Verbs I Flashcards
ser, estar
to be
ser is used to describe more permanent states of being
(Characteristics, Nationality/Origin, Occupation, Time, Event Location)
estar is generally used for more temporary states, except for places
(Temporary Conditions, Location (except for events), Feelings/Emotions/Health)
tener
to have, own, posess
express possession, age, and obligation
hacer
to make/to do
poder
to be able to, can
decir
to say, tell
haber
to have
haber is often used as an auxiliary verb. It is involved in the formation of all Spanish compound tenses, meaning it needs to be combined with another conjugated verb in order to make sense.
It can also be an impersonal verb. In this case, it expresses existence and translates to “there is” or “there are.”
ir
to go
dar
to give
ver
to see
Using your sense of sight unconsciously to look at something tangible or intangible
saber
to know facts
pasar
to pass by
deber
must, owe
querer
to want
Llegar
to arrive, to get here
dejar
to leave
Llevar
to take something or someone
Llevar means to transport something or someone from one place to another.
If a person is being taken somewhere, llevar is followed by the preposition a.
encontrar
to find
seguir
to follow
poner
to put
quedar
to stay
parecer
to seem
hablar
to speak
pensar
to think
volver
to return, to go back to, to come back
conocer
to know (of a person, place, or thing) to be acquainted with
When followed by a person or a word that refers to a person, the verb will be followed by the preposition a
saber
to know (facts, information, how to do something) to know how
tomar
to take a means of transportation
to take something by mouth
Sacar
to take out
Ex: “take out the garbage” or “take out your homework.”
There is no need to use the preposition “out” after sacar, even though in most cases where this verb is used in English it is followed by “out.”
salir
to go out
to get out
to exit
producir
to produce, to make
venir
to come
llamar
to call (get someone's attention) to communicate by telephone
esperar
to wait
mirar
to look at
Using your sense of sight in a deliberate way to observe consciously a physical person or object.
sentir
to feel
vivir
to live
buscar
to search
creer
to believe
crear
to create
perder
to lose
existir
to exist
considerar
to consider
abrir
to open
trabajar
to work
recibir
to receive
mantener
to maintain
explicar
to explain
lograr
to achieve
empezar
to start/begin
comenzar
to start/begin (more formal than empezar) (commence)
