Today's spanish english cognate abandonar

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This 5 page handout and worksheet explores the cognate 'abandonar-to abandon'. Includes a verb tense review and practice exercises.

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Today’s

Spanish-English Cognate -

abandonar

Spanish and English have many similar words known as cognates. These words come from Latin,

Greek, or another language. You can expand your Spanish vocabulary quickly by using cognates. By

studying cognates, you can use your knowledge of English to help you learn Spanish. Today we will

focus on this Spanish-English cognate:

abandonar

–

to abandon

These words share a common history. They come from the French language.

Take a look at the sample sentences below.

Abandonar

can be used to say several different things in

English.

Please don’t be overwhelmed by the complexity of the Spanish sentences. The English

translation is provided. Focus on the different ways to use

abandonar

.

Ella tuvo que

abandonar

la idea de convertirse en actriz.

(She had

to abandon

the

idea of becoming an actress.)

Los residentes de la ciudad

abandonan

sus casas cuando se acerca un huracán.

(The residents of the

city abandon their houses when a hurricane approaches.)

Mi padre me hizo un gesto que

abandonara

el cuarto.

(My father gestured to me

to leave

the room.)

Lo convencí para que

abandonara

la idea.

(I convinced him

to give up

the idea.)

No me

abandones

.

(Don’t

forsake

me.)

Es difícil

abandonar

el hábito de fumar.

(It’s difficult

to shake

the smoking habit.)

Abandonó

el coche en un callejón y se fue corriendo.

(He

ditched

the car in an alley and took off

running.

Nos

abandonó

cuando lo necesitábamos.

(He

bailed

on us when we needed him.)

Abandonó

a su familia y se fue al extranjero.

(

He

deserted

his family and went abroad.)

Tarde o temprano la suerte lo

abandonará

.

(Sooner or later he

will run out of

luck.)

Habían abandonado

el proyecto pero lo empezaron de nuevo.

(They

had quit

the project, but they

restarted it.)

As you can see,

abandonar

can be used in many ways. You can practice using the above sentences on

page 2.

Ella tuvo que

abandonar la idea de

convertirse en actriz.