100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

ser

to be (long-term / permanent qualities) soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son

estar

to be (short-term or easily changeable qualities, LOCATION!) estoy, estás...

tener

to have e-ie / yo-go

hacer

to do, to make yo-go

poder

to be able, can o-ue

decir

to say, to tell yo-go, e-i

ir

to go voy, vas...

ver

to see

dar

to give doy

saber

to know (facts, information) sé

querer

to want, to love e-ie

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, to spend (time), to happen

deber

to owe, must, to ought to

poner

to put, to place, to set yo-go

parecer

to seem yo-zco

quedar

to stay, to remain

creer

to believe

hablar

to talk, to speak

llevar

to carry, to bring

dejar (\___)

to leave, to allow (\___)

seguir

to follow, to continue e-i

encontrar

to find, to encounter o-ue

llamar

to call, to name

venir

to come yo-go, e-ie

pensar

to think, to plan e-ie

salir

to leave, to go out yo-go

volver

to return o-ue

tomar

to take, to drink

conocer

to know / be familiar with (people, places, things) yo-zco

vivir

to live

sentir

to feel, to regret e-ie

tratar

to treat, to handle, to try

mirar

to watch, to look at

contar

to count, to relate or tell (a story) o-ue

empezar

to begin, to start e-ie

esperar

to wait, to hope

buscar

to search for, to look for

existir

to exist

entrar

to enter

trabajar

to work

escribir

to write

perder

to lose e-ie

producir

to produce yo-zco

ocurrir

to occur, to happen

entender

to understand e-ie

pedir

to ask for, to request

recibir

to receive

recordar

to remember, to remind o-ue

terminar

to end, to finish

permitir

to permit, to allow

aparecer

to appear, to show up yo-zco

conseguir

to obtain, to get e-i

comenzar

to begin, to start, to commence e-ie

servir

to serve e-i

sacar

to take out

necesitar

to need, to require

mantener

to maintain yo-go, e-ie

resultar

to turn out (to be \___)

leer

to read

caer

to fall yo-[i]go

cambiar

to change

presentar

to introduce

crear

to create, to make

abrir

to open

considerar

to consider

oír

to (physically) hear (something) yo-go, +y (oyes, oye..)

acabar

to finish, to end

convertir

to convert, to change e-ie

ganar

to win, to earn, to gain

formar

to form, to shape, to fashion or make

traer

to bring, to get / fetch, to carry yo [i]go

partir

to divide, to leave

aceptar

to accept, to approve, to agree to

realizar

to achieve, to attain, to accomplish

suponer

to suppose, to assume yo-go

comprender

to understand, to comprehend

lograr

to achieve, to attain

explicar

to explain

preguntar

to ask, to inquire

tocar

to touch, to play an instrument

reconocer

to recognize yo-zco

estudiar

to study

alcanzar

to reach, to catch up

nacer

to be born yo-zco

dirigir

to direct yo-jo

correr

to run

utilizar

to use, to utilize

pagar

to pay, to pay for

ayudar

to help

gustar

to please, to be pleasing

jugar

to play (a game or sport) u-ue

escuchar

to listen to

cumplir

to fulfill, to carry out

ofrecer

to offer yo-zco

descubrir

to discover

levantar

to raise, to lift

intentar

to try, to attempt

usar

to use

vencer

to defeat, to overcome, to conquer, to "beat" an adversary yo-zo