Example of Regime Verbs

They are known as regime verbs or verbs of the propositional regime to a class of verbs that require a specific preposition. Let us remember that prepositions in Spanish are invariable words with which we can introduce other ideas, terms, etc., and that they imply a certain sense, according to the proposition; some examples are to, with, from, into, towards, for, by, etc.

A regime verb will need a certain preposition to complement the expressed idea. Let's see some examples:

• The verb to go requires a complement that begins with the preposition to:

“I am going to movie theater"
“We'll go to buy something to eat "
"Have you gone to watch this movie?" 

• The verb think requires a complement that begins with the preposition on:

“I think about you"
"They have thought about what will they do in the future? "
"Not think about negative things" 

• The verb get scared requires a complement that begins with the preposition for

"They know scared by the movie"
"The children are scared by the costumes of creatures "
"I scared by your fault"

In this way, the sentences in which there are regime verbs have a complement called regime complement, which is introduced by the preposition required by the verb. The complement of regime is, then, a prepositional phrase that fulfills the function of complementing the idea of ​​the verb.

40 Examples of regime verbs:

1. Trust). Examples:

-I've always trusted in that things go as planned from the beginning.
-Elvia trust in her friends because they have always supported her in difficult times.
-Me i trust what people tell me, even if I later find out it's a lie.
-You should trust your abilities to dare to do things.

2. Think about). Examples:

-The priest asked the believers to they will think of their mistakes, in the bad things they had done.
-Think about me in the same way that I think of you.
-Before taking a decision, think about the consequences of that decision.
-In the mornings i think about all I have to do in the day.

3. Remember)

-In the meeting that they do every month, the friends they agree to the adventures they had together as children.
-He was telling us about a movie but he couldn't remember the qualification.
-We always we agreed to turn off the lights in the house before leaving.
-She is remember your old friends and say hello or call them on the phone.

4. Get away (from)

-The people are they moved away from the campfire, as it was very hot.
-After going to rehab clinics, Olmo managed get away from her addictions.
-Get away of people who do not make you a better person, but bring out negative aspects of you.
-Her friends of hers they moved away from her because she isolated herself for a time.

5. Worry (about)

-We sole worry about that things go the way we planned.
-Parents must worry about the care and well-being of your children.
-Lidia se worries about look good at meetings, parties and events.
-The young man is concerned about what his parents will tell him when they find out that he failed the subject.

6. Convince of)

-They convinced to the kids from eat their vegetables telling them that later they would give them sweets.
-We convinced to investors from invest your capital in the business.
-Us we convinced of that what had happened was normal and we did not comment on it again.
-Many are convinced of that their ideas and beliefs are almost absolute truth.

7. Talk about)

-At the meeting we talk about everything: politics, religion, economics, cinema, music.
-In the radio program at 8 am the announcers They talk about the main economic news of the world.
-They they talked about their differences and made the passes.
-On television they talked about massive food production and food waste in supermarkets.

8. Believe in)

-Cristian believe in reincarnation, in which people can reincarnate into any living being.
-Everyone we believed in him and ended up disappointing us.
-Believe in yourself and in your capacities and you will reach very high.
-Humans we believe sometimes very easily on lies and we have a hard time believing in truths.

9. Get used to)

-They already know they used to do everything together because they have been in a relationship for almost seven years.
-The human being can reach get used to almost any situation over time.
-You will see that you will soon you will get used to your new job.
-In my house we we used to have breakfast and dinner with the family.

10. To know about)

-A doctor specialized in gastroenterology she knows of everything related to the digestive system.
-The teacher knows so much from history, such as anthropology, sociology, and literature.
-Scientists claimed that soon they will know of a cure for some types of cancer.
-Yes you know about electronics and robotics you can aspire to this job.

11. Commit (with)

-My brothers and I we compromised with help repair some house damage.
-The people who are responsible are those who they commit to what they should do.
-Many governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as the civilian population committed to the cause.
-Us we compromised with help clean the house to make it go faster.

12. Get motivated (by)

-If many people are motivate by make a change this will actually happen.
-When I like something and it interests me reason why do it right.
-The conference attendees motivated by the encouraging words of the speaker.
-Get motivated by what you are passionate about and make you feel better.

13. Aspire to)

-Juanito aspires to be an astronaut when I grow up.
-We always sun aspire to have more than we already have.
-Always is good aspire to to be a better person every day and to give the best of ourselves.
-Many people migrate from their places of origin to aspire to a better quality of life.

14. To be accompanied (by)

-The main dish, which consists of a cut of meat, is Accompanied by two side dishes.
-The singer went to the award ceremony Accompanied by her current partner.
-Us we accompany forever from the people we love and are important to us.
-The woman went to the party with her husband and her two children.

15. Get upset (by)

-He knows bothered by the people who were staring at him as he spoke.
-We all we bother for the reckless comments from him.
-Many people know bother for their physical appearance, since they do not feel good about themselves.
-Us we bother for the situation but we did not want to comment.

16. Get angry (about)

-Ramiro is very punctual and angered by the unpunctuality of everyone else.
-The boss is will be angry for the disorganized way in which employees are working.
-The mother is angered by the lies his eldest son told her.
-They always know they get angry for very insignificant issues.

17. Laugh about)

-Sometimes it is good to laugh at oneself, at our own mistakes and disadvantages.
-The entire audience laughed at the occurrences of the comedian in turn.
-I laughed at almost every scene in the movie, it is very funny.
-Laugh at life and don't take it so seriously.

