It might be useful to have more lessons on verb usage

Marcos R.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It might be useful to have more lessons on verb usage

I find that learning common verb usage is one of the best ways to strengthen my Spanish foundation.  Often the examples in any given topic raise questions about verb usage.  For example, in this lesson,

 (1) All the examples of “volver” use the preposition “de” to men “return from”.  Is it also acceptable to use “volver a” to mean “return to”, as in “Sylvia vuelve a trabajar hoy.” (Sylvia returns to work today.)  

(2) Both examples of “mover” are used to refer to moving something around.  What verbs are commonly used for moving something from one place to another?  

(3) Does the verb “moverse” simply mean “to move around”?  There is a quiz question that implies this.  

My point is not these specific questions, but to please consider providing more lessons on verb usage, maybe at a higher level.  At this A1 level the objective is simply to learn to conjugate, of course, but many of the examples show varied uses of the different verbs, which is a good thing, as this raises questions and makes us want to learn more.

Asked 3 weeks ago
SilviaKwiziq Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Marcos R.

Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback. You’re absolutely right that seeing verbs used in different contexts naturally raises questions about meaning and usage, and that curiosity is a really positive part of the learning process.

At A1 level, our main goal is indeed to help learners recognise and conjugate common verbs, but we agree that exploring how those verbs behave with different prepositions or in slightly different constructions becomes especially valuable as you progress. We already have some lessons that focus on verb usage and nuances at higher levels, and your suggestion reinforces how useful it is to keep expanding that side of the content.

Thanks again for your insights, they’re very much appreciated and helpful for future development.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and happy learning!🎄

Silvia

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Marcos 

Yes, you're absolutely right. To add to Silvia's comment, I'm giving you this link here to a list of common verbs with prepositions. Of course, this is only a part of them. If you have any doublt or extra curiosity about any of them please let us know and we can expand on it: List with some Spanish verbs using prepositions

These other lessons could be interesting for you as well if you'd like to practice a bit more on this grammar point: 

Volver a 

Acabar de 

Empezar a

Estar por 

Dejar de 

 

Un saludo cordial 

Inma

 

Marcos R. asked:

It might be useful to have more lessons on verb usage

I find that learning common verb usage is one of the best ways to strengthen my Spanish foundation.  Often the examples in any given topic raise questions about verb usage.  For example, in this lesson,

 (1) All the examples of “volver” use the preposition “de” to men “return from”.  Is it also acceptable to use “volver a” to mean “return to”, as in “Sylvia vuelve a trabajar hoy.” (Sylvia returns to work today.)  

(2) Both examples of “mover” are used to refer to moving something around.  What verbs are commonly used for moving something from one place to another?  

(3) Does the verb “moverse” simply mean “to move around”?  There is a quiz question that implies this.  

My point is not these specific questions, but to please consider providing more lessons on verb usage, maybe at a higher level.  At this A1 level the objective is simply to learn to conjugate, of course, but many of the examples show varied uses of the different verbs, which is a good thing, as this raises questions and makes us want to learn more.

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