200 Spanish Verbs Ranked by Frequency Flashcards
English
Vocab Item
to be (inherent characteristic)
ser
Present Participle: siendo
Past Participle: sido
Preterite: fui, fuiste, fue
to have (auxiliary)
haber
to be (state or condition)
estar
to have; to possess
tener
to make; to do
hacer
to be able to; can
poder
to say; to tell
decir
to go
ir
to see
ver
to give
dar
to know a fact; how to do something (present); to find out (preterite)
saber
to wish; to want; to love
querer
to arrive
llegar
to pass; to spend
pasar
to should; to ought; to owe
deber
to put; to place
poner
to seem; to look like
parecer
to remain; to stay
quedar
to believe; to think (creer *never* implies doubt in the afirmative)
creer
to speak; to talk
hablar
to take; to carry; to wear
llevar
to let; to allow; to leave; to leave behind
dejar
to follow; to continue
seguir
to find; to enounter
encontrar
to call; to call oneself
llamar, llamarse
to come
venir
to think; to plan
pensar
to leave; to go out
salir
to return (volver a + verb = to do something again)
volver
to take; to injest; to drink
tomar
to be familiar with
conocer
to live
vivir
to feel
sentir
to try; to treat; to deal with
tratar
to look; to watch
mirar
to count; to tell
contar
to begin; to start
empezar
to wait; to hope
esperar
to look *for*
buscar
to exist
existir
to enter
entrar
to work
trabajar
to write
escribir
to lose; to miss
perder
to produce; to cause
producir
to happen; to occur
ocurrir
to understand
entender
to ask for
pedir
to receive
recibir
to remember to remind
recordar
to end; to finish; to terminate
terminar
to allow; to permit
permitir
to appear
aparecer
to get; to obtain; to acquire
conseguir
to start; to commence
comenzar
to serve
servir
to take out
sacar
to need
necesitar
to maintain; to keep
mantener
to turn out (ie.; resulta que… It turns out that…); to result
resultar
to read
leer
to fall
caer
to change
cambiar
to introduce; to present
presentar
to create
crear
to open
abrir
to consider
considerar
to hear
oír
to end; to finish; acabar de + verb - to have just
acabar
to convert; to change; to become
convertir
to win; to earn
ganar
to form
formar
to bring; to carry
traer
to divide; to leave; a partir de - from; henceforward
partir
to die
morir
to accept
aceptar
to fulfill; to bring to fruition; to carry out
realizar
to suppose; to assume
suponer
to understand; to comprehend
comprender