e laid, belongs to the
idiom of the language, and practice is the only master (see Appendix V
for a list of the most conspicuous differences) In reading, together
with the meaning of a verb, _ascertain its government._

Some peculiarities of Spanish verbs--

_Acabar de_, followed by an infinitive, translates the English "to have
just," followed by a past participle, as--

Acaba de flotarse una sociedad: A company has just been floated.

_Acertar a_, followed by an infinitive, translates "to happen," as--

Acertaron a pasar cuando ella estaba asomada a la ventana: They happened
to pass when she was looking out of the window.

Acerto a ser viernes aquel dia: That day happened to be a Friday.

_Alegrarse de, Celebrar_--"to be glad to," "to rejoice at."

Me alegro mucho de la noticia; Celebro mucho la noticia: I am glad of
the news.

(Before an infinitive _de_ is omitted after "alegrarse," as: Me alegro
decirle: I am glad to tell you.)

_Caber_ (see Lesson XXX) is used figuratively in many locutions--

No cabe en nosotros tal accion: We are not capable of such an action.

No cabe en si de gozo: He is beside himself with joy.

Le cupo el premio gordo: it was his lot or luck to get the chief prize.

No se puede saber lo que le cabra a uno en suerte: One cannot know what
one's lot will be.

Esta tela es de calidad que no cabe mas: This cloth is perfection
itself.

No caber en si: To be puffed up with pride.

=Ir= (to go).

_Pres. Part._, Yendo.[194]
_Pres. Indic._, Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.
_Pres. Subj._, Vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayais, vayan.
_Imper. Mood_, Ve ... vayamos _or_ vamos ...
_Imperf. Indic._, Iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban.
_Past Def. Indic._, Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

[Footnote 194: No word in Spanish commences with "ie." Hence the change
into "ye."]

=Oir= (to hear).

_Pres. Indic._, Oigo.

Salir (to go out).

_Pres. Indic._, Salgo.
_Pres. Subj._, Salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgais, salgan.
_Imp. Mood_, Sal . . .
_Fut. Indic._, Saldre, saldras, saldra, saldremos, saldreis, saldran.

VOCABULARY.

=arrancar=, to wrench, to squeeze out
=biblioteca=, public library
=codicia=, greed, covetousness
*=darsele a uno de una cosa=, to matter
=desgraciado=, unfortunate
=deslumbrar=, to dazzle
=factura simulada=, pro forma invoice
=fiesta del comercio=, bank holiday
=fomento=, development, encouragement
*=hacer impresion=, to impres