| Without se | With se |
|---|---|
| acordar — to agree (on) | acordarse de — to remember |
| ocurrir — to happen | ocurrírsele (algo a alguien) — to occur to: Se me ocurre una idea. |
| despedir — to fire; to see off | despedirse (de) — to say goodbye |
| llevar — to carry, wear | llevarse — to take away; llevarse bien/mal — to get on |
| quedar — to meet; to remain; to suit | quedarse — to stay; quedarse con — to keep |
| negar — to deny | negarse a — to refuse |
| marchar — to march; to work (La cosa marcha) | marcharse — to leave |
| dormir — to sleep | dormirse — to fall asleep; to oversleep |
| parecer — to seem | parecerse a — to resemble |
| fijar — to fix, set | fijarse (en) — to notice, pay attention |
| poner — to put | ponerse — to put on; to become; ponerse a — to start |
| hacer — to do | hacerse — to become; hacerse el / la + adj. — to pretend |
| volver — to return | volverse — to turn round; to become |
| ir — to go | irse — to leave |
| llamar — to call | llamarse — to be called |
| encontrar — to find | encontrarse — to meet by chance; to feel (Me encuentro mal) |
| meter — to put in | meterse en — to interfere; to get into |
| jugar — to play | jugarse — to risk (jugarse la vida) |
| perder — to lose | perderse — to get lost; to miss out |
| creer — to believe | creerse — to believe oneself to be (Se cree muy listo) |
| dar — to give | darse cuenta de — to realise; darse prisa — to hurry |
| echar — to throw | echarse — to lie down; echarse a — to start (suddenly) |
| salir — to go out | salirse con la suya — to get one's way |
| comportar — to involve | comportarse — to behave |
| aprovechar — to make the most of | aprovecharse de — to take advantage of (negative) |
Verbs that are always pronominal: arrepentirse (de), quejarse (de), atreverse (a), jactarse (de), suicidarse, dignarse (a), abstenerse (de), adueñarse (de), percatarse (de).
Práctica 68
Pronominal verbs
Choose with or without se.
1.
¿(acordar / acordarse) de mi cumpleaños?
2.
Los dos países un alto el fuego. (acordar)
3.
La empresa a veinte trabajadores. (despedir)
4.
de sus amigos en el aeropuerto. (despedirse)
5.
Mi hermano muy bien con su suegra. (llevarse)
6.
Él a pagar la multa. (negarse)
7.
¡ en lo que dice el profesor! (fijarse, tú)
8.
Puedes con el cambio. (quedarse)
9.
No a decirle la verdad. (atreverse, yo)
10.
Se de no haber estudiado. (arrepentirse)
Answer key from Appendix A