Most Common Spanish Verbs

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering the most common Spanish verbs from Dr. S. Acosta's lecture notes.

abandonar

to abandon, leave

acabar

to finish, end

aceptar

to accept, approve, to agree to

acompañar

to accompany

anunciar

to announce

apoyar

to support, hold up

aprovechar

to take advantage of

asegurar

to assure, secure

ayudar

to help

bajar

to lower, go down, descend, download

cambiar

to change

comentar

to comment on

comprar

to buy, purchase

conservar

to preserve, conserve, to keep, retain

considerar

to consider

contetar

to answer

cortar

to cut

crear

to create, to make

dejar

to leave, abandon, to let, allow

desarrollar

to develop, expand, to unroll, unwind, to unfold

desear

to desire, want, wish

echar

to throw, cast, fling

enseñar

to teach, instruct, train, educate

entrar

to enter,go in, come in

escapar

to escape

escuchar

to listen, hear

esperar

to wait

estudiar

to study

evitar

to avoid, to prevent

faltar

to lack, be lacking, missing

fijar

to fix, fasten, secure

funcionar

to function, run

ganar

to win, gain, earn, get, acquire

guardar

to guard, protect, to keep

*gustar (me gusta…)

to please, like

hablar

to speak, talk

imaginar

to imagine

importar

to import, to be important, to care about something

iniciar

to initiate, in, start

intentar

to try, attempt

interesar

to interest,be of interest(to)

matar

to kill, slaughter

levantar

to raise, to lift

lograr

to get, obtain, to achieve, attain

llamar

to call, to name

llevar

to carry, bring

mandar

to order,to tellwhat to do

mirar

to watch, look at

necesitar

to need, require

notar

to note, notice, observe

observar

to observe

ocupar

to occupy

olvidar

to forget

participar

to participate, to share in

pasar

to pass, to spend (time), to happen

preguntar

to ask, inquire

preocupar

tot worry

prestar

to lend

pesar

to weigh, to weigh down

preparar

to prepare, get (something) ready

presentar

to introduce, to present

quedar

to stay, remain

quitar

to remove take away

resultar

to turn out (to be)

terminar

to finish, end

tirar

to throw, to shoot, to throw away, to pull

tomar

to take, drink

trabajar

to work

tratar

to treat, handle

usar

to use

viajar

to travel

aprender

to learn

beber

to drink

comprender

to understand/comprehend

comer

to eat

correr

to run

deber

to owe, must, should, ought to

depender

to depend, rely

meter

to put (in), place, insert

pretender

to pretend, aim

responder

to respond, answer

vender

to sell

compartir

to share, to divide (up)

consistir

to consist

cumplir

to fulfil, carry out

decidir

to decide, settle, resolve

existir

to exist

insistir

to insist

ocurrir

to occur, happen

partir

to divide, to leave

permitir

to permit, allow

recibir

to receive, to welcome, greet

subir

to go up, rise move up, climb, raise up

sufrir

to suffer, to undergo, experience

vivir

to live