Comprehensive Guide to the Top 100 English Verbs

Verbs 11 to 2525: Foundational Vocabulary

  • Be (bi): Ser / Estar
  • Have (jav): Tener / Haber
  • Do (du): Hacer (referring specifically to performing an action)
  • Say (sei): Decir
  • Go (gou): Ir
  • Get (guet): Conseguir / Obtener / Llegar
  • Make (meik): Hacer (specifically used for manufacturing, fabricating, or creating something)
  • Know (nou): Saber / Conocer
  • Think (zink): Pensar (Note: the "th" sound in this word is pronounced similar to the Spanish "z")
  • Take (teik): Tomar / Llevar
  • See (si): Ver
  • Come (kam): Venir
  • Want (uont): Querer
  • Look (luk): Mirar / Parecer
  • Use (ius): Usar
  • Find (faind): Encontrar
  • Give (guiv): Dar
  • Tell (tel): Contar / Decir a alguien
  • Work (uork): Trabajar
  • Call (kol): Llamar
  • Try (trai): Intentar / Probar
  • Ask (ask): Preguntar / Pedir
  • Need (nid): Necesitar
  • Feel (fil): Sentir
  • Become (bikom): Convertirse en / Llegar a ser

Verbs 2626 to 5050: Everyday Actions (Acciones cotidianas)

  • Leave (liv): Dejar / Salir / Irse
  • Put (put): Poner
  • Mean (min): Significar / Querer decir
  • Keep (kip): Mantener / Guardar
  • Let (let): Dejar / Permitir
  • Begin (biguin): Empezar
  • Seem (sim): Parecer
  • Help (jelp): Ayudar
  • Talk (tok): Hablar
  • Turn (tern): Girar / Voltear
  • Start (start): Comenzar
  • Show (shou): Mostrar
  • Hear (jir): Or
  • Play (plei): Jugar / Tocar un instrumento
  • Run (ran): Correr
  • Move (muv): Mover / Mudarse
  • Like (laik): Gustar
  • Live (liv): Vivir
  • Believe (biliv): Creer
  • Hold (jold): Sostener / Sujetar
  • Bring (bring): Traer
  • Happen (japen): Suceder / Pasar
  • Write (rait): Escribir
  • Provide (provaid): Proveer / Proporcionar
  • Sit (sit): Sentarse

Verbs 5151 to 7575: Communication and Learning (Comunicacin y aprendizaje)

  • Stand (stand): Ponerse de pie / Estar de pie
  • Lose (luz): Perder
  • Pay (pei): Pagar
  • Meet (mit): Conocer (a alguien) / Reunirse
  • Include (inklud): Incluir
  • Continue (kontiniu): Continuar
  • Set (set): Establecer / Configurar
  • Learn (lern): Aprender
  • Change (cheinch): Cambiar
  • Lead (lid): Liderar / Guiar
  • Understand (anderstand): Entender
  • Watch (uach): Observar / Mirar (specifically for television or monitoring)
  • Follow (folou): Seguir
  • Stop (stop): Detener / Parar
  • Create (krieit): Crear
  • Speak (spik): Hablar (specifically for speaking a language or addressing the public)
  • Read (rid): Leer
  • Allow (alau): Permitir
  • Add (ad): Aadir / Sumar
  • Spend (spend): Gastar (money) / Pasar (time)
  • Grow (grou): Crecer / Cultivar
  • Open (oupen): Abrir
  • Walk (uok): Caminar
  • Win (uin): Ganar
  • Offer (ofer): Ofrecer

Verbs 7676 to 100100: Movement and Decisions (Movimiento y decisiones)

  • Remember (rimember): Recordar
  • Love (lov): Amar / Encantar
  • Consider (konsider): Considerar
  • Appear (apir): Aparecer / Parecer
  • Buy (bai): Comprar
  • Wait (ueit): Esperar (representing the passage of time)
  • Serve (serv): Servir
  • Die (dai): Morir
  • Send (send): Enviar
  • Expect (ekspekt): Esperar (representing having an expectation)
  • Build (bild): Construir
  • Stay (stei): Quedarse
  • Fall (fol): Caer
  • Cut (kat): Cortar
  • Reach (rich): Alcanzar / Llegar a
  • Kill (kil): Matar
  • Remain (rimein): Permanecer / Quedar
  • Suggest (suyest): Sugerir
  • Raise (reiz): Levantar / Criar
  • Pass (pas): Pasar / Aprobar
  • Sell (sel): Vender
  • Require (rikuair): Requerir
  • Report (riport): Reportar / Informar
  • Decide (disaid): Decidir
  • Pull (pul): Jalar / Tirar de