Verbos esenciales

abrir

to open

aprender

to learn

almorzar

to eat lunch

ayudar

to help

bailar

to dance

beber

to drink

buscar

to search for; to look for

caer

to fall

cambiar

to change

caminar; andar

to walk

cantar

to sing

celebrar

to celebrate

comenzar; empezar

to commence; to begin

comer

to eat

comprar

to buy

comprender

to comprehend

conocer

to know

contar

to count; to tell

contestar

to answer

continuar

to continue

correr

to run

crear

to create

creer

to believe; to think

dar

To give

deber

to ought to; to owe; should

decir

to say; to tell

descansar

to rest

describir

to describe

descubrir

to discover

dibujar

to draw

dormir

to sleep

encontrar

to encounter; to find

enseñar

to teach

entender

to understand

entrar

to enter

escribir

to write

escuchar

to listen

esperar

to wait (for); to wish (for); to hope (for)

estar

to be

estudiar

to study

explicar

to explain

formar

to form; to shape; to make

guardar

to save; to put away; to guard

gustar

to please; to like

hay

there is, there are

hablar

to speak; to talk

hacer

to do; to make

indicar

to indicate

invitar

to invite; to treat

ir

to go

jugar (a)

to play

juntar

to join; to unite; to put together; to meet

jurar

to promise; to swear

leer

to read

llamar

to call

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to wear; to carry

llover

to rain

manejar (conducir)

to drive

medir

to measure

mirar

to look; to watch

morir

to die

nadar

to swim

necesitar

to need

oír

to hear

parecer

to seem

pasar

to pass; to happen; to go through; to spend (time)

pedir

to order; to ask for

pensar

to think

permitir

to permit; to allow

poder

to be able to; can

poner (meter)

to put

practicar

to practice

preferir

to prefer

preguntar

to ask

preparar

to prepare; to get ready

presentar

to introduce; to present

querer

to want

recibir

to receive

recordar

to remember; to remind

regresar (volver)

to return; to come back

repetir

to repeat

responder (a)

to respond (to)

saber

to know

salir

to exit; to leave; to go out

seguir

to follow; to continue

ser

to be

servir

to serve

soler

to usually

tener

to have; to possess

terminar (acabar)

to finish; to end

tirar

to throw

tocar

to touch; to play

tomar

to take; to drink

trabajar

to work

traducir

to translate

traer

to bring

usar

to use

venir

to come

ver

to see