Monday, January 2, 2017

100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 2

Meaning Sample sentence
venir  to come No puedo venir con vosotros (I can't come with you)
pensar  to think No quiero pensar en nuestros problemas (I don't want to think about our problems)
salir  to leave, go out Debemos salir cuanto antes (We have to leave as soon as possible)
volver  to return, go back, come back Dice que nunca más volverá (He says that he won't ever come back)
tomar  to take, drink Toma lo que quieras (Take whatever you want)
conocer  to know (people, places) Te conozco (I know you)
vivir  to live Vivimos tres años en España (We lived for three years in Spain)
sentir  to feel, regret Siento frío (I'm cold)
tratar  to treat, handle Su novio la trata muy mal (Her boyfriend treats her very badly)
mirar  to watch, look at Estaba mirando la foto (She was looking at the photo)
contar  to count, relate, tell Cuenta cuántos alumnos hay en la clase (Count how many pupils there are in the class)
empezar  to begin, start La misa empieza a las nueve (The mass starts at nine)
esperar  to wait for, to hope Te espero en el parque (I'll be waiting for you in the park)
buscar  to search for, look for Tuvimos que buscarlo por todas partes (We had to look for it everywhere)
existir  to exist Esta empresa existe desde hace diez años (The company has been in existence for 10 years)
entrar  to enter, go in, come in Entré en el despacho (I went into the office)
trabajar  to work No trabajo (I don't work)
escribir  to write Escribe una novela (He's writing a novel)
perder  to lose Estoy perdiendo la paciencia (I'm losing patience)
producir  to produce Esta fábrica ha producido cinco mil vehículos en un mes (This factory has produced five thousand vehicles in a month)
ocurrir  to occur, happen El accidente ocurrió cuando estábamos comiendo (The accident happened when we were eating)
entender  to understand No entiendo lo que quieres decir (I don't understand what you mean)
pedir  to request, ask for Pídele dinero a tus padres (Ask money to your parents)
recibir  to receive, to welcome, greet No he recibido ningún regalo (I haven't received any gift)
recordar  to remember, remind Recuerda que hay que terminarlo hoy (Remember that we have to finish this today)

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