The 100 Most Common Spanish Verbs

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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 recognise
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
haber to have tocar to touch/play
hablar to speak/talk tomar to take
hacer to do trabajar to work
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