Mini‑guía B1: verbos con preposición en proyectos

Mini-quiz: verbos con preposición frecuentes en conversaciones de proyecto.
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Mini‑guía (B1): verbos con preposición en proyectos. For English speakers: these are "verbs with a preposition", like depend on → depender de.

Preposiciones clave: de, en, con. Review them: de (origin/possession), en (place/time), con (company/with someone). They will help you with these verbs.

depender de = "to depend on". Ej.: Nuestro plazo depende del cliente.

contar con = "to count on / to rely on; to have". Ej.: ¿Podemos contar con QA esta semana?

tardar en + inf. = "to take time to… / it takes (someone) time to…". Ej.: Tardamos en entregar 2 días.

consistir en = "to consist of / to consist in". Ej.: La demo consiste en mostrar tres funciones.

soñar con = "to dream of / to dream about". Ej.: Anoche soñé con un lanzamiento sin bugs.

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Real office context in Spain: it is common to hear "deadline", "roadmap", "feedback" mixed with Spanish in project meetings.

Comprehension check:

Completa: Nuestro éxito depende ___ el proveedor.
de
en
con
In Spanish you say "depender de". Memorize the pair: depend on ↔ depender de.
Think: depend on — which preposition is used in Spanish?
El equipo _____ entregar 4 horas.
tarda en
tarda de
tarda con
Formula: tardar en + infinitivo/sustantivo = "to take time to / to need time to…".
We’re looking for the fixed pattern "tardar __ + infinitivo".
¿Podemos ____ tu apoyo para el sprint?
contar con
soñar con
consistir en
"contar con" = "to count on / to rely on; to have available". The others don’t fit the meaning here.
How do you say "to count on someone" in Spanish?
La prueba consiste __ ejecutar casos.
en
de
con
Always "consistir en". Memorize it as a set expression.
Consistir ___ (the preposition is fixed here).

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