Spanish Must-know Verbs*
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- buscar
- to look for
- desear
- to want
- escuchar
- to listen to
- estar
- to be
- estudiar
- to study
- hablar
- to speak;to talk
- necesitar
- to need
- pagar
- to pay (for)
- practicar
- to practice
- regresar
- to return
- tocar
- to play
- tomar
- to take; to drink
- trabajar
- to work
- bailar
- to dance
- abrir
- to open
- aprender
- to learn
- asistir (a)
- to attend, to go to...(a class, etc.)
- beber
- to drink
- comer
- to eat
- comprender
- to understand
- creer (en)
- to think; to believe in
- deber
- should, must, ought to (do something)
- leer
- to read
- llegar
- to arrive
- mirar
- to look at, watch
- recibir
- to recieve
- ser
- to be
- vender
- to sell
- vivir
- to live
- ir (voy, vas) ir a...
- to go, to be going to
- poder
- to be able, can
- preferir
- to prefer
- tener
- to have
- usar
- to wear, to use
- venir
- to come
- querer
- to want
- regatear
- to haggle, bargain
- cerrar
- to close
- empezar
- to begin, start
- dormir
- to sleep
- entender
- to understand
- hacer
- to do; to make
- jugar
- to play (a game, sport)
- oir
- to hear; to listen to (music, etc)
- pedir
- to ask for; to order
- pensar pensar + inf
- to think (about) to intend, plan to
- perder
- to lose, to miss (an event)
- poner
- to put; to place; to turn on(an appliance)
- salir (de/con/para)
- to leave (a place); to go out (with); to leave (for)
- servir
- to serve
- traer
- to bring
- ver
- to see
- volver
- to return(to a place)
- celebrar
- to celebrate
- continuar
- to continue
- pasar
- to spend (time); to happen
- quedarse
- to stay, remain (in a place)
- ayudar
- to help
- cenar
- to have (eat) dinner, supper
- cocinar
- to cook
- contestar
- to answer
- desayunar
- to have (eat) breakfast
- esperar
- to wait (for); to expect
- invitar
- to invite
- llamar
- to call
- merendar
- to have a snack
- preguntar
- to ask(a question)
- preparar
- to prepare
- saber
- to know
- conseguir conseguir + inf.
- to get, obtain
- despedir(se)...(de)
- to say good-bye (to)
- encontrar
- to find
- morir
- to die
- sugerir
- to suggest
- abrazarse
- to embrace
- besarse
- to kiss each other
- darse la mano
- to shake hands
- encontrarse
- to meet (someone somewhere)
- quererse
- to love each other; to be fond of each other
- saludarse
- to greet each other