Common Spanish Verbs for AP Exam

These flashcards cover common Spanish verbs that are frequently encountered on the AP exam.

gustar

to like

acercarse

to approach

acostarse

to go to bed

agradecer

to thank

almorzar

to have lunch

amanecer

to dawn

andar

to walk

apagar

to turn off

aparecer

to appear

apretar

to squeeze

atravesar

to cross

averiguar

to find out

bastar

to be enough

caber

to fit

caerse

to fall

comenzar

to begin

concluir

to conclude

conocer

to know / To be familiar with

construir

to build

continuar

to continue

corregir

to correct

corromper

to corrupt

creer

to believe

cubrir

to cover

dar

to give

desconfiar

to distrust

desmayarse

to faint

devolver

to return (an object)

dirigir

to direct

disfrazar

to disguise

divertirse

to have fun

dormir

to sleep

elegir

to choose

elogiar

to praise

empezar

to start

encontrar

to find

entregar

to deliver

enviar

to send

escribir

to write

especializarse

to specialize

faltar

to lack

incluir

to include

leer

to read

levantar

to raise

llorar

to cry

nevar

to snow

oír

to hear

olvidarse

to forget

organizar

to organize

pagar

to pay

pedir

to ask for

pegar

to hit / to stick

pensar

to think

perder

to lose

pescar

to fish

poder

to be able to

practicar

to practice

quedar

to stay / to remain

quejarse

to complain

querer

to want

recoger

to pick up

recomendar

to recommend

recordar

to remember

reducir

to reduce

repetir

to repeat

romper

to break

sacar

to take out

salir

to leave

sentarse

to sit down

servir

to serve

soler

to usually / to be accustomed to

sonreír

to smile

sustituir

to substitute

tocar

to touch / to play (an instrument)

vencer

to overcome

ver

to see

viajar

to travel

llegar

to arrive

ser

to be (permanent attributes)

seguir

to follow

conseguir

to achieve

perseguir

to chase

irse

to leave

saber

to know (facts)

traer

to bring

sentirse

to feel

venir

to come

decir

to say / to tell

haber

to have (auxiliary verb)

tener

to have (possession)

ponerse

to put on oneself

estar

to be (temporary states)

hacer

to do / to make

producir

to produce

jugar

to play (a game or sport)