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Spanish Prepositions
Uses of the Preposition "a + infinitive"

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OBJECTIVE:
Apply idiomatic usage of verbs in combination with the preposition a.
TASK:
Feel a at the middle point of two actions, the first directed to(ward) inculcation of the second.
PERPLEXED?

paso a paso

What's a "preposition?"
A preposition seems to be one of those little sounds that you make to designate a specific direction, location, area, etc. that doesn't have any other way of being described.
Prepositions are the hardest part of a language to get down, so work them to death by just repeating the phrases over and over again. They'll ingrain by themselves.

This preposition most often means "to"

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Verb + a
+ Infinitive
   
acertar a to happen to
acostumbrarse a to get used to, to become accustomed to
aficionarse a to become fond of (doing something)
alcanzar a to succeed in (doing something)
aprender a to learn to, to learn how to
aspirar a to aspire to
atreverse a to dare to
ayudar a to help to (do something)
comenzar a to begin to, to start to, to commence to
condenar a to condemn to
convidar a to invite to
decidirse a to decide to
dedicarse a to dedicate oneself to, to devote oneself to
detenerse a to pause to, to stop to
disponerse a to get ready to
echarse a to begin to, to throw oneself into, to start to
empezar a to begin to, to start to, to commence to
enseñar a to show how to, to teach how
exponerse a to expose oneself to, to run a risk
invitar a to invite to
negarse a to refuse to
obligar a to oblige to
ponerse a to begin to, to start to
prepararse a to get ready to, to prepare oneself to
principiar a to begin to, to start to
resignarse a to resign oneself to
resolverse a to resolve oneself to, to make up one's mind to
someter a to submit to
venir a to end up by
volver a to go back to (doing something), to do (something) again