200 Spanish Verbs Ranked by Frequency Flashcards
1
Q
English
A
Vocab Item
2
Q
to be (inherent characteristic)
A
ser
Present Participle: siendo
Past Participle: sido
Preterite: fui, fuiste, fue
3
Q
to have (auxiliary)
A
haber
4
Q
to be (state or condition)
A
estar
5
Q
to have; to possess
A
tener
6
Q
to make; to do
A
hacer
7
Q
to be able to; can
A
poder
8
Q
to say; to tell
A
decir
9
Q
to go
A
ir
10
Q
to see
A
ver
11
Q
to give
A
dar
12
Q
to know a fact; how to do something (present); to find out (preterite)
A
saber
13
Q
to wish; to want; to love
A
querer
14
Q
to arrive
A
llegar
15
Q
to pass; to spend
A
pasar
16
Q
to should; to ought; to owe
A
deber
17
Q
to put; to place
A
poner
18
Q
to seem; to look like
A
parecer
19
Q
to remain; to stay
A
quedar
20
Q
to believe; to think (creer *never* implies doubt in the afirmative)
A
creer
21
Q
to speak; to talk
A
hablar
22
Q
to take; to carry; to wear
A
llevar
23
Q
to let; to allow; to leave; to leave behind
A
dejar
24
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to follow; to continue
A
seguir
25
to find; to enounter
encontrar
26
to call; to call oneself
llamar, llamarse
27
to come
venir
28
to think; to plan
pensar
29
to leave; to go out
salir
30
to return (volver a + verb = to do something again)
volver
31
to take; to injest; to drink
tomar
32
to be familiar with
conocer
33
to live
vivir
34
to feel
sentir
35
to try; to treat; to deal with
tratar
36
to look; to watch
mirar
37
to count; to tell
contar
38
to begin; to start
empezar
39
to wait; to hope
esperar
40
to look \*for\*
buscar
41
to exist
existir
42
to enter
entrar
43
to work
trabajar
44
to write
escribir
45
to lose; to miss
perder
46
to produce; to cause
producir
47
to happen; to occur
ocurrir
48
to understand
entender
49
to ask for
pedir
50
to receive
recibir
51
to remember to remind
recordar
52
to end; to finish; to terminate
terminar
53
to allow; to permit
permitir
54
to appear
aparecer
55
to get; to obtain; to acquire
conseguir
56
to start; to commence
comenzar
57
to serve
servir
58
to take out
sacar
59
to need
necesitar
60
to maintain; to keep
mantener
61
to turn out (ie.; resulta que… It turns out that…); to result
resultar
62
to read
leer
63
to fall
caer
64
to change
cambiar
65
to introduce; to present
presentar
66
to create
crear
67
to open
abrir
68
to consider
considerar
69
to hear
oír
70
to end; to finish; acabar de + verb - to have just
acabar
71
to convert; to change; to become
convertir
72
to win; to earn
ganar
73
to form
formar
74
to bring; to carry
traer
75
to divide; to leave; a partir de - from; henceforward
partir
76
to die
morir
77
to accept
aceptar
78
to fulfill; to bring to fruition; to carry out
realizar
79
to suppose; to assume
suponer
80
to understand; to comprehend
comprender
81
to manage to achieve
lograr
82
to explain
explicar
83
to ask
preguntar
84
to touch; to play
tocar
85
to recognize; to admit
reconocer
86
to study
estudiar
87
to reach; overtake; catch up to
alcanzar
88
to be born
nacer
89
to direct; to manage
dirigir
90
to run
correr
91
to use; to utilize
utilizar
92
to pay
pagar
93
to help
ayudar
94
to be pleasing to
gustar
95
to play a sport; or game
jugar
96
to listen to
escuchar
97
to fulfill (cumplir años; to celebrate a birthday)
cumplir
98
to offer; present
ofrecer
99
to discover
descubrir
100
to raise; to lift; to levitate
levantar
101
to try; to attempt
intentar
102
to use
usar
103
to decide
decidir
104
to repeat
repetir
105
to forget
olvidar
106
to be worth; cost
valer
107
to eat
comer
108
to show
mostrar
109
to occupy; use
ocupar
110
to move; to incite
mover
111
to continue
continuar
112
to happen
suceder
113
to set; fix; fijarse-to notice
fijar
114
to refer
referir
115
to come near
acercar
116
to dedicate; to devote
dedicar
117
to learn
aprender
118
to buy
comprar
119
to go up
subir
120
to avoid; prevent
evitar
121
to interest
interesar
122
to close
cerrar
123
to toss; throw; cast
echar
124
to answer; to respond
responder
125
to suffer; to undergo
sufrir
126
to matter; to import
importar
127
to obtain; to get
obtener
128
to observe
observar
129
to indicate
indicar
130
to imagine
imaginar
131
to be accustomed to
soler
132
to stop; to detain
detener
133
to develop
desarrollar
134
to point (out); signal
señalar
135
to choose; elect
elegir
136
to prepare
preparar
137
to propose
proponer
138
to show; to demonstrate
demostrar
139
to mean
significar
140
to gather; to meet; to collect
reunir
141
to be lacking
faltar
142
to occompany
acompañar
143
to want; to desire; to wish for
desear
144
to teach; to show
enseñar
145
to build; to construct
construir
146
to sell
vender
147
to represent
representar
148
to dissappear; to vanish
desaparecer
149
to send; to order
mandar
150
to walk; to function
andar
151
to prefer
preferir
152
to assure; secure; insure
asegurar
153
to grow; to increase
crecer
154
to appear; to spring forth; to surge
surgir
155
to kill
matar
156
to deliver; to turn in; to hand in
entregar
157
to place; position; colocate
colocar
158
to establish
establecer
159
to keep; to save; to put away
guardar
160
to initiate; to start
iniciar
161
to go down; to let down
bajar
162
to notice
notar
163
to put in; to insert
meter
164
to act; to behave
actuar
165
to attempt
pretender
166
to remember; to remind
acordar
167
to cut
cortar
168
to correspond with; to correspond to
corresponder
169
to break
romper
170
to acquire; to get
adquirir
171
to throw; to launch
lanzar
172
to take advantage of; ¡Qué aproveche! - Enjoy!
aprovechar
173
to support; to lean upon
apoyar
174
to deny; to refuse
negar
175
to advance; to progress
avanzar
176
to resolve; to settle; to work out
resolver
177
to cost; to be hard
costar
178
to demand
exigir
179
to increase; to augment
aumentar
180
to pick up; to straighten up
recoger
181
to abandon; to leave a place
abandonar
182
to impose; to enforce
imponer
183
to oblige; to force
obligar
184
to apply
aplicar
185
to belong
pertenecer
186
to have means; to dispose
disponer
187
to express
expresar
188
to cause; to provoke
provocar
189
to defend; to protect
defender
190
to remove; to take away
quitar
191
to preserve; to conserve
conservar
192
to depend (upon)
depender
193
to mark; to dial
marcar
194
to share
compartir
195
to consist of
consistir
196
to constitute; to consist of
constituir
197
to cover
cubrir
198
to work; to function
funcionar
199
to fit
caber
200
to serve; to attend to
atender
201
to insist on
insistir