18. Get scared (by)

-Children are scared by the clown who approached them to give them a balloon.
-Us we scare for some noises that came from the basement of the house.
-Braulio se scared by what you think will be under your bed.
-Buyers are scared by the high prices.

19. Depend on)

-The decision you will make will depend on many external factors.
-The price of things depends on where you buy them and the quality that the products offer.
-We will go of vacactions according to what travel offer we find.
-The course of your life depends on you and not other people.

20. Dispose of)

-We had what was necessary to make the event a success.
-Nobody likes that have their time without respecting it.
-The plumber had the tools needed to repair the plumbing in the house.
-We have little time to finish the job.

21. Approach to)

-Us we approach the box office to buy tickets for the theater performance.
-A girl was crying in the street and I I approached her to ask him what was wrong.
-Us we approach the campfire to warm our hands and body.
-At the end of the book presentation some people they approached the writer to ask for a signature.

22. Agree with)

-I agree with the way of thinking of some of my favorite philosophers.
-I also I agree with what you're saying.
-When you agree with someone means they have things in common.
-A lots of we agree with what the speaker was saying regarding the situation in our country.

23. Convince yourself (of)

-Although people try convince you of otherwise you must do what your heart tells you.
-He decided to leave his studies to become a painter and his family tried convince him of that I was in error.
-Us they convinced of buy a few discount coupons for various food establishments in the city.
-They convinced to the kid from take your medicine.

24. Withdraw (from)

-Don't retractions of your promises because that makes you a person without words.
-Now me retraction of many things that I said in other moments of my life when I thought differently.
-Don't retractions of the things that at some point made you happy.
-¡Retract from what you just told me!

25. To fall in love with)

-I i fell in love with the way she talks, the things she says, her look, her smile, everything she is and what she thinks.
-She don't know fell in love with him in the same way that he had fallen in love with her.
-He is in love with the best friend of hers for several years.
-When someone is In love with someone else tends to idealize it.

26. Be passionate (for)

-She is passionate about the little things, for the smallest details, colors, aromas ...
-The writers are they are passionate about language, by words and how they can create universes.
-Each one is passionate about different things, which are often contrary.
-We have to be passionate about life and live it with enthusiasm.

27. Forgetting of)

-I I forgot about I turned in a report and the boss got annoyed at my carelessness.
-Sometimes we we forget about tell people we love them.
-You will leave forgetting about your problem as time goes on.
-Us we forget about take out the trash in the morning and it was not taken by the garbage truck.

28. Dream with)

-Almost every week I dream with a person who speaks to me in front.
-Many think that dream with Some things can be interpreted and predict something that will happen in the future.
-We dream of what we do not have or cannot easily achieve.
-Her dreams with setting up his own business with one of his brothers.

29. Influence (in)

-What other people told you influenced the decision you made.
-The way of being of the parents influences the character of the children.
-The decisions you make now will influence Your future.
-Don't let someone influence negatively on you.

30. Get into

-Some thieves were they put robbing the house of one of our neighbors.
-That boy is she got into problems for hanging out with other young people older than him.
-As the saying goes: “we we got into the mouth of the wolf ”.
-I I put work somewhere that offered me a good salary and an accessible schedule.

31. Notice)

-She learned to cook after notice the way his mother and his grandmother cooked.
-The security guards will they fixed on a suspicious person who had entered the store.
-Many times we don't we look at the little things that make life better.
-Us we fix more easily on the mistakes of people than in their successes.

32. Ask for)

-We ask for some addresses because we were new to town.
-An aunt called for ask for me and my brothers.
-The patient asked for alternative treatments that were not so aggressive.
-Ask for the price of a small silver sculpture that caught my eye.

33. Treat (about, about)

-The documentary it's about of child labor in some countries of America.
-The discussion between politicians tried about of his campaign promises.
-This science fiction novel it's about some aliens who invade planet earth in search of one of their leaders who was stranded.
-The lyrics of the songs they are about topics that concern or interest the human being.

34. Look after)

-The older brother often has the responsibility of look after the little brothers.
-You have to look after those people who just want to hurt you.
-Take care of the gossip, the lies and the gossip.
-This weekend Lisa will take care of a little boy for a family she knows.

35. Succumb

-After a few hours some of the marathoners succumbed to tired and abandoned the race.
-Dont let you succumb to your emotions; control your mind and your feelings.
-Children succumbed to himThey scold the adults and decided to stop doing their antics.
-Not you succumb to Defeat her and keep fighting while you can.

36. Marry)

-He is married to his ideas and for nothing or for anyone change his mind or attitude.
-My cousin has married to a man who is ten years older than her.
-Elsa is married with Alejandro in a private ceremony on the shore of a beach.
-My brother knows will marry her fiancée in two days and the wedding preparations are not ready yet.

37. To be characterized by)

-The films of this director are characterized by deal with controversial and somewhat uncomfortable topics for the public.
-The sauces served here are characterized by be very spicy.
-She is characterized by be a very caring, helpful and kind person.
-This restaurant is characterized by their prompt service and their good food.

38. Fill up

-The car tires are filled with mud because it had rained.
-Children are filled with illusion when they saw that they had been given toys.
-The child's face was filled with remains of sweets and chocolate.
-His house is filled with people who came to visit for Christmas.

39. Get stressed (by)

-The student is stressed by the final work that he has to deliver in two days.
-Us we stress about things that sometimes are not so important.
-It is normal stress over work or school but you have to learn to cope.
-Paulina se stress for anything.

40. Walk into)

-We came in the supermarket to buy ingredients to prepare dinner.
-They they entered the car and they started in a hurry.
-We came in a place where there was a huge fish pond in the center.
-We came in confidence after a while of talking.