100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

Ser

To be (permanent quality)

Haber

To have (existence, auxiliary verb)

Estar

To be (non-permanent quality)

Tener

To have (possession, age, obligation, states of being)

Hacer

To do / to make

Poder

To be able to

Decir

To say / to tell

Ir

To go

Ver

To see

Dar

To give

Saber

To know (information / how to do a task)

Querer

To want / to love

Llegar

To arrive / to come / to reach

Pasar

To spend time / to pass / to happen

Deber

Must / should / to owe

Poner

To put / to place / to set

Parecer

To seem / to appear

Quedar

To stay / to remain

Creer

To believe

Hablar

To speak

Llevar

To carry / to bring

Dejar

To leave (something somewhere)

Seguir

To follow / to continue

Encontrar

To find / to encounter

Llemar

To call / to name

Venir

To come

Pensar

To think

Salir

To leave / to go out

Volver

To return / to go back

Tomar

To take / to drink

Conocer

To know (people / places)

Vivir

To live

Sentir

To feel / to regret

Tratar

To address / to treat

Mirar

To look / to watch

Contar

To count / to relate

Empezar

To begin / to start

Esperar

To hope / to wait for

Buscar

To search for / to look for

Existir

To exist

Entrar

To enter / to go in

Trabajar

To work

Escribir

To write

Perder

To lose

Producir

To produce

Occurir

To occur / to happen

Entender

To understand

Pedir

To ask for / to request

Recibir

To receive

Recordar

To remember / to remind

Terminar

To finish / to end

Permitir

To permit / to allow

Aparecer

To appear / to show up

Conseguir

To get / to obtain

Servir

To serve

Sacar

To take out / to stick out

Necesitar

To need

Mantener

To maintain / to get

Resultar

To turn out (to be)

Leer

To read

Caer

To fall

Cambiar

To change

Presentar

To introduce

Crear

To create

Abrir

To open

Considerar

To consider

Oír

To hear / to overhear / to catch

Escuchar

To hear

Acabar

To finish / to end (something in the recent past)

Convertir

To convert

Ganar

To win / to gain / to aquire

Formar

To form / to shape

Traer

To bring / to get / to fetch

Partir

To split / to depart / to divide

Morir

To die

Aceptar

To accept / to approve

Realizar

To realize / to achieve

Suponer

To suppose

Comprender

To understand / to comprehend (usually deeper than entender)

Lograr

To get / to obtain / to attain

Explicar

To explain

Preguntar

To ask

Tocar

To touch / to play (instrument)

Reconocer

To recognize

Estudiar

To study

Alcanzar

To catch up / to reach

Nacer

To be born

Dirigir

To direct

Correr

To run

Utilizar

To use / to utilize

Pagar

To pay

Ayudar

To help

Gustar

To please (liking someone)

Jugar

To play (sport)

Escuchar

To listen / to hear

Cumplir

To fulfil / to carry out

Ofrecer

To offer

Descubrir

To discover

Levantar

To raise / to lift

Intentar

To try / to attempt