Key Spanish Verbs Flashcards

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1
Q

to speak, to talk

A

hablar

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2
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to go out, to leave

A

salir

(sail out the door)

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3
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to think that

A

pensar que

(holding a pen with a giant brain on it)

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4
Q

to believe that

A

creer que

(a crazy man believes he’s a crayon)

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5
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to hear

A

oír

(an old ear hears)

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6
Q

to write

A

escribir

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7
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to begin

A

empezar

(an emperor begins a charriot race)

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8
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to start

A

comenzar

(a comb starts a hair combing race)

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9
Q

to know (a fact)

A

saber (un hecho)

(a saber tooth tiger knows it’s extinct)

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10
Q

to know (someone), to meet

A

conocer

(an ice cream cone meets a little boy who’s about to eat him)

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11
Q

to come

A

venir

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12
Q

to read

A

leer

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13
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to see

A

ver

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14
Q

to live

A

vivir

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15
Q

to drink

A

beber, tomar

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16
Q

to give

A

dar

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17
Q

to buy

A

comprar

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18
Q

to study

A

estudiar

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19
Q

to construct, to build

A

construir

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20
Q

to say, to tell

A

decir

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21
Q

to lose

A

perder

(I lost the pear. Where is the pear? PEAR is Dare)

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22
Q

to want

A

querer

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23
Q

to have to

A

tener que

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24
Q

must

A

deber

(That is a MUSTy smell. What is it. Da BEAR)

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25
Q

to be able to

A

poder

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26
Q

to sleep

A

dormir

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27
Q

to count

A

contar

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28
Q

to pay

A

pagar

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29
Q

to learn

A

aprender

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30
Q

to ask (a question)

A

preguntar, hacer una pregunta

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31
Q

to think

A

pensar

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32
Q

to bring

A

traer

(TRY the HAIR I brought)

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33
Q

to enter

A

entrar

34
Q

to sing

A

cantar

35
Q

to have

A

tener

36
Q

to watch

A

mirar

(WATCHing a MIRROR - like it’s a TV)

37
Q

to call

A

llamar

38
Q

to have fun

A

divertirse

(a DIVER having a lot of fun)

39
Q

to comprehend

A

comprender

40
Q

to understand

A

entender

41
Q

to eat

A

comer

42
Q

to feel

A

sentirse

(SEND TEARS that I FEEL on my face)

43
Q

to go

A

ir

44
Q

to play (a sport)

A

jugar (un deporte)

45
Q

to put

A

poner

(A PONY PUTTs)

46
Q

to rain

A

llover

47
Q

to move (physically)

A

mover

48
Q

to move (changing houses)

A

mudarse

(moving from one house to another covered with MUD and TAR)

49
Q

to look for

A

buscar

(LOOKing for a BUS on top of a CAR)

50
Q

to spend (time)

A

pasar (tiempo)

51
Q

to wait for (the bus)

A

esperar (el autobús)

52
Q

to work

A

trabajar

53
Q

to arrive

A

llegar

(YAY CAR you finally ARRIVED!)

54
Q

to listen (to)

A

escuchar

55
Q

to dance

A

bailar

56
Q

to travel

A

viajar

57
Q

to try to, to attempt

A

tratar de

(a horse TRYs TO TROT)

58
Q

to serve

A

servir

59
Q

to start over

A

volver a empezar

(volver = to return)

(empezar = to start)

60
Q

to take out

A

sacar

(TAKEing OUT a SICK CAR because he’s throwing up)

61
Q

to shout, to yell

A

gritar

62
Q

to throw out

A

botar

(THROWing OUT a BOAT because it’s covered with TAR)

63
Q

to try (e.g. food)

A

probar

64
Q

to cook

A

cocinar

65
Q

to sit down

A

sentarse

66
Q

to hug

A

abrazar

67
Q

to need

A

necesitar

68
Q

to use

A

usar

69
Q

to walk

A

caminar

70
Q

to return

A

volver

71
Q

to come back

A

regresar

72
Q

to find

A

encontrar

73
Q

to die

A

morir

(the MORGUE HERE is where you DIE)

74
Q

to prefer

A

preferir

75
Q

to paint

A

pintar

76
Q

to burn

A

quemar

77
Q

to cut

A

cortar

78
Q

to choose

A

escoger

(choose snails (ECSARgo)

79
Q

to describe

A

describir

80
Q

to correct

A

corregir