, need -&gt; Debes agradecerle a tu maestro el haberte ayudado. (You must thank your teacher for helping you.)<\/p>\n<p>4. Deber de + infinitive \u2013 strong assumption -&gt; Su marido la dej\u00f3 por otra, as\u00ed que debe de sentirse sola. (Her husband left her for another woman so she must be lonely.)<\/p>\n<p>5. Tener que + infinitive \u2013 personal obligation -&gt; Tengo que estar en la escuela a las 2. (I have to be at school at 2.)<\/p>\n<p>6. Haber que + infinitive \u2013 impersonal obligation -&gt; Hay que subir las escaleras para llegar a su oficina. (You have to go up the stairs to go to his office.)<\/p>\n<p>7. Echar a \/ ponerse a \/ romper a + infinitive \u2013 sudden action -&gt; Ech\u00f3 a re\u00edr. (He burst into laughter). Rompieron a llorar. (They started crying.) Estaba tan nerviosa que se puso a hablar y nadie pudo callarla. (She was so nervous she started taking and no one could shut her up.)<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos prontito!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per\u00edfrasis verbales are combinations of two verbs that convey a meaning that&#8217;s different from that of the separate verbs. Let\u2019s take a look at some of them: 1. estar + gerund \u2013 ongoing action -&gt; Estoy buscando mi libro. (I am looking for my book.) 2. seguir + gerund \u2013 continuity -&gt; Sigo dando clases&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/perifrasis-verbales\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[166],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar","tag-verbs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Verb combinations in Spanish, with examples.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adir\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"verbs\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/perifrasis-verbales\/\" 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