Introduction

The information in this section has been adapted from the popular book
501 Spanish Verbs, by Christopher & Theodore Kendris,
6th Ed., © 2007 Barron's Educational Series

For each verb listed on the following pages, you can access :

• the English translation and usage of the verb
• the Spanish definition from the dictionary of the Real Academia Española
• the full conjugation in a format similar to the one used in the book
• the full conjugation in a compact form as used by the Real Academia Española

 

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Here are step-by-step instructions how to display this information:
The example uses the verb abrir from the alphabetical list of the 501 verbs, but the steps are the same for all pages.

First locate the verb you are interested in and select it by double-clicking it with the left mouse button.

Then click the right mouse button to display the menu.

(once you learn the keyboard shortcuts, you won't need to display the menu... simply press the shortcut key)

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Click on C Conjugate (or type the letter C)
to display the conjugation in a format similar
to the one used in the book.

Click on D Dict Spa>Eng (or type D)
to display the English definition of the verb

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Click on R RAE dict (or type R) to display the Spanish definition from the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

Click on U RAE Dudas (or type U) to display information from the Diccionario de Dudas
(note that this dictionary only contains entries for
items considered difficult and frequently misused)

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Notice the blue Conjugar button on the RAE definition,
click it to display the verb conjugation in a compact format.

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