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
to manage to achieve
lograr
to explain
explicar
to ask
preguntar
to touch; to play
tocar
to recognize; to admit
reconocer
to study
estudiar
to reach; overtake; catch up to
alcanzar
to be born
nacer
to direct; to manage
dirigir
to run
correr
to use; to utilize
utilizar
to pay
pagar
to help
ayudar
to be pleasing to
gustar
to play a sport; or game
jugar
to listen to
escuchar
to fulfill (cumplir años; to celebrate a birthday)
cumplir
to offer; present
ofrecer
to discover
descubrir
to raise; to lift; to levitate
levantar
to try; to attempt
intentar
to use
usar
to decide
decidir
to repeat
repetir
to forget
olvidar
to be worth; cost
valer
to eat
comer
to show
mostrar
to occupy; use
ocupar
to move; to incite
mover
to continue
continuar
to happen
suceder
to set; fix; fijarse-to notice
fijar
to refer
referir
to come near
acercar
to dedicate; to devote
dedicar
to learn
aprender
to buy
comprar
to go up
subir
to avoid; prevent
evitar
to interest
interesar
to close
cerrar
to toss; throw; cast
echar
to answer; to respond
responder
to suffer; to undergo
sufrir
to matter; to import
importar
to obtain; to get
obtener
to observe
observar
to indicate
indicar
to imagine
imaginar
to be accustomed to
soler
to stop; to detain
detener
to develop
desarrollar
to point (out); signal
señalar
to choose; elect
elegir
to prepare
preparar
to propose
proponer
to show; to demonstrate
demostrar
to mean
significar
to gather; to meet; to collect
reunir
to be lacking
faltar
to occompany
acompañar
to want; to desire; to wish for
desear
to teach; to show
enseñar
to build; to construct
construir
to sell
vender
to represent
representar
to dissappear; to vanish
desaparecer
to send; to order
mandar
to walk; to function
andar
to prefer
preferir
to assure; secure; insure
asegurar
to grow; to increase
crecer
to appear; to spring forth; to surge
surgir
to kill
matar
to deliver; to turn in; to hand in
entregar
to place; position; colocate
colocar
to establish
establecer
to keep; to save; to put away
guardar
to initiate; to start
iniciar
to go down; to let down
bajar
to notice
notar
to put in; to insert
meter
to act; to behave
actuar
to attempt
pretender
to remember; to remind
acordar
to cut
cortar
to correspond with; to correspond to
corresponder
to break
romper
to acquire; to get
adquirir
to throw; to launch
lanzar
to take advantage of; ¡Qué aproveche! - Enjoy!
aprovechar
to support; to lean upon
apoyar
to deny; to refuse
negar
to advance; to progress
avanzar
to resolve; to settle; to work out
resolver
to cost; to be hard
costar
to demand
exigir
to increase; to augment
aumentar
to pick up; to straighten up
recoger
to abandon; to leave a place
abandonar
to impose; to enforce
imponer
to oblige; to force
obligar
to apply
aplicar
to belong
pertenecer
to have means; to dispose
disponer
to express
expresar
to cause; to provoke
provocar
to defend; to protect
defender
to remove; to take away
quitar
to preserve; to conserve
conservar
to depend (upon)
depender
to mark; to dial
marcar
to share
compartir
to consist of
consistir
to constitute; to consist of
constituir
to cover
cubrir
to work; to function
funcionar
to fit
caber
to serve; to attend to
atender
to insist on
insistir
