SPREAD (e.g., "He spread butter on the bread"), TRANSITIVE - Untar. Needs an object! You must say "He spread IT.", SNEEZE (e.g., "Mr. Bean sneezed loudly"), INTRANSITIVE - Estornudar. Solo verb! You cannot sneeze an object., DISCUSS (e.g., "We need to discuss the budget"), TRANSITIVE - Discutir / Hablar de. ESL Trap! You cannot say "We discussed yesterday." Discuss WHAT?, ARRIVE (e.g., "She arrived at the office"), INTRANSITIVE - Llegar. Solo verb! You just do the action; it doesn't happen TO an object., SLICE / CHOP (e.g., "He sliced the bread"), TRANSITIVE - Rebanar / Picar. Needs an object! You must say "He sliced IT.", HAPPEN / OCCUR (e.g., "An accident happened"), INTRANSITIVE - Suceder / Ocurrir. Solo verb! You cannot "happen" an object., ENJOY (e.g., "We went to the party and enjoyed it"), TRANSITIVE - Disfrutar. ESL Trap! In English you cannot say "I really enjoyed!" Enjoyed WHAT?, SLEEP (e.g., "I slept for eight hours"), INTRANSITIVE - Dormir. Solo verb! No object needed., SUBMIT (e.g., "Please submit the report by 5 PM"), TRANSITIVE - Enviar / Entregar. Business trap! Always add "submit IT" or "submit THEM.", FALL / JUMP (e.g., "He fell off the bench"), INTRANSITIVE - Caerse / Brincar. Solo verb! You cannot fall an object., CRUSH / SMASH (e.g., "He crushed the pepper"), TRANSITIVE - Aplastar / Triturar. Needs an object! You must say "He crushed IT.", LAUGH / CRY (e.g., "The man laughed at him"), INTRANSITIVE - Reír / Llorar. Solo verb! The subject just does the emotion., NOTIFY / INFORM (e.g., "Please notify the client"), TRANSITIVE - Notificar / Informar. Needs an object! Who did you notify? Say "notify THEM.", SIT / STAND (e.g., "He sat on the bench"), INTRANSITIVE - Sentarse / Pararse. Solo verb! You sit yourself down; no direct object., APPROVE / REJECT (e.g., "The boss approved the budget"), TRANSITIVE - Aprobar / Rechazar. Needs an object! You must say "approved IT.", DIE (e.g., "The fish died on the bench"), INTRANSITIVE - Morir. Solo verb! An organism just dies; you cannot die an object., AFFORD (e.g., "I love that car, but I can't afford it"), TRANSITIVE - Permitirse / Tener para pagar. Needs an object! Afford WHAT?, RUN (Physical jogging: "I ran in the park"), INTRANSITIVE - Correr. Playing solo! No object needed for physical running., RUN (Business: "She runs a company in Mexico"), TRANSITIVE - Dirigir / Administrar. Double Agent! Meaning changes to managing an object (a business)., LEAVE (Departing: "The train left at noon"), INTRANSITIVE - Salir / Partir. Playing solo! The train just departs., LEAVE (Abandoning: "I left my laptop at home"), TRANSITIVE - Olvidar / Dejar. Double Agent! Needs an object—what did you leave behind?

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