The 75 verbs you need to know to pass DELE B1

The DELE B1 It is one of the most frequently performed exams. The B1 of Spanish is an intermediate level quite accessible for many students.

In addition, it is one of the levels required to enter some university degrees or master's degrees.

For that you need a official certificate. The DELE or SIELE exams are the only ones that will offer you this certification.

That's why we dedicate so many articles on our blog to these exams, because it really is a very important topic for many students.

In this article we are going to talk about the 75 verbs you need to know to pass DELE B1.

If you are interested in taking the DELE B1 exam, you should not leave the screen because this post is for you.

If you learn this B1 vocabulary, we assure you that your chances of passing will increase. 

In the exams DELE from the Cervantes Institute There are a number of themes and lexical fields that are repeated. 

In order to be able to answer the exam questions correctly, you need to know the appropriate vocabulary on these topics.

Can you guess what the 75 verbs we are going to teach you are about?

Exactly! On these issues of DELE B1 exam. That's why they're going to serve you a lot.

Furthermore, these are some of the most used verbs in Spanish.

So, if you read this article, your level will improve a lot 👏🏻.

By the way, do you want to know how the DELE exam is experienced with us in Hispania, Spanish school?

You can see it in the following video 🙌🏻.

The importance of vocabulary in the DELE exam

As we have mentioned, at each level of the DELE exams there are a series of lexical and thematic blocks. 

Learning the vocabulary that revolves around these lexical fields is a very smart idea to improve your performance in all tests. 

Knowing this vocabulary will be essential especially for the two reasons that you will see below.

DELE written texts

The first reason is the DELE written texts. 

If you want to have a good ability to understand texts with questions and all the texts what is in the DELE tests, it is necessary master the vocabulary related to each lexical field.

If the reading test find it difficult, take a look at our article on tips for reading comprehension of the DELE exam.

I'm sure it will help you 😉.

If you learn this vocabulary, it will also help you have a written expression in DELE richer and more varied.

The DELE written expression and interaction test is one of the most complicated for many students.

We also have an article with tips to pass the written test of the DELE exam.

DELE oral test 

At the time of carrying out the oral test, The questions they ask you will also have these lexical fields as context.

If you have read our article on tips for the oral test of the DELE exam, you will know that master the vocabularynecessary will make you handle yourself more easily and fluently in your conversation with the examiner.

Verbs necessary to talk about DELE B1 topics 

Today we focus on the verbs that will help you understand and talk about the DELE B1 topics. 

Do you want to know what these verbs are? 

If you've come this far... you definitely want to 😁.

The lexical fields of DELE B1 in which we will distribute the 75 verbs are the following:

• Personal relationships, physical and character description.
• The housing.
• The world of work and studies.
• Banks and purchases.
• The body and health.
• Travel, nature and the environment.
• The media.
• Free time, culture and sports.

These are topics that, in addition to being important in DELE B1, are also very recurring in real life, so we go into a lot of depth on them in our spanish courses in Hispania, Spanish school.

Let's see them!

Personal relationships, physical and character description

The personal relationships, physical and character description It is a very recurring topic in the B1 level of Spanish and in the DELE exam of this same level.

The verbs you need to know to master this topic are the following.

To like/bad someone

This verb serves to express the level of complicity with someone. If it's good, we say "to be liked."

On the other hand, if we don't like the person and we don't want to interact with them, we use the verb "fall badly".

It is conjugated as a verb of the gustar type. Let's look at a couple of examples:

• When I talk to Josefina she never looks me in the eyes. For that reason, I dislike Josefina.
• I really like Pedro. I feel very comfortable with him.

Getting along with someone

This verb has a similar meaning to the previous one, although it has an important difference.

"Getting along well/badly with someone" implies reciprocity, that is, the relationship It is good or bad for both parties.

On the other hand, the verb "to be liked/badly liked" does not have to be mutual. You may like a person but maybe that person dislikes you and you don't know it 😅.

On the other hand, if you get along well or badly with someone, you know perfectly well whether the other person likes you or not.

In this case, the verb is not of the type gustar, but is conjugated as a reflexive verb: I get along, you get along, he gets along, etc.

Examples:

• I get along very well with Marta. I could talk to her for hours.
• Mateo gets along very badly with Luis. You can't even look at them.

fall in love with someone

If you feel butterflies in your stomach every time you see someone and a intense love, it means that you have fallen in love with that person.

Example:

• When I saw Lucia, I fell in love with her immediately and from the first moment I knew he would be the love of my life.

look like someone

This verb serves to express the physical or character resemblance to another person. 

