Core verbs · Spanish

The 100 most common verbs. 131 Spanish words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.

A1

abrirverb

to open

I open the app in the morning.

andarverb

to walk

I prefer walking to taking the bus.

ayudarverb

to help

I help my mother at home.

bajarverb

to go down

I go down the stairs.

buscarverb

to look for

I've been looking for work for three months.

cerrarverb

to close

Close the door, please.

cogerverb

to take

Take bus number five.

comprarverb

to buy

I buy bread every day.

contestarverb

to answer

He doesn't answer my messages.

crecerverb

to grow

Children grow very fast.

creerverb

to believe

I think he's right.

darverb

to give

I give you my word.

deberverb

must / owe

You should study more.

decirverb

to say / tell

What does your father say?

empezarverb

to start

We start the project tomorrow.

encontrarverb

to find

I finally found the keys.

entrarverb

to enter

Come in, the door is open.

escribirverb

to write

I write in the chat every day.

escucharverb

to listen

Listen, someone is knocking at the door.

esperarverb

to wait / hope

I wait for the bus at the stop.

estarverb

to be (state/location)

I am at the office until six.

ganarverb

to win

Our team won the match.

gustarverb

to like

I really like classical music.

haberverb

there is / to have (aux.)

There is milk in the fridge.

hablarverb

to speak

I speak Spanish and a little English.

hacerverb

to do / make

What are you doing?

irverb

to go

We're going to the cinema tonight.

jugarverb

to play

I play tennis on Sundays.

leerverb

to read

I read a book every night.

llegarverb

to arrive

What time do you arrive?

llevarverb

to wear

I'm wearing a blue shirt.

mirarverb

to look / watch

I watch videos every night.

nacerverb

to be born

I was born in Moscow.

necesitarverb

to need

I need your help.

oírverb

to hear

I can’t hear you well, speak louder.

pagarverb

to pay

I’m paying for dinner today.

parecerverb

to seem

He looks tired today.

pasarverb

to pass / to happen

What’s going on here?

pensarverb

to think

I think of you every day.

perderverb

to lose

We lost the match by two goals.

ponerverb

to put / place

I put the keys on the table.

preferirverb

to prefer

I prefer coffee to tea.

preguntarverb

to ask

Ask the waiter for the menu.

quererverb

to want / love

I want to learn Spanish.

saberverb

to know

I can't speak French.

salirverb

to leave

What time do you leave work?

seguirverb

to go straight on

Go straight on until the square.

sentarseverb

to sit down

Sit down next to me.

serverb

to be

I'm a student.

subirverb

to go up

I go up the stairs every day.

tenerverb

to have

I have two brothers.

terminarverb

to finish

I finish work at six.

tomarverb

to take / to drink

I drink coffee in the morning.

traerverb

to bring

Bring the bread, please.

venderverb

to sell

We sell freshly baked bread.

venirverb

to come

Are you coming with me to the supermarket?

ververb

to see

I watch TV at night.

vivirverb

to live

I live in a house.

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acabarverb

to finish

The movie ends at midnight.

añadirverb

to add

I added your name to the list.

aparecerverb

to appear

The cat appeared at the window.

caerverb

to fall

Careful, the glass is about to fall.

cambiarverb

to change

I'm going to change jobs.

comenzarverb

to begin

The course begins in October.

compartirverb

to share

He shares the link with his friends on social media.

conocerverb

to know (a person)

I know this city well.

conseguirverb

to get / achieve

I got the job I wanted.

cortarverb

to cut

I cut the vegetables for the soup.

cumplirverb

to fulfill / to turn (age)

My son turns five tomorrow.

decidirverb

to decide

We decided to go by car.

dejarverb

to leave / stop

I quit smoking two years ago.

echar de menosphrase

to miss (sb / sth)

I really miss my family.

entenderverb

to understand

I don't understand what you're saying.

explicarverb

to explain

The teacher explains patiently.

intentarverb

to try

I'm going to try again.

lograrverb

to achieve / manage

I managed to finish the project on time.

mejorarverb

to improve

The weather is going to improve tomorrow.

morirverb

to die

My grandmother died last year.

mostrarverb

to show

I'll show you the photos from the trip.

moververb

to move

Help me move the sofa.

olvidarverb

to forget

I forgot to buy the bread.

poderverb

can / to be able to

Can you help me?

quedarseverb

to stay

I’m staying home this weekend.

recordarverb

to remember

I don't remember where I left the keys.

romperverb

to break

I broke the glass by accident.

sacarverb

to take out

Take out the trash, please.

salvarverb

to rescue

The doctor saved the patient's life.

tocarverb

to touch / play

I know how to play the guitar.

usarverb

to use

I don't use sugar in my coffee.

valer la penaphrase

to be worth it

This movie is worth watching.

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afirmarverb

to affirm

She claims she saw her in the park.

alcanzarverb

to reach

I reached my savings goal.

aplicarverb

to apply

You have to apply the cream twice a day.

aprovecharverb

to take advantage

I take advantage of the sales to buy coats.

asegurarverb

to assure / to insure

He assured us he would arrive on time.

caberverb

to fit (in)

Nothing more fits in the suitcase.

considerarverb

to consider

I consider it a good idea.

convencerverb

to convince

They convinced me to stay.

convertirverb

to turn into

They turned the factory into a museum.

crearverb

to create

He created a software company.

darse cuentaphrase

to realize

I didn't realize it was already late.

dependerverb

to depend

It depends on the weather whether we go to the beach.

desarrollarverb

to develop

He develops mobile apps.

describirverb

to describe

Describe the place in detail.

dirigirverb

to direct / to manage

He has conducted the orchestra since 2020.

dudarverb

to doubt

I doubt he'll arrive on time.

echar un vistazophrase

to take a look

Can you take a look at this document?

elegirverb

to choose

You choose the restaurant.

establecerverb

to establish

They established a new rule.

evitarverb

to avoid

I avoid the afternoon traffic.

existirverb

to exist

There's no perfect solution.

formarverb

to form

We formed a study group.

impedirverb

to prevent

The rain stopped me from going out.

incluirverb

to include

The menu includes dessert and coffee.

indicarverb

to indicate

The arrow indicates the exit.

mantenerverb

to maintain

I keep in touch with my former colleagues.

negarverb

to deny

He denies having taken the money.

observarverb

to observe

We observe the stars from the terrace.

ocurrirverb

to occur / to happen

The accident occurred in the early morning.

ofrecerverb

to offer

They offered me a better position.

permitirverb

to allow / permit

Smoking is not permitted here.

pillarverb

to catch / grab

This office is on my way.

producirverb

to produce

This region produces a lot of oil.

realizarverb

to carry out

We carried out the project in two months.

recibirverb

to receive

I received your letter this morning.

reconocerverb

to recognise

I didn't recognize you with short hair.

resolververb

to solve

I solved the problem quickly.

resultarverb

to turn out

The exam turned out to be easy.

señalarverb

to point out

The report points out several errors.

suponerverb

to suppose

I suppose he'll arrive late.

utilizarverb

to use

We use solar energy at home.

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