Comprehensive Guide to the Top 100 English Verbs
Verbs 1 to 25: 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 26 to 50: 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): O r
- 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 51 to 75: Communication and Learning (Comunicaci n 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): A adir / Sumar
- Spend (spend): Gastar (money) / Pasar (time)
- Grow (grou): Crecer / Cultivar
- Open (oupen): Abrir
- Walk (uok): Caminar
- Win (uin): Ganar
- Offer (ofer): Ofrecer
Verbs 76 to 100: 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