Top 100 Verbs Flashcards
ser
to be (essential/permanent quality)
haber
to have (to do something, auxiliary verb)
estar
to be (health, location, state)
tener
to have
hacer
to do, make
poder
to be able, can
decir
to say, tell
ir
to go
ver
to see
dar
to give
saber
to know (information)
querer
to want, love
llegar
to arrive, come, reach
pasar
to pass, to spend (time), to happen
deber
to owe, must, should, ought to
poner
to put, place, set
parecer
to seem, appear
quedar
to stay, remain
creer
to believe
hablar
to speak
llevar
to carry, bring
dejar
to leave, abandon, to let, allow
seguir
to follow, continue
encontrar
to find, encounter
llamar
to call, to name
venir
to come
pensar
to think
salir
to leave, go out
volver
to return, go back
tomar
to take, drink
conocer
to know (people, places)
vivir
to live
sentir
to feel, regret
tratar
to treat, handle
mirar
to watch, look at
contar
to count, relate, tell
empezar
to begin, start
esperar
to wait for, to hope
existir
to exist
buscar
to search for, look for
entrar
to enter, go in, come in
trabajar
to work
escribir
to write
perder
to lose
producir
to produce
ocurrir
to occur, happen
entender
to understand
pedir
to request, ask for
recibir
to receive, to welcome, greet
recordar
to remember, remind
terminar
to finish, end
permitir
to permit, allow
aparecer
to appear, show up
conseguir
to get, obtain
comenzar
to begin, start, commence
servir
to serve
sacar
to take out, stick out
necesitar
to need, require
mantener
to maintain, get
resultar
to turn out (to be)
leer
to read
caer
to fall
cambiar
to change
presentar
to introduce
crear
to create, to make
abrir
to open
considerar
to consider
oír
to hear
acabar
to finish, end
convertir
to convert, change
ganar
to win, gain, earn, get, acquire
formar
to form, shape, fashion, make
traer
to bring, to get, fetch, to carry
partir
to divide, to leave
morir
to die
aceptar
to accept, approve, to agree to
realizar
to achieve, attain, accomplish
suponer
to suppose
comprender
to understand, comprehend
lograr
to get, obtain, to achieve, attain
explicar
to explain
preguntar
to ask, inquire
tocar
to touch, to play (an instrument)
Sé tocar la guitarra.
(“I know how to play the guitar.”)
OR for “to touch”:
No toques eso, está caliente.
(“Don’t touch that, it’s hot.”)
reconocer
to recognize
No lo reconocí con su nuevo corte de pelo.
(“I didn’t recognize him with his new haircut.”)
OR another meaning:
Debo reconocer que cometí un error.
(“I have to admit that I made a mistake.”)
estudiar
to study
Estudio español todos los días.
(“I study Spanish every day.”)
alcanzar
to reach, catch up
No puedo alcanzar el libro en la estantería.
(“I can’t reach the book on the shelf.”)
nacer
to be born
Mi hermano nació en abril.
(“My brother was born in April.”)
dirigir
to direct
Ella dirige una empresa pequeña.
(“She runs (directs) a small business.”)
correr
to run
Corremos en el parque por la mañana.
(“We run in the park in the morning.”)
utilizar
to use, utilize
Puedes utilizar mi computadora.
(“You can use my computer.”)
pagar
to pay, pay for
Voy a pagar la cuenta ahora.
(“I’m going to pay the bill now.”)
ayudar
to help
¿Puedes ayudarme con esto?
(“Can you help me with this?”)
gustar
to please, be pleasing, to like
Me gusta el chocolate.
(“I like chocolate.”)
jugar
to play (a game or sport)
Ellos juegan al fútbol todos los días.
(“They play soccer every day.”)
escuchar
to listen, hear
Escucho música por la mañana.
(“I listen to music in the morning.”)
cumplir
(to turn [age] / to fulfill, carry out)
Cumplo 27 años mañana.
(“I turn 27 years old tomorrow.”)
OR
Cumplo mis promesas siempre.
(“I always keep my promises.”)
ofrecer
to offer
Te ofrezco mi ayuda.
(“I offer you my help.”)
descubrir
to discover
Descubrimos un nuevo restaurante.
(“We discovered a new restaurant.”)
levantar
to get up, to raise, to lift
Me levanto a las ocho.
(“I get up at eight.”)
OR
Levanta la caja con cuidado.
(“Lift the box carefully.”)
intentar
to try, attempt
Intento aprender español.
(“I’m trying to learn Spanish.”)
