Spanish verbs for construction
A free Spanish verb conjugator for supervisors, foremen and crews. The verbs you use on a jobsite every day: measuring, cutting, lifting, installing and staying safe. Tap a verb to see every tense, or type any other verb.
conjugation
to measure
- Gerund
- Past participle
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What happens now or usually.
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Habits, background and descriptions in the past.
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What will happen.
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What would happen.
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What has happened (haber + participle).
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Wishes, doubts and advice.
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Wishes and if-clauses in the past: si tuviera, if I had.
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Instructions and safety rules. Use usted with clients, patients and coworkers you don't know well, and ustedes for a group.
Verb phrases with medir
Shortcuts you can use before you know every tense: only the first verb changes, and medir stays as it is.
- Estar + gerundioI'm …ingAn action in progress. Past: estaba + gerundio.
- Ir a + infinitivoI'm going to …Plans and the near future.
- Tener que + infinitivoI have to …What you must do, like work tasks.
- Acabar de + infinitivoI just …Something that just happened.
- Soler + infinitivoI usually …Habits and routines.
25 key Spanish verbs for construction
Each verb with a real example from the job and its polite (usted) command, the way you give instructions and safety rules. Tap a verb to see all its tenses, or tap a command or example to hear it.
| Verb | Example at work |
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| medirto measureCommand: · No mida | Measure the wall twice before cutting. |
| cortarto cutCommand: · No corte | Cut the wood at eight feet. |
| levantarto liftCommand: · No levante | Lift with your legs, not your back. |
| cargarto load, to carryCommand: · No cargue | Load the truck before seven. |
| descargarto unloadCommand: · No descargue | Unload the material at the entrance. |
| instalarto installCommand: · No instale | Today we're going to install the windows. |
| construirto buildCommand: · No construya | We're building the second floor. |
| excavarto dig, to excavateCommand: · No excave | Don't dig until the gas lines are marked. |
| cavarto digCommand: · No cave | Dig a two-foot trench. |
| nivelarto levelCommand: · No nivele | Level the floor before laying the tile. |
| taladrarto drillCommand: · No taladre | Drill here, on the red mark. |
| soldarto weldCommand: · No suelde | He welds the beams in the afternoon. |
| clavarto nailCommand: · No clave | Nail the boards every sixteen inches. |
| atornillarto screw inCommand: · No atornille | Screw the panel to the wall. |
| mezclarto mixCommand: · No mezcle | Mix the concrete for five minutes. |
| verterto pourCommand: · No vierta | We're going to pour the concrete tomorrow. |
| colocarto place, to setCommand: · No coloque | Set the blocks in a straight line. |
| repararto repairCommand: · No repare | The ladder has to be repaired before using it. |
| pintarto paintCommand: · No pinte | Paint the ceiling first. |
| revisarto check, to inspectCommand: · No revise | Check the scaffold every morning. |
| asegurarto secureCommand: · No asegure | Secure the load with straps. |
| amarrarto tie downCommand: · No amarre | Tie the ladder off at the top. |
| ponerseto put on (gear)Command: · No se ponga | Put on your hard hat and glasses. |
| demolerto demolishCommand: · No demuela | They're going to demolish the back wall. |
| reportarto reportCommand: · No reporte | Report any accident right away. |
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