Main Spanish Verbs

to be (essential/permanent quality)

ser

to have (to do something, auxiliary verb)

haber

to be (health, location, state)

estar

to have

tener

to do, make

hacer

to be able, can

poder

to say, tell

decir

to go

ir

to see

ver

to give

dar

to know (information)

saber

to want, love

querer

to arrive, come, reach

llegar

to pass, spend (time), happen

pasar

to owe, must, should, ought to

deber

to put, place, set

poner

to seem, appear

parecer

to stay, remain

quedar

to believe

creer

to speak

hablar

to carry, bring

llevar

to leave, abandon, to let, allow

dejar

to follow, continue

seguir

to find, encounter

encontrar

to call, name

llamar

to come

venir

to think

pensar

to leave, go out

salir

to return, go back

volver

to take, drink

tomar

to know (people, places)

conocer

to live

vivir

to feel, regret

sentir

to treat, handle

tratar

to watch, look at

mirar

to count, relate, tell

contar

to begin, start

empezar

to wait for, hope

esperar

to search for, look for

buscar

to exist

existir

to enter, go in, come in

entrar

to work

trabajar

to write

escribir

to lose

perder

to produce

producir

to occur, happen

ocurrir

to understand

entender

to request, ask for

pedir

to receive, welcome, greet

recibir

to remember, remind

recordar

to finish, end

terminar

to permit, allow

permitir

to appear, show up

aparecer

to get, obtain

conseguir

to begin, start, commence

comenzar

to serve

servir

to take out, stick out

sacar

to need, require

necesitar

to maintain, get

mantener

to turn out (to be)

resultar

to read

leer

to fall

caer

to change

cambiar

to introduce

presentar

to create, make

crear

to open

abrir

to consider

considerar

to hear

oír

to finish, end

acabar

to convert, change

convertir

to win, gain, earn, get, acquire

ganar

to form, shape, fashion, make

formar

to bring, get, fetch, carry

traer

to divide, leave

partir

to die

morir

to accept, approve, agree to

aceptar

to achieve, accomplish

realizar

to suppose

suponer

to understand, comprehend

comprender

to get, achieve, attain

lograr

to explain

explicar

to ask, inquire

preguntar

to touch, play (instrument)

tocar

to recognize

reconocer

to study

estudiar

to reach, catch up

alcanzar

to be born

nacer

to direct

dirigir

to run

correr

to use, utilize

utilizar

to pay, pay for

pagar

to help

ayudar

to please, be pleasing

gustar

to play (a game or sport)

jugar

to listen, hear

escuchar

to fulfill, carry out

cumplir

to offer

ofrecer

to discover

descubrir

to raise, lift

levantar

to try, attempt

intentar