10 Most Common Spanish Verbs (present and imperfect) Flashcards
1
Q
Ser
A
To be
Permanent
2
Q
Haber
A
To have
3
Q
Estar
A
To be
Temporary
4
Q
Tener
A
To have
5
Q
Hacer
A
To do, make
6
Q
Poder
A
To be able to, can
7
Q
Decir
A
To say, tell
8
Q
Ir
A
To go
9
Q
Ver
A
To see
10
Q
Dar
A
To give
11
Q
Soy
A
I am
12
Q
Eres
A
You are
13
Q
Es
A
He / she / it is
14
Q
Somos
A
We are
15
Q
Son
A
They are
16
Q
Yo era
A
I was being
I used to be
17
Q
Tú eras
A
You were being
You used to be
18
Q
Èl era
A
He was being
He used to be
19
Q
Éramos
A
We were being
We used to be
20
Q
Eran
A
They were being
They used to be
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
22
Q
Difference between tener and haber?
A
Tener = have possession of
Haber = helping verb (meaningless without being attached to another verb)
23
Q
Estoy
A
I am
I am being
24
Q
Estás
A
You are
You are being
25
Está
He/she/it is
| He/she/it is being
26
Estamos
We are
| We are being
27
Están
They are
| They are being
28
Yo estaba
I was being
| I used to be
29
Estabas
You were being
| You used to be
30
El estaba
He was being
| He used to be
31
Estábamos
We were
| We were being
32
Estaban
They were
| They were being
33
Tengo
I have
| I am having
34
Tienes
You have
| You are having
35
Tiene
He/she/it has
36
Tenemos
We have
| We are having
37
Tienen
They have
| They are having
38
Yo tenía
I was having
| I used to have
39
tú tenías
You were having
| You used to have
40
El tenía
He was having
| He used to have
41
teníamos
We were having
| We used to have
42
tenían
They were having
| They used to have
43
Yo hago
I do
I am doing
I make
I am making
44
tú haces
You do
You are doing
You make
You are making
45
él hace
He does
He is doing
He makes
He is making
46
nos. hacemos
We do
We are doing
We make
We are making
47
Ellos hacen
They do
They are doing
They make
They are making
48
Yo hacía
I was doing
I used to do
I was making
I used to make
49
Hacías
You were doing
You used to do
You were making
You used to make
50
El hacía
He was doing
He used to do
He was making
He used to make
51
Nos. hacíamos
We were doing
We used to do
We were making
We used to make
52
Ellos hacían
They were doing
They used to do
They were making
They used to make
53
puedo
I can
54
puedes
you can
55
puede
he/she/it can
56
podemos
we can
57
pueden
they can
58
yo podía
I was able
| I used to be able
59
podías
you were able
| you used to be able
60
el podía
He was able
| He used to be able
61
nos. podíamos
We were able
| We used to be able
62
ellos podían
they were able
| they used to be able
63
digo
I say
| I am saying
64
dices
you say
| you are saying
65
dice
he/she/it says
| he/she/it is saying
66
dicemos
we say
| we are saying
67
dicen
they say
| they are saying
68
yo decía
I was saying
| I used to say
69
decías
you were saying
| you used to say
70
decía
he was saying
| he used to say
71
decíamos
we were saying
| we used to say
72
decían
they were saying
| they used to say
73
voy
I go
| I am going
74
vas
you go
| you are going
75
va
he/she/it goes
| he/she/it is going
76
vamos
we go
| we are going
77
van
they go
| they are going
78
yo iba
I was going
| I used to go
79
ibas
you were going
| you used to go
80
el iba
he was going
| he used to go
81
íbamos
we were going
| we used to go
82
iban
they were going
| they used to go
83
veo
i see
| i am seeing
84
ves
you see
| you are seeing
85
ve
he sees
| he is seeing
86
vemos
we see
| we are seeing
87
ven
they see
| they are seeing
88
yo veía
I would see
| I was seeing
89
veías
you would see
| you were seeing
90
el veía
he would see
| he was seeing
91
veíamos
we would see
| we were seeing
92
veían
they would see
| they were seeing
93
doy
I give
| I am giving
94
das
You give
| You are giving
95
da
he gives
| he is giving
96
damos
we give
| we are giving
97
dan
they give
| they are giving
98
yo daba
I was giving
| I used to give
99
dabas
you were giving
| you used to give
100
el daba
he was giving
| he used to give
101
dábamos
we were giving
| we used to give
102
daban
they were giving
| they used to give