It could be a family member, a friend, or a person completely unrelated to you.

Example:

• Luis looks a lot like his father. He has the same look and the same way of speaking.

stay with someone

If we have one date with someone To chat, have a coffee, go to the movies or whatever plan, we use the verb "meet someone."

Example:

• I'm meeting my friend at 18.00 to go around.

Be careful, sometimes the idea of ​​meeting someone is to plan the plan. The joint decision to do something together is the action of meeting. After agreeing to do something, the action is experienced.

Example:

• Juan and me we stay yesterday to see each other this afternoon.

marry someone

After falling in love with someone, maybe they will come marriage.

For this we use the verb "marry someone."

Example:

• when my friend she married her boyfriend, there was a spectacular wedding celebration.

Divorce someone

Fortunately or unfortunately, sometimes couples separate, and when it is a marriage it is necessary sign the documents of divorce.

The verb used for this is "to divorce someone."

Example:

• After many years of marriage, they realized that the love between them was over. in the end Manuel divorced Amanda.

Like

The verb "like" is one of the basic Spanish verbs that serves for express your tastes in any sense, also with people.

In Spanish, we usually use it to indicate that I am attracted to a person sentimentally or physically. 

Example:

• I really like this boyI hope it's mutual.

We do not use "like" to talk about friends or friendships. For this we use the aforementioned verbs: "to like" or "to get along with."

Birth

all life, be it person or animal, begins with this verb.

Example:

• Paula has already given birth and your baby has been born healthy and strong. It's beautiful.

die

Unlike being born, when life comes to an end, we use the verb "die."

Example:

• His grandfather died last Thursday, but he had a long and happy life.

fight with someone

This verb expresses a conflict or confrontation with someone, verbal or physical.

If it is verbal, a synonym would be "discuss". 

If it is a physical assault, a synonym could be "fight".

Examples: 

• Marcos fought with (argued with) his girlfriend, but they have already fixed it.
• yesterday two boys got into a fight (they fought) at the door of the nightclub. The police had to come to stop them.

break up with someone

"Break up with someone" is used to express that a relationship couple ends.

Example:

• I have broken up with my partner, that's why I'm so turned off.

The housing

The lexical field that we are now going to talk about is the housing.

We are going to do a detailed understanding of words of this topic through the most important verbs.

Rent

When it comes to living in a house, we normally have two options: buy a house or rent it.

Renting a home is the action of pay monthly to the owner to be able to live in it. 

The house is not yours, but you are paying the owner to be able to live in it for a time established in the contract.

This time can be extend if there is mutual agreement between owner and tenant.

Buy

The other option is to pay the money the house costs and acquire it.

In this case, the housing becomes our possession and we can live in it forever or rent it to other tenants.

Normally, when we buy a home, we ask for a mortgage to the bank to pay it off over the years.

Furnish

Can you imagine a house without furniture?

You wouldn't be able to store your clothes, your kitchen utensils, your books, or anything else.

To prevent this from happening, we need to "furnish" the house.

Example: 

• Finally you have furnished your dining room! Now it looks much cozier.

Build

Houses don't make themselves. Architects and bricklayers are needed to build them or to make renovations.

Example:

• My home is going to build now. According to the real estate agency, construction will be completed in two years.

Decorate

Each home has its own appearance and decoration. 

When it comes to decorating a home, there are many styles, colors and decorative objects that we can use to make our home look as beautiful as possible.

Example:

• I'm going to paint my house in neutral tones and I'm going to decorater with pictures of cosmopolitan cities. It's going to be very modern.

Move

"Moving" expresses the action of move from one home to another.

Example: 

• we have movedto another house that is bigger and brighter.

Sell

The verb to sell is the action of receive money for something we give to another person.

We also use it with the vocabulary of housing. If we sell a house, it means that another person buys it from us and it will become theirs.

Example: 

• You have done well in sell the floor. You didn't use it for anything and you made a lot of money from that sale.

The world of work and studies

Let's go with the verbs of world of work and studies, another of the topics that are usually worked on in the B1 syllabus.

Hire

When a company joins the squad a new employee through a contract, we use the verb to contract.

You can also hire a professional to do temporary work, such as a bricklayer, electrician, photographer, etc.

Fire

If the company is not happy with a worker, it can fire him and will no longer occupy that job.

Example: 

• Lisa they have fired for being late to work too frequently.

Sign

At the time of show our agreement as a worker Given the requirements and rights that the company grants us, it is necessary sign with our name said contract.

