Common Spanish Verbs

ser

to be (essential/permanent quality)

estar

to be (health, location, state)

tener

to have

hacer

to do, make

poder

to be able to, can

decir

to say, tell

ir

to go

ver

to see

dar

to give

saber

to know (information)

querer

to want, love

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, to happen

deber

to owe; (+inf) must

poner

to put

parecer

to appear, seem, look like

quedar

to stay, remain

creer

to believe

hablar

to speak, talk

llevar

to carry, to take

dejar

to leave; to let

seguir

to follow, chase, persue

encontrar

to find (so, sth, after looking), encounter (a difficulty)

llamar

to call, to name

venir

to come

pensar

to think

salir

to leave, go out

volver

to return, go back

tomar

to take, drink

conocer

to know (people, places)

vivir

to live

sentir

to feel, regret

tratar

to treat, handle

mirar

to watch, look at

contar

to count, relate, tell

empezar

to begin, start

esperar

to hope

buscar

to search for, look for

existir

to exist

entrar

to enter, go in, come in

trabajar

to work

escribir

to write

perder

to lose

producir

to produce

ocurrir

to occur, happen

entender

to understand

pedir

to request, ask for

recibir

to receive, to welcome, greet

recordar

to remember, remind

terminar

to finish (an activity), end

permitir

to permit, allow

aparecer

to show up, appear

conseguir

to get; to achieve, obtain (a result);

comenzar

to begin, start, commence

servir

to serve

sacar

to take out, stick out

necesitar

to need, require

mantener

to maintain, confirm

resultar

to come of, to turn out (to be)

leer

to read

caer

to fall

cambiar

to change

presentar

to introduce

crear

to create, to make

abrir

to open

considerar

to consider

oír

to hear

acabar

to finish, end

convertir

to convert, change

ganar

to win, gain, earn, get, acquire

formar

to form, shape, fashion, make

traer

to bring, to get, fetch, to carry

partir

to leave, depart; to divide

morir

to die

aceptar

to accept, approve, to agree to

realizar

to realize, achieve, attain, accomplish

suponer

to suppose

comprender

to understand, comprehend

lograr

to manage, get; to achieve

explicar

to explain

preguntar

to ask, inquire

tocar

to touch, to play (an instrument)

reconocer

to recognize

estudiar

to study

alcanzar

to reach, catch up

nacer

to be born

dirigir

to direct

correr

to run

utilizar

to use, utilize

pagar

to pay, pay for

ayudar

to help

gustar

to please, be pleasing

jugar

to play (a game or sport)

escuchar

to listen to, hear

cumplir

to fulfil, carry out

ofrecer

to offer

descubrir

to discover

levantar

to raise, to lift

intentar

to try, attempt

usar

to use