100 Common Spanish Verbs

ser

to be (permanent)

estar

to be (temporary)

tener

to have

hacer

to do, to make

poder

to be able to, can

decir

to say, to tell

ir

to go

ver

to see

dar

to give

saber

to know (facts/skills)

querer

to want, to love

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, to spend time

deber

to must, to owe

poner

to put, to place

creer

to believe

hablar

to talk, to speak

llevar

to carry, to take

dejar

to leave, to let

seguir

to follow, to continue

encontrar

to find

llamar

to call

venir

to come

pensar

to think

salir

to go out, to leave

volver

to return

tomar

to take, to drink

conocer

to know (people/places)

vivir

to live

sentir

to feel

tratar

to try, to deal

mirar

to look at

contar

to count, to tell

empezar

to begin, to start

esperar

to wait, to hope

buscar

to search, to look for

existir

to exist

entrar

to enter

trabajar

to work

escribir

to write

perder

to lose

producir

to produce

ocurrir

to occur

entender

to understand

pedir

to ask for, to request

recibir

to receive

recordar

to remember

terminar

to finish, to end

permitir

to allow, to permit

aparacer

to appear

consistir

to consist of

acabar

to finish, to end

enviar

to send

divertir

to entertain, to amuse

considerar

to consider

usar

to use

jugar

to play

sacar

to take out

sufrir

to suffer

ocupar

to occupy, to take up

cambiar

to change

anunciar

to announce

necesitar

to need

fumar

to smoke

preparar

to prepare

mejorar

to improve

construir

to build

describir

to describe

recoger

to collect, to pick up

alquilar

to rent

conducir

to drive

saludar

to greet

desear

to wish, to desire

probar

to try, to taste

negar

to deny

decidir

to decide

repetir

to repeat

luchar

to fight, to struggle

matar

to kill

encontrar

to find

reir

to laugh

correr

to run

abrir

to open

cerrar

to close

traer

to bring

vivir

to live

caer

to fall

caminar

to walk

cantar

to sing

platicar

to chat, to talk

dar

to give

salir

to go out, to leave

saber

to know

tener

to have

investigar

to research

guardar

to save, to keep

discutir

to discuss

influir

to influence

servir

to serve

finalizar

to finalize