200 most common Spanish verbs

ser

to be (inherent characteristic)

haber

to have (auxiliary--usually used in perfect tenses, ex: "I have eaten." It does NOT mean "to possess")

estar

to be (state or condition)

tener

to have, to possess

hacer

to make, to do

poder

to be able to, can

decir

to say, to tell

ir

to go

ver

to see

dar

to give

saber

to know a fact, how to do something (present), to find out (preterite)

querer

to wish, to want, to love

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, to happen, to spend time

deber

should, ought, to owe

poner

to put, to place

parecer

to seem, to look like

quedar

to remain, be left over; to settle on

creer

to believe, to think (creer *never* implies doubt in the affirmative)

hablar

to speak, to talk

llevar

to take, to carry, to wear

dejar

to let, to allow, to leave (something or someone), to leave behind

seguir

to follow, to continue

encontrar

to find, to encounter

llamar, llamarse

to call, to call oneself

venir

to come

pensar

to think, to plan

salir

to leave, to go out

volver

to return (volver a + verb = to do something again)

tomar

to take, to ingest, to drink

conocer

to be familiar with

vivir

to live

sentir

to feel

tratar

to try, to treat, to deal with

mirar

to look, to watch

contar

to count, to tell

empezar

to begin, to start

esperar

to wait, to hope

buscar

to look *for*

existir

to exist

entrar

to enter

trabajar

to work

escribir

to write

perder

to lose, to miss

producir

to produce, to cause

ocurrir

to happen, to occur

entender

to understand

pedir

to ask for

recibir

to receive

recordar

to remember; to remind

terminar

to end, to finish, to terminate

permitir

to allow, to permit

aparecer

to appear

conseguir

to get, to obtain, to acquire

comenzar

to start, to commence

servir

to serve

sacar

to take out

necesitar

to need

mantener

to maintain, to keep

resultar

to turn out (ie., resulta que "It turns out that"), to result

leer

to read

caer

to fall

cambiar

to change

presentar

to introduce, to present

crear

to create

abrir

to open

considerar

to consider

oír

to hear

acabar

to end, to finish

acabar de + verb

to have just (done something)

convertir

to convert, to change, to become

ganar

to win, to earn

formar

to form

traer

to bring, to carry

partir

to divide, to leave, a partir de - from, henceforward

morir

to die

aceptar

to accept

realizar

to fulfill, to achieve, to bring to fruition, to carry out

suponer

to suppose, to assume

comprender

to understand, to comprehend

lograr

to manage to achieve

explicar

to explain

preguntar

to ask (a question)

tocar

to touch; to play an instrument

reconocer

to recognize, to admit

estudiar

to study

alcanzar

to reach, overtake, catch up to

nacer

to be born

dirigir

to direct, to manage

correr

to run

utilizar

to use, to utilize

pagar

to pay

ayudar

to help

gustar

to be pleasing to

jugar

to play a sport, or game

escuchar

to listen to

cumplir

to fulfill (cumplir años, to celebrate a birthday)

ofrecer

to offer, present

descubrir

to discover

levantar

to raise, to lift, to levitate