In this way we are giving our consent that we accept the characteristics of the job and that everything is fine.

There are simple signatures, others that are very artistic, others that are not understood at all, others that look like a child's scribble... 

you what kind of signature do you have?

Gain

We all work for one fundamental reason: make money.

We get money every month with the salary that the company pays us. 

Example:

• With this month's overtime, I have made more money than usual.

The verb win can also be used in other contexts: gain experience, win a prize, win a competition, etc.

It always means get something material or immaterial, generally positive.

Stay unemployed

If our employment contract is terminated or we are fired, we were unemployed.

That is, we will be in unemployment situation and the State will pay us a certain amount of money monthly according to the time we have contributed.

Examine yourself

This is one of the most typical verbs when talking about studies. "Examine yourself" it simply means take a test. 

Example: 

• After studying for so long, finally I have examined myself. I think the exam went well.

Enroll

«Enroll» It is another recurring verb in the student world.

It means enroll in a course, subject or school to study something.

Example:

• ¿You have enrolled in Spanish classes? Excellent! This way you will learn to speak it much faster. 

A similar verb that is widely used is "sign up".

Banks and purchases

Let's talk now about the DELE B1 verbs related to money: banks and purchases.

Open an account

When we want to register as clients in a bank and create a bank account, the verb used is"open an account".

Save

When we earn money, it is advisable save a part to invest in the future or to make a big purchase that we cannot make at the moment.

Example: 

• I need save money for a few months to be able to enroll in this master's degree.

Enter money

«Enter money»  is synonymous with put money in a bank account.

If someone makes a transfer to us, we also receive money. That is, it is add money to the account.

Request a loan

«Ask for a loan» refers to borrow money from a bank to cover a financial need that you cannot pay for yourself. 

When applying for a loan, you are looking to obtain a sum of money that you must later return within a period determined, usually with interests additional.

You can also say "ask for a loan."

Loans can be used for a variety of purposes, such as buying a house, a car, financing studies, starting a business, etc.

Example:

• I want to open a hair salon, but I don't have that much money right now. I'm going to ask for a loan to my bank.

withdraw money

"Take out money" is the verb that is used when we want extract cash from our account through a ATM.

Make a transfer / a bizum

If we need send money to someone, to some company or institution, the most formal thing is make a transfer entering your account number information.

More quickly and informally, we can make a bizum sending money by simply entering the phone number of the recipient.

The body and health

If in any of the DELE B1 tests you have the body and health As a central topic, we recommend that you learn the following verbs.

Lose weight

 «Lose weight» is lose weight. 

The natural ways to lose weight are through healthier or low-calorie nutrition and doing sports.

Example:

• Since I started the diet, I have lost weight 5 kilos.

Get fat

"Get fat" It is just the opposite of losing weight. 

It is gain more fat body than we had before.

Example:

• Javi leads a very sedentary life. He spends most of the day sitting and eats a lot. That's why has gained weight so much.

Heal

When we get sick, we go to the doctor to help us cure that disease with medications or treatments and be healthy and strong as an oak again 💪🏻.

Being exhausted / dizzy / having a cold

The verb "be" It is used a lot to talk about moods and some physical states.

Therefore, it is not surprising that it is used so much to talk about health.

We put you 3 examples:

• be exhausted: means being very tired from great physical or mental effort or from not having slept well for days.
• be dizzy: It is the feeling that everything is spinning around us and we lose stability. It can be caused by a fever, a strong blow, a drop in blood pressure, etc.
• having a cold: It is a viral infection of the nose or throat that is caught especially in winter. It can cause cough, runny nose, sore throat and other symptoms.

get a wound

Yes we cut ourselves with a knife accidentally or we fall to the ground and tear our skin or we get a burn, we will get a wound on the skin.

Wounds can heal with some medications or simply with time.

There are wounds that heal cleanly, without leaving marks, but others that leave scars.

Example: 

• Yesterday I accidentally burned myself in the oven and I got a wound on the finger. I have it very inflamed.

Improve

If someone is sick, we always tell them: "get well!". 

With this verb it is expressed that the patient he is curing his illness and returning to normal.

Operate

There are injuries, wounds, physical problems or illnesses that require surgical intervention with a surgeon.

This is also called "operate" or «do an operation».

Example:

• Since it they operated of the knee, now he can run and do any sport without problem.

get sick

The verb used to express the action of getting sick or contracting a disease is "get sick".

"Put on" is a verb of change that expresses a non-permanent temporality, so normally that disease will disappear.

