Essential Verbs Spanish
Echarse a To start to
Volar To fly
Sentir To feel (emotions)
vestirse To get dressed
levantarse To get up
aparecer To appear
quitarse To leave
entender To understand
acostarse To go to bed
conocer To know (person) To be acquainted with
despertarse To wake up
caer To fall
mostrar To show
sentarse To sit
irse To go away
bañarse To bathe
resolver To solve
ponerse To put on
Desaparecer To disappear
hablar To talk
divertirse To have fun
traer To bring
Reconocer To recognize
venir To come
responder To respond
dividir To divide
comer To eat
visitar To visit
cantar To sing
decidir To decide
omitir To omit
escribir To write
trabajar To work
estudiar To study
Obligar a To force
Ponerse a To start to
Volver a To do again To do again
amar To love
tutear To use the familiar form tú
abandonar To abandon
acuchillar To cut with a knife
adaptar To adapt
adoptar To adopt
besar To kiss To kiss
absorber To absorb
barrer To sweep To sweep
poner To put
decir To say To tell
ofrecer To offer
devolver To return To bring back
almorzar To have lunch
desayunarse To have breakfast
Conducir To drive
volver To return
tener To have
caminar To walk
comprar To buy To buy
contestar To answer
cerrar To close
correr To run
contar To count
costar To cost
recorder To remember
ir To go
comprender To understand To understand
cortar To cut
llevar to wear
beber To drink
subir To go up
ser To be
enseñar To teach
sonar To ring
encontrar To meet To meet To find To find
estar To be temporary
ver To see To see
dar To give
hacer To make To do
ayudar To help To help
llamarse To call oneself
pagar To pay
salir To go out
bajar To go down To go down To lower To lower
viajar To travel To travel
mirar To look (at) To look (at)
vivir To live
perder To lose
partir To leave
describir To describe
lavarse To wash oneself
producir To produce
explicar To explain
bailar To dance
Entrar en To enter
servir To serve
repetir To repeat To repeat
referir To refer
preferir To prefer
defender To defend To defend
confesar To confess
dormir To sleep
morir To die
jugar To play
eschuchar To listen
traducir To translate
desear To desire To desire
querer To want
Querer a To love
obedecer To obey
coser To sew
aprender To learn To learn
decir To say To tell
peinarse To comb one’s hair
Oír ► To hear
saber To know Facts information
necesitar To needTo need
leer To read
llegar To arrive To arrive
recibir To receive
anunciar To announce
ayudar To help
expresar To express
firmar To sign
gastar To spend
hallar To find
organizar To organize
telefonear To phone someone
Acostumbrarse a To get used to
Atreverse a To dare to To dare to
Apresurarse a To hurry
Dedicarse a To devote oneself to To devote oneself to
gruñir To growl
imprimir To print
asumir To cope with To cope with To assume To assume
combatir To fight
Confundir To confuse
consumir To consume To use up
convivir To live together
cumplir To complete To finish
deprimir To depress
escupir To spit To spit
invadir To invade To invade
percibir To perceive
pudrir To rotTo rot To decayTo decay
pulir To polish To finish
sobrevivir To survive
sufrir To suffer To suffer
unir To unite To unite
errar To stray To wander To err
oler To smell To sniff
reír To laugh
Alegrarse To be happy
arreglarse To get ready
cansarse To get tired
decidirse To make up one’s mind
despedirse To say good bye to
enfermarse To get sick
enojarse To get angry
lastimirse To hurt oneself
preocuparse To worry
probarse To try on To try on
quebrarse To break (an arm, leg, etc.) To break (an arm, leg, etc.)
quemarse To burn oneselfTo burn oneself
gobernar To govern
aburrir To bore To bore
añadir To join To increase To add
abolir To abolish
toser To cough To cough
temer To dread To fear
suspender To suspend To fail
suceder To succeed To happen
exceder To exceed
romper To break
meter To put To insert
conceder To concedeTo concede To grantTo grant To awardTo award
cometer To commit To commit