Sunday, January 1, 2017

100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 1

Meaning Sample sentence
ser  to be (permanent quality) Soy alto (I'm tall)
haber  to have ( auxiliary verb) He comido (I have eaten)
estar  to be (health, location, state) Estoy feliz (I'm happy)
tener  to have Tengo 3 hermanos (I have three brothers)
hacer  to do, make Tú no haces nada (You're nor doing anything)
poder  to be able, can Yo puedo ayudarte (I can help you)
decir  to say, tell Siempre dice mentiras (He always tells lies)
ir  to go Vamos a la playa cada verano (We go to the beach every summer)
ver  to see No te veo (I can't see you)
dar  to give No quiero darte problemas (I don't want to give you problems)
saber  to know (information) Sé cuál es su nombre (I know what his name is)
querer  to want, love Yo te quiero (I love you)
llegar  to arrive, come, reach El tren llegará en cinco mionutos (The train will arrive in five minutes)
pasar  to pass ¿Me pasas la sal? (Will you pass me the salt?)
deber  must, should, ought to Debes trabajar (You must work)
poner  to put, place, set Puse los libros en la mesa (I put the books on the table)
parecer  to seem, appear Parece que ha llovido tanto (It seems it has rained so much)
quedar  to stay, remain Quedaron allí una semana (They stayed there a week)
creer  to believe Creo que se han perdido (I believe they've got lost)
hablar  to speak ¿Hablas español? (Do you speak Spanish)
llevar  to take Por favor, lleva los platos a la cocina (Please, take the plates to the kitchen)
dejar  to leave something Podemos dejar el gato aquí (We can leave the cat here)
seguir  to follow, continue Debes seguir la instrucción (You have to follow the instructions)
encontrar  to find, encounter No encuentro las llaves (I can't find the keys)
llamar  to call, to name Prefiero llamar por teléfono (I prefer to call by phone)

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