Usages of ponerse a
Ayer me puse a plantar el árbol allí.
Yesterday I started to plant the tree there.
Nos pusimos a regar las semillas con la manguera.
We started to water the seeds with the hose.
Mi madre se puso a podar los arbustos.
My mother started to prune the bushes.
La semana pasada mi padre se puso a plantar rosales.
My father started to plant rosebushes last week.
Mi hermano cogió la manguera y se puso a regar.
My brother took the hose and started to water.
Si te pones a estudiar ahora, vas a trasnochar.
If you start studying now, you are going to stay up late.
Me desvelo a menudo y me pongo a leer.
I often wake up in the night and start reading.
Las chicas se pusieron a integrar el código antiguo.
The girls started to integrate the old code.
Mi novia se puso a seguir el tutorial, pero acabó siendo frustrante.
My girlfriend started to follow the tutorial, but it ended up being frustrating.
Las vecinas se comportaban sospechosamente y se pusieron a murmurar.
The neighbors were behaving suspiciously and started to mutter.
Oye, a los tres días de fichar al jugador, se pusieron a entrenar.
Hey, three days after signing the player, they started to train.
A los ocho días de ascender, se pusieron a fichar jugadores.
Eight days after being promoted, they started to sign players.
Apenas me ve, mi perro se pone a ladrar.
As soon as he sees me, my dog starts barking.
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