There are quite a few commonly used Spanish verbs whose meaning includes a preposition, such as “to”, “of”, “out”, etc. Many beginners will make the mistake of adding the Spanish preposition after these verbs. Be sure to memorize this list!
apagar – to turn off
aprobar - to approve of
bajar – to go down
buscar – to look for
caerse – to fall down
conocer – to be acquainted with
elegir – to choose to
encender – to turn on
envolver – to wrap up
escuchar - to listen to
esperar – to hope for,wait for
lograr – to succeed in
merecer - to deserve to
mirar – to look at
pagar - to pay for
pedir - to ask for
poder - to be able to
preferir – to prefer to
sacar – to take out
subir – to go up