Example:

• Hello, Maite. I have gotten sick and in the end I won't be able to stay with you. We can postpone it until next week and I imagine I'll be fine.

Break a bone

This can be the most painful thing in the world. The bone can be fracture due to a strong fall, an accident, a blow, etc.

Feel good/bad

This is a very common verb for express our emotions and our state of health. It is similar to "being good/bad."

Example:

• Today I feel very good.

have pain

we can express any type of pain with this verb: headache, stomach pain, knee pain, back pain... even hair pain! 

Example:

• I have back pain from sitting for so long.

hurt

Another way to express pain is with the verb that has the same name, the verb hurt. 

It is conjugated as a taste-type verb and is accompanied by the part of the body that hurts.

Example: 

• it hurts me the head.

Travel, nature and the environment

Now it's time to see the verbs related to the travel, nature and the environment, another topic that usually appears in DELE B1.

Land

This is the action that, as passengers on a plane, we are all looking forward to.

When The plane reaches its destination and lands, it is said "land."

take off

The opposite of landing is "taking off." It is the moment when the plane starts to fly.

Bill

When traveling by plane, if we carry a large suitcase, it is necessary bill it to put it in the airplane hold.

Then we recover it in the destination country through the conveyor belt.

Reserve

Before traveling to our destination, it is advisablebook in advance accommodation to have a guaranteed room to sleep.

You can also book excursions, transport tickets, museum tickets, etc.

Example:

• I have reserved room in a 4 star hotel. We now have a hotel in London!

Embark

"Embark" is the action of get on board on a means of transportation such as a plane, boat or train.

Keep

This verb is used a lot when we talk about environment. 

Conserving the environment or nature is doing everything necessary so that do not degrade and continue in good condition.

Example: 

• For preserve this forest, please do not litter.

Protect

Another verb similar to the previous one is "protect".

Example:

• If we want protect the planet, we should pollute less.

Recycle

Recycling is the act of reuse objects and materials that have already been used for the purpose of creating new ones 🤗.

pollute

Polluting is the action of harm the environment through the introduction of substances, energy or other undesirable elements 😣.

Example:

• Fossil fuels that generate many means of transportation contaminate the planet.

The media

What verbs will be in the topic of the media?

Let's find out!

Send

This verb is widely used in virtual world. 

We can send an email to a co-worker, send a chat message to a friend, send a file, send a photo, send a video on social networks, etc.

Inform

The media inform to the citizens of the current news and the most important events.

Publish

Do you like publish content in the social networks?

Or are you one of those who simply prefer to gossip? 👁️👁️

We can publish photos and videos on our wall, reels, stories, etc.

Receive

When we are the recipients of a message or from a file, we use the verb "receive."

Example: 

• Ya I have received your message, thank you.

Share

On social networks we can also share a post from another person that we liked a lot for our followers to see.

Acts of solidarity are also in the virtual world. 

Did you find that video of the kitten very funny? Well share it!

Tag

When we publish photos in which they appear other people that we follow or follow us on social networks, we can label them. 

Thus, this photo will also appear on your profile.

Free time, culture and sports

We arrive at the last lexical field: free time, culture and sports.

There are also many verbs here that you should know.

Get bored

When we don't find something fun, we don't like it, it doesn't have emotion or it has a very slow pace, we say that we get bored.

Example:

• This book it bores me very much. It's just that nothing interesting happens.

Enjoy

In the opposite case, if something seems to us entertaining and interesting, and time flies by, we use the verb "enjoy".

Example:

• I have enjoyeda lot of conversation with you. I hope it is repeated.

Have fun 

"Having fun" also refers to the feeling of experiencing joy, enjoyment and entertainment in a specific activity, situation or moment.

Example:

• ¡I have had fun a lot in this escape room!

Queue 

To enter museums, theme parks and many other entertainment venues you must queue because there are others people in front. 

The lines can be more or less long, depending on the number of people there are.

Have a good time / great / phenomenal / fatal

This is a verb that talks about the emotions we feel when doing something. 

They can be good or bad, depending on the adjective with which it is accompanied.

Examples: 

• on this trip I had a great time. I have very good memories. 😊
• I've had a terrible time in the part of the written expressions of the DELE exam. I should have prepared her better. 

Notice that it is always conjugated with the word "it" before the verb pass.

Get tickets

To attend an entertainment or cultural event, such as a concert, a movie, a musical, a museum, an exhibition... you must get the tickets.

Normally tickets are taken online or also at the box office, in the same place where the show takes place.

try to

This verb can be used in the sports field when we try to improve our scores or our performance in a sport.

