Common Spanish Verbs

ser

to be

estar

to be

tener

to have

hacer

to do/ to make

ir

to go

ver

to see

poder

to be able to (can)

dar

to give

saber

to know/ to taste

poner

to put

pedir

to ask for

seguir

to follow

servir

to be used for

elegir

to choose

caer

to fall

oír

to hear

venir

to come

traer

to bring

haber

to have

salir

to leave

hablar

to speak

mirar

to watch

escuchar

to listen

ayudar

to help

comer

to eat

aprender

to learn

deber

to owe/ should

leer

to read

vivir

to live

permitir

to permit

recibir

to receive

abrir

to open

alcanzar

to reach

llegar

to arrive

buscar

to look for

parecer

to seem

conocer

to know

querer

to want

dirigir

to manage

construir

to build

exigir

to demand

jugar

to play

pensar

to think

empezar

to start

entender

to understand

volver

to return

doler

to hurt

sentir

to feel

morir

to die

conseguir

to get

obtener

to obtain

lograr

to achieve

luchar

to fight

acabar

to finish

terminar

to finish

aceptar

to accept

andar

to walk

bailar

to dance

beber

to drink

cambiar

to change

caminar

to walk

cantar

to sing

comprar

to buy

conducir

to drive

contar

to count

contestar

to answer

correr

to run

cortar

to cut

creer

to believe

decir

to say

dejar

to leave

desear

to wish

dibujar

to draw

dormir

to sleep

encontrar

to find

enseñar

to teach

esperar

to wait for

estudiar

to study

explicar

to explain

guardar

to keep

gustar

to like

lavar

to wash

limpiar

to clean

llamar

to call

llenar

to fill

llevar

to carry

llorar

to cry

manejar

to drive

mostrar

to show

necesitar

to need

olvidar

to forget

pagar

to pay

pasar

to pass

peinar

to comb

perder

to lose

preguntar

to ask

prestar

to lend/ to borrow

quedarse

to stay

romper

to break

sacar

to take out