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The 100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

The 100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

Up your Spanish verb game with this list of one hundred common Spanish verbs!

SpanishEnglishSpanishEnglish
abrir
to open
llevar
to carry
acabar
to finish/end
lograr
to achieve/manage to
aceptar
to accept
mantener
to maintain/keep
alcanzar
to reach
mirar
to watch/look at
aparecer
to appear
morir
to die
ayudar
to help
nacer
to be born
buscar
to look for
necesitar
to need
caer
to fall
ocurrir
to occur/happen
cambiar
to change
ofrecer
to offer
comenzar
to begin
oír
to hear
comprender
to understand
pagar
to pay
conocer
to know/meet
parar
to stop
conseguir
to get
parecer
to seem
considerar
to consider
partir
to leave
contar
to count
pasar
to happen/pass
convertir
to convert/change
pedir
to ask for
correr
to run
perder
to lose
crear
to create
permitir
to permit/allow
creer
to believe
poder
to be able to
cumplir
to achieve
poner
to put
dar
to give
preguntar
to ask
deber
to owe
presentar
to introduce/present
decir
to say
producir
to produce
dejar
to leave/allow
quedar
to stay
descubrir
to discover
querer
to want/love
dirigir
to direct
realizar
to achieve
empezar
to start
recibir
to receive
encontrar
to find
reconocer
to recognize
entender
to understand
recordar
to remember
entrar
to enter
resultar
to turn out
escribir
to write
saber
to know
escuchar
to listen
sacar
to take out
esperar
to wait/hope
salir
to go out
estar
to be
seguir
to follow
estudiar
to study
sentir
to feel
existir
to exist
ser
to be
explicar
to explain
servir
to serve/function
formar
to form/make
suponer
to suppose
ganar
to earn/win
tener
to have
gustar
to like
terminar
to finish
haber
to have
tocar
to touch/play
hablar
to speak/talk
tomar
to take
hacer
to do
trabajar
to work
intentar
to try
traer
to bring
ir
to go
tratar
to treat
jugar
to play
utilizar
to use
leer
to read
venir
to come
levantar
to get up/raise
ver
to see
llamar
to call
vivir
to live
llegar
to arrive
volver
to return/come back

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