Example: 

• This year we are going to try to be among the five best teams in the league.

In fact, the verb "try to" can be used in practically any context, and expresses the desire and intent to do something.

Tie

When in a football, basketball, handball or whatever sport, the two teams are equal in score, the “verb emparar” is used.

Example: 

• The match ended 3-3. They have tied.

Win

We have already talked about the verb win before, in the area of the world of work and studies.

In the sporting sense, "winning" refers to being the winner, the team champion.

Lose

In sports, if there is a winner, there is also a loser. 

You can't always win, but the defeats we learn and they drive us to improve 😉.

play

For many team sports or in which there is an object involved such as a ball, the verb "play at" is used.

Example:

• This afternoon we are going to play football.

You can also play board games, play chess, play video games, etc.

Practice

To be an expert in a sport and master it, we need to dedicate many hours to it. 

 We call this "practice".

Example: 

• If you want to be faster, practice your speed with sprints.

Train

"Train" has a very similar meaning to the previous one.

If you want to be in a good physical level, it is necessary train frequently to keep you well.

At least two or three times a week.

Be a fan

¿You continue with passion any sport?

Don't you miss any of your favorite team's games?

Then you are a fan of that team. It's likea follower or a fan.

Example: 

• I am a fanto the Valencia Football Club. I watch all their games.

Heat

Before doing an intense sport, it is advisablewarm up muscles and jointswith smooth and controlled movements.

This way the body will be prepared for a later more demanding exercise.

Stretch

At the end of a sports practice, it is recommended to stretch the muscles toavoid possible ailmentss and injuries.

This islengthenconsciouslymuscle fibersto improve your flexibility and range of motion.

Table with the 75 verbs necessary to pass DELE B1

We have already seen the75 verbs.Bravo!

In total they are8 lexical fieldsthose that usually appear in the DELE B1.

If you are able to use these verbs with logic and ease, your DELE examiner will be amazed at you 😯.

So that you remember them better, we show them to you in twoSpanish verb tables. These are the 75 verbs that we have learned in the article. 

Personal relationships, physical and character description	The housing	The world of work and studies	Banks and purchases
To like/bad someone	Rent	Hire	Open an account
Getting along with someone	Buy	Dismiss	Save
fall in love with someone	Furnish	Sign	Enter money
look like someone	Build	Gain	Request a loan
stay with someone	Decorate	Stay unemployed	withdraw money
marry someone	Move	Be examined	Make a transfer/ a bizum
Divorce someone	Sell	Enroll
Like
Be born
Die
fight with someone
break up with someone

The body and health	Travel, nature and the environment	The media	Free time, culture and sports
Thin	Land	Send	Get bored
Fatten	Take off	Inform	Enjoy
Cure	Bill	Post	Enjoy
Being exhausted/ dizzy/ cold	Reserve	Receive	Queue
get a wound	Embark	Share	Have a good / great / bad time...
Improve	Keep	Label	Get tickets
Operate	Protect		Try
get sick	Recycle		Tie
Break a bone	Contaminate		Gain
Feel good/bad			Lose
have pain			play
Hurt			Practice
			Train
			Be a fan
			Heat
			Stretch

Activities to practice 

Now the time has come to work on DELE B1 with exercises for foreigners with the verbs that we have learned.

Activity 1

In the first activity, you simply have todrag the correct verb into the sentencecorresponding. The verbs are already conjugated. It's very easy!

Activity 2

Now we raise the difficulty level.

Next, you must choose and write theappropriate verb conjugating it in the correct tense. They can also be in the infinitive.

Pay close attention to the context of the sentence to know the time

Has it gone well?

We hope you liked this article. If you are going to take the DELE B1 exam, it will be very useful.

And if you are not going to take the exam, too, since many of these verbs are widely used in daily conversations.

If you want to delve deeper into the DELE tests and prepare them with a team of teachers specialized in DELE, we recommend that you come to Hispania, Spanish school.

Here we offer DELE preparation courses in person. 

If you prefer to study from home, you can also do so with our online DELE preparation courses.

With these courses we will teach you everything you need to pass all the tests, you will review the necessary grammar, you will learn the vocabulary of each DELE exam and you will take a lot of real tests.

By the way, if you want to practice with real DELE exercises, you can do so through the Instituto Cervantes website in its exam models.

Are you thinking about taking the DELE B1 exam?

Are there any of the verbs that you haven't understood well?

If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to write them in the comments.

See you!

Article written by Carlos Martinez for Hispania, Spanish school. 

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