The 100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

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

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
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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