10 Most Common Spanish Verbs (present and imperfect) Flashcards

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1
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Ser

A

To be

Permanent

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Haber

A

To have

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Estar

A

To be

Temporary

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Tener

A

To have

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Hacer

A

To do, make

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Poder

A

To be able to, can

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Decir

A

To say, tell

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Ir

A

To go

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Ver

A

To see

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Dar

A

To give

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Soy

A

I am

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Eres

A

You are

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Es

A

He / she / it is

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Somos

A

We are

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Son

A

They are

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Yo era

A

I was being

I used to be

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Tú eras

A

You were being

You used to be

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18
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Èl era

A

He was being

He used to be

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Éramos

A

We were being

We used to be

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20
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Eran

A

They were being

They used to be

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21
Q

Difference between ser and estar?

A

Ser = permanent, unchanging characteristics (where you are from, your profession, religion)

Estar = temporary characteristics, feelings, locations, and present progressive verbs (ending in ing)

For how you feel or where you are, always use the word estar

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22
Q

Difference between tener and haber?

A

Tener = have possession of

Haber = helping verb (meaningless without being attached to another verb)

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23
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Estoy

A

I am

I am being

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24
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Estás

A

You are

You are being

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25
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Está

A

He/she/it is

He/she/it is being

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26
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Estamos

A

We are

We are being

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Están

A

They are

They are being

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Yo estaba

A

I was being

I used to be

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29
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Estabas

A

You were being

You used to be

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30
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El estaba

A

He was being

He used to be

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31
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Estábamos

A

We were

We were being

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32
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Estaban

A

They were

They were being

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33
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Tengo

A

I have

I am having

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34
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Tienes

A

You have

You are having

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35
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Tiene

A

He/she/it has

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36
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Tenemos

A

We have

We are having

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37
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Tienen

A

They have

They are having

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38
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Yo tenía

A

I was having

I used to have

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39
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tú tenías

A

You were having

You used to have

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40
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El tenía

A

He was having

He used to have

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41
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teníamos

A

We were having

We used to have

42
Q

tenían

A

They were having

They used to have

43
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Yo hago

A

I do
I am doing

I make
I am making

44
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tú haces

A

You do
You are doing

You make
You are making

45
Q

él hace

A

He does
He is doing

He makes
He is making

46
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nos. hacemos

A

We do
We are doing

We make
We are making

47
Q

Ellos hacen

A

They do
They are doing

They make
They are making

48
Q

Yo hacía

A

I was doing
I used to do

I was making
I used to make

49
Q

Hacías

A

You were doing
You used to do

You were making
You used to make

50
Q

El hacía

A

He was doing
He used to do

He was making
He used to make

51
Q

Nos. hacíamos

A

We were doing
We used to do

We were making
We used to make

52
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Ellos hacían

A

They were doing
They used to do

They were making
They used to make

53
Q

puedo

A

I can

54
Q

puedes

A

you can

55
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puede

A

he/she/it can

56
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podemos

A

we can

57
Q

pueden

A

they can

58
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yo podía

A

I was able

I used to be able

59
Q

podías

A

you were able

you used to be able

60
Q

el podía

A

He was able

He used to be able

61
Q

nos. podíamos

A

We were able

We used to be able

62
Q

ellos podían

A

they were able

they used to be able

63
Q

digo

A

I say

I am saying

64
Q

dices

A

you say

you are saying

65
Q

dice

A

he/she/it says

he/she/it is saying

66
Q

dicemos

A

we say

we are saying

67
Q

dicen

A

they say

they are saying

68
Q

yo decía

A

I was saying

I used to say

69
Q

decías

A

you were saying

you used to say

70
Q

decía

A

he was saying

he used to say

71
Q

decíamos

A

we were saying

we used to say

72
Q

decían

A

they were saying

they used to say

73
Q

voy

A

I go

I am going

74
Q

vas

A

you go

you are going

75
Q

va

A

he/she/it goes

he/she/it is going

76
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vamos

A

we go

we are going

77
Q

van

A

they go

they are going

78
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yo iba

A

I was going

I used to go

79
Q

ibas

A

you were going

you used to go

80
Q

el iba

A

he was going

he used to go

81
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íbamos

A

we were going

we used to go

82
Q

iban

A

they were going

they used to go

83
Q

veo

A

i see

i am seeing

84
Q

ves

A

you see

you are seeing

85
Q

ve

A

he sees

he is seeing

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Q

vemos

A

we see

we are seeing

87
Q

ven

A

they see

they are seeing

88
Q

yo veía

A

I would see

I was seeing

89
Q

veías

A

you would see

you were seeing

90
Q

el veía

A

he would see

he was seeing

91
Q

veíamos

A

we would see

we were seeing

92
Q

veían

A

they would see

they were seeing

93
Q

doy

A

I give

I am giving

94
Q

das

A

You give

You are giving

95
Q

da

A

he gives

he is giving

96
Q

damos

A

we give

we are giving

97
Q

dan

A

they give

they are giving

98
Q

yo daba

A

I was giving

I used to give

99
Q

dabas

A

you were giving

you used to give

100
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el daba

A

he was giving

he used to give

101
Q

dábamos

A

we were giving

we used to give

102
Q

daban

A

they were giving

they used to give