LINKING VERB

appear -parece- The governor appeared confident of victory on the eve of the election.
be -ser/estar - My name is Andy.
be - existir - She apologized for the way things are around here.
There was no sound.
become - virar/ficar - He became a US citizen in 1955.The days are becoming shorter.
come -ir/ficar- The stitching on my briefcase is coming apart.A wire had come loose at the back.
comprise -consiste em - The Pacific Rim comprises countries bordering the Pacific,
constitute - ser - The president said that these policies constitute a threat to the United States.Asians constitute seven percent of the population in this county.
fall -cair/ficar - He fell asleep reading the newspaper.She's fallen in love and made plans to marry.
feel -ficar/sentir-se- I feel comfortable with you, Nick.
get - ficar/estar/ir - Your coffee is getting cold.They're getting married later this year.We'd better get going/moving or we'll be late.
go - ficar - Her father is going blind.
grow- ficar - I grew too old to be interested.
keep - ficar - keep left. keep quiet
last - durar - The tour lasts about an hour.
lie -deitar - The mechanic was lying on his back underneath my car.
look - parece - The roads look icy.
make - virar/fazer - I don't think he will ever make a good lawyer. Hector and Wanda make a delightful couple.
make - é igual a - 6 and 6 make 12.
measure - medir - The sofa measures (= is of the size of) 3 feet by 7 feet
play -passar - What's playing at (= being shown at) the local movie theaters?
prove -ser - The dispute over rights to the song could prove impossible to resolve.
rate - é considerado - The movie is rated R.
read - dizer - The sign read, "No parking here to corner."
remain - ficar - The doctor said he should remain in bed for a few days. [I]
She remained silent.
represent -ser - China and India represent 40% of the world's population.This represents years of work.
run -ficar - We're running low on gas.
seem - parece - You seem very quiet today.
set - por - He carelessly dropped a match and set the grass on fire.
sound - parecer - He sounded rather discouraged when I called him yesterday
spring - ficar - A single kick made the door spring open.
stand - estar - He stands accused of murder.
stay - estar/ficar - Mom told me not to stay out/up too late.
turn-ficar - The weather suddenly turned colder, and it started to rain.
wax - ficar - Brad waxed eloquent on the subject of free enterprise.
weigh - ter - The baby weighed six pounds, ten ounces at birth.
account for - ter - In Florida, senior citizens account for more than 25 percent of the population.
consist of- ter - The crowd consisted mostly of college kids and office workers.Her responsibilities consist of answering the phone and greeting visitors.
turn out - ficar - She assured him that everything would turn out all right. [
wind up - ficar - If he goes on like this he's going to wind up in jail.
equal - igual/é - In mathematics, 10 + 10 = 20 means ten plus ten equals twenty. [
number - era de - The crowd numbered over 100,000.
smell - é - .That soup smells good.
taste - é - Coffee always tastes good in the morning.