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Spanish vocabulary · Topic 6 of 10

Everyday Verbs in Spanish

Spanish verbs fall into three groups by their ending: -ar, -er, and -ir, as in hablar, comer, and vivir. These 100 verbs are shown in the infinitive, the dictionary form. Tú and usted use different endings, and ustedes is the plural on these pages.

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  1. 1to beverbsertemporary states and location: estar
  2. 2to haveverbtener
  3. 3to goverbir
  4. 4to eatverbcomer
  5. 5to drinkverbbeber
  6. 6to speakverbhablar
  7. 7to do / to makeverbhacer
  8. 8to wantverbquerer
  9. 9to likeverbgustarme gusta; the thing is the subject
  10. 10to loveverbamar
  11. 11to sleepverbdormir
  12. 12to comeverbvenir
  13. 13to know (a fact)verbsaber
  14. 14to know (a person or place)verbconocer
  15. 15to seeverbver
  16. 16to look / to watchverbmirarto watch: ver
  17. 17to hearverboír
  18. 18to listenverbescuchar
  19. 19to readverbleer
  20. 20to writeverbescribir
  21. 21to workverbtrabajar
  22. 22to studyverbestudiar
  23. 23to learnverbaprender
  24. 24to teachverbenseñar
  25. 25to understandverbentender
  26. 26to sayverbdecir
  27. 27to tellverbcontaralso: decir
  28. 28to askverbpreguntarto ask for: pedir
  29. 29to answerverbresponder
  30. 30to thinkverbpensarto think that / to find: creer
  31. 31to believeverbcreer
  32. 32to needverbnecesitar
  33. 33can (to be able to)verbpoderto know how: saber
  34. 34must (to have to)verbtener que
  35. 35to giveverbdar
  36. 36to takeverbtomarto grab: agarrar
  37. 37to buyverbcomprar
  38. 38to sellverbvender
  39. 39to payverbpagar
  40. 40to openverbabrir
  41. 41to closeverbcerrar
  42. 42to startverbempezar
  43. 43to finishverbterminar
  44. 44to waitverbesperar
  45. 45to helpverbayudar
  46. 46to liveverbvivirto reside: vivir
  47. 47to walkverbcaminar
  48. 48to runverbcorrer
  49. 49to driveverbmanejarES: conducir
  50. 50to travelverbviajar
  51. 51to leaveverbsalirto leave something behind: dejar
  52. 52to arriveverbllegar
  53. 53to come backverbvolver
  54. 54to enterverbentrar
  55. 55to sit (down)verbsentarse
  56. 56to stand (up)verblevantarseto be standing: estar de pie
  57. 57to playverbjugaran instrument: tocar; children playing: jugar
  58. 58to singverbcantar
  59. 59to danceverbbailar
  60. 60to swimverbnadar
  61. 61to cookverbcocinar
  62. 62to cleanverblimpiar
  63. 63to washverblavar
  64. 64to wearverbusarto put on: ponerse
  65. 65to putverbponer
  66. 66to findverbencontrar
  67. 67to look forverbbuscar
  68. 68to loseverbperder
  69. 69to winverbganar
  70. 70to useverbusar
  71. 71to tryverbintentarto try food: probar
  72. 72to call (phone)verbllamarby phone: llamar
  73. 73to sendverbenviar
  74. 74to bringverbtraer
  75. 75to meetverbconocerto meet up: verse; to run into: encontrar
  76. 76to rememberverbacordarsealso: recordar
  77. 77to forgetverbolvidar
  78. 78to feelverbsentir
  79. 79to laughverbreír
  80. 80to cryverbllorar
  81. 81to smileverbsonreír
  82. 82to kissverbbesar
  83. 83to hugverbabrazar
  84. 84to changeverbcambiar
  85. 85to chooseverbelegir
  86. 86to showverbmostrar
  87. 87to carryverbcargar
  88. 88to wake upverbdespertarse
  89. 89to take a showerverbducharse
  90. 90to restverbdescansar
  91. 91to breakverbromper
  92. 92to fallverbcaer
  93. 93to growverbcrecer
  94. 94to hopeverbesperar
  95. 95to preferverbpreferir
  96. 96to stayverbquedarse
  97. 97to order (food)verbpedir
  98. 98to visitverbvisitar
  99. 99to inviteverbinvitar
  100. 100to explainverbexplicar

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Which Spanish verbs should I learn first?

Ser and estar (to be), tener (to have), ir (to go), and hacer (to do or make). Tener also covers age and hunger: tengo hambre, tengo veinte años.

What is the difference between ser and estar?

Ser is for identity and lasting traits: soy de Texas. Estar is for states and location: estoy en casa, estoy cansado. For events, estar also places them: la fiesta está en el parque.

Do these pages use vosotros?

No. The plural you-form here is ustedes, which is what Latin America uses. Vosotros is the informal plural in Spain. We mention it only when a page would be misleading without it.

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