Common Spanish Verbs
Essential Spanish verbs you need to know, with translations and examples.
1ser
to be (identity, origin, characteristics, time, events)to be (location, condition, mood, temporary states)
to have / to hold / to possess / to be (age)
to be able to / can / may / might
to want / to wish / to love / to mean
to owe / must / should / to be supposed to
to know (facts) / to find out / to taste
to know (people, places) / to meet / to be familiar with
to speak / to talk / to discuss
10comer
to eat / to have lunch / to corrode11vivir
to live / to reside / to experience12gustar
to like / to please / to enjoy / to be pleasing to13pensar
to think / to consider / to plan / to intend14creer
to believe / to think / to suppose15trabajar
to work / to labor / to function16ir
to go / to travel / to attend / to suit17venir
to come / to arrive / to fit / to suit18hacer
to do / to make / to create / to cause / to matter19decir
to say / to tell / to mean / to state20dar
to give / to hand / to hit / to strike / to produce21ver
to see / to watch / to look at / to witness / to meet22poner
to put / to place / to set / to turn on / to add23salir
to leave / to go out / to depart / to appear / to turn out24llegar
to arrive / to reach / to get to / to come / to be enough25pasar
to pass / to happen / to spend time / to come in / to crossto find / to meet / to encounter / to discover
27sentir
to feel / to sense / to be sorry / to regret / to hear28dormir
to sleep / to fall asleep / to stay overnight29jugar
to play (games, sports) / to gamble / to bet30comprar
to buy / to purchase / to shop for31escribir
to write / to spell / to compose32leer
to read / to study / to interpret33correr
to run / to race / to rush / to flow34caminar
to walk / to stroll / to function35esperar
to wait / to hope / to expect / to look forward to36ayudar
to help / to assist / to aid37pagar
to pay / to pay for / to repay38cocinar
to cook / to prepare food39limpiar
to clean / to wipe / to tidy up / to purify40abrir
to open / to unlock / to turn on / to start41cerrar
to close / to shut / to lock / to seal42llamar
to call / to phone / to name / to ring / to knockto need / to require / to lack
44entender
to understand / to comprehend / to get / to meanto ask / to question / to inquire / to wonder
to answer / to respond / to reply / to react
47aprender
to learn / to memorize / to pick up48enseñar
to teach / to show / to instruct / to train49estudiar
to study / to examine / to consider / to research50cantar
to sing / to chant / to praise