Common Spanish Sentence Starters and Everyday Verbs

Voy

I go/I am going

Fui

I went/I was

Compré

I bought

Miré

I looked/I watched

Veo

I see/I watch

Vi

I saw/I watched

Tengo

I have

Tuve

I had

Quiero

I want

Quise

I wanted

Necesito

I need

Necesité

I needed

Puedo

I can

Pude

I could/I was able to

Debo

I should/I must

Debí

I should have/I had to

Hago

I do/I make

Hice

I did/I made

Digo

I say/I tell

Dije

I said/I told

Voy a

I am going to

Estoy

I am

Estuve

I was

Soy

I am

Fui

I was/I went

Como

I eat

Comí

I ate

Bebo

I drink

Bebí

I drank

Vivo

I live

Viví

I lived

Trabajo

I work

Trabajé

I worked

Estudio

I study

Estudié

I studied

Hablo

I speak

Hablé

I spoke

Escucho

I listen

Escuché

I listened

Busco

I look for

Busqué

I looked for

Encuentro

I find

Encontré

I found

Pienso

I think

Pensé

I thought

Sé

I know

Supe

I found out/I learned

Entiendo

I understand

Entendí

I understood

Llego

I arrive

Llegué

I arrived

Salgo

I leave

Salí

I left

Pongo

I put

Puse

I put

Traigo

I bring

Traje

I brought

Doy

I give

Di

I gave

Vengo

I come

Vine

I came

Pasa

It happens

Pasó

It happened

Me gusta

I like

Me gustó

I liked

Recuerdo

I remember

Recordé

I remembered

Olvido

I forget

Olvidé

I forgot

Ayudo

I help

Ayudé

I helped

Empiezo

I start

Empecé

I started

Termino

I finish

Terminé

I finished