100 common Spanish verbs

haber (hay)

haber (hay)

to have (there is/ there are) (helping verb)

estar

to be (LoCo)

decir (i)

to say, to tell

dar

to give

deber

should

creer

to believe

cerrar (ie)

to close

dejar

to leave

encontrar (ue)

to find

conocer

to know (person/place)

contar (ue)

to count, to tell

empezar

to begin, to start (starts w/ e)

esperar

to wait, to hope

buscar

to look for

entrar

to enter

escribir

to write

entender (ie)

to understand

comenzar (ie)

to begin, to start (starts w/ c)

caer

to fall

cambiar

to change

crear

to create, to make

abrir

to open

considerar

to consider

acabar

to finish, to end

convertirse (ie)

to convert, to become

ganar

to win, to earn

aceptar

to accept

comprender

to understand, to comprehend

explicar

to explain

estudiar

to study

alcanzar

to reach, to catch up

correr

to run

ayudar

to help

gustar

to be pleasing

escuchar

to hear, to listen to

descubrir

to discover

comprar

to buy

aprender

to learn

almorzar

to eat lunch

andar

to walk around, to ride

divertirse (ie)

to have fun

acostarse

to lie down, to go to bed

cantar

to sing

decidir

to decide

caminar

to walk

costar (ue)

to cost

escoger

to choose

caber

to fit

asistir

to attend

agarrar

to grab, to take

hablar

to talk

hacer

to do/to make

intentar

to try/to attempt

ir

to go

jugar

to play

lastimarse

to hurt oneself

leer

to read

levantarse

to lift, to get oneself up

limpiar

to clean

llamar

to call

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to wear, to carry

manejar

to drive, to manage

mentir (ie)

to lie (not tell the truth)

mirar

to watch, to look at

morirse (ue)

to die

mostrar (ue)

to show

nacer

to be born

necesitar

to need

ocurrir

to occur, to happen

oír

to hear

pagar

to pay

parecer

to seem, to appear

pasar

to happen, to occur, to pass

pedir (i)

to ask for, to order

pensar (ie)

to think

perder (ie)

to lose

poder (ue)

to be able to

poner

to put, place

practicar

to practice

preferir (e-ie)

to prefer

preguntar

to ask

presentar

to present, introduce

probar (o-ue)

to try, to take, to try on

producir

to produce

quedarse

to stay, to remain

querer (e-ie)

to want

recibir

to receive

reconocer

to recognize

recordar

to remind, to remember

reírse

to laugh

romper

to break

saber

to know (facts or information)

sacar

to remove, to take out, to earn (grades)

salir

to leave, to go out

seguir (i)

to follow

sentirse

to feel

ser

to be (D.O.T)

servir (i)

to serve

subir

to go up, to upload