Common Verbs in Spanish

caer(se)

to fall (down)

conducir

to drive

dar

to give

despertar(se) (i-e)

to wake up

encontrar (o-ue)

to find

entender (e-ie)

to understand

explicar

to explain

ganar(se)

to win

levantarse

to get up, to stand up

llamar(se)

to call/to be called

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to carry away

mentir (e-ie)

mirar

to look at

oír

hear, listen

pasar

to happen, to spend (time)

pedir (e-i)

to ask for, to request

pensar (e-ie)

to think, to plan

perder (e-ie)

to lose

poner(se)

to put on

practicar deportes

to practice/play sports

preparar

to prepare

quedar(se)

to stay, remain

recordar (o-ue)

to remember

saber

to know (facts)

sacar

to take out

sacar buenas/malas notas

to get good grades/bad grades

sacar fotos

to take photos

seguir (e-i)

to follow, to continue

sentarse (e-ie)

to sit down

sentirse (e-ie)

to feel (emotions)

traer

to bring

venir (e-ie)

to come

vestirse (e-i)

to get dressed

arreglarse

to get ready

casarse

to get married

celebrar

to celebrate

cepillarse

to brush oneself

comenzar (e:ie)

to begin, to start

compartir

to share

descansar

to rest

devolver

to return something

dibujar

to draw

enojarse

to get angry

enseñar

to teach

graduarse

to graduate

gritar

to scream

mudarse

to move (from one house to another)

regalar

to give (a gift)

quitarse

to take off (clothing)

acabar

to finish

alcanzar

to reach, achieve

aparecer

to appear

comenzar

to begin, to start

conseguir

to get, obtain

considerar

to consider

cumplir

to complete

dejar

to leave (behind), to let

dirigir

to direct, manage

esperar

to wait for, to hope

lograr

to achieve

ocurrir

to occur

parar

to stop

parecer

to seem

partir

to depart

realizar

to perform, to accomplish

resultar

to result, to turn out

suponer

to suppose

tratar

to try

utilizar

to utilize

asistir a

to attend

cerrar (e-ie)

to close

correr

to run

deber

should, ought to

decir (e-i)

to say, to tell

describir

to describe

divertirse (e-ie)

to have fun

dormir(se) (o-ue)

to go to sleep; to fall asleep

hacer

to do, to make

ir de compras

to go shopping

jugar (u-ue)

to play (a sport or a game)

leer

to read

montar (en bicicleta)

to ride (a bike)

necesitar

to need

pintar

to paint, to color

poder (o-ue)

to be able, can

preferir (e-ie)

to prefer

salir

to leave, to go out

ser

servir (e-i)

to serve

tener

to have

tocar

to play (an instrument), to touch

tomar

to take, to drink

trabajar

to work

usar

to use

ver

to see, to watch

ver la tele

to watch television

ver una película

to watch a movie

viajar

to travel

visitar

to visit