What are the most common Spanish verbs?

Ser and estar (to be), tener (to have), hacer (to do, to make), ir (to go), poder (can), decir (to say), ver (to see), dar (to give) and querer (to want) top every frequency count. The 274 verbs below come from the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists, most of them from A1 and A2, each with its meaning; look an infinitive up in a dictionary for its full conjugation.

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97 from A1, 132 from A2, 6 from B1, 21 from B2, 13 from C1, 5 from C2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word and meaning, with their sentences in the app.

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Common Spanish Verbs: 274 Words with Meanings, Free List

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The verbs of beginner and elementary Spanish, in the infinitive, each with its English meaning: ser and estar, tener, ir, hacer, poder and the everyday verbs that carry most sentences. Spanish infinitives end in -ar, -er or -ir, and the ending decides how the verb conjugates.

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Common Spanish Verbs: 274 words from the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists, A1 to C2
Word	Meaning	Level	Example
haber	there is / there are	A1	¿Hay un libro en la mesa?Is there a book on the table?
tener	to have	A1	Yo tengo un hermano.I have a brother.
vivir	to live	A1	¿Dónde vive tu familia?Where does your family live?
nacer	to be born	A1	Mi hija va a nacer en marzo.My daughter is going to be born in March.
estar	to be (location/state)	A1	¿Dónde está el museo?Where is the museum?
ser	to be (permanent traits/identity)	A1	Él es inteligente y muy amable.He is intelligent and very kind.
ser de	to be from	A1	¿Eres de España?Are you from Spain?
poner	to put, to place	A1	Puedes poner las llaves sobre la mesa.You can place the keys on the table.
necesitar	to need	A1	¿Necesitas agua?Do you need water?
encontrar	to find	A1	¿Puedes encontrar las llaves de casa?Can you find the house keys?
ir	to go	A1	¿Voy al cine hoy?I am going to the cinema today.
volver	to return or come back	A1	¿Cuándo vas a volver a casa?When are you going to return home?
venir	to come	A1	¿Quieres venir aquí hoy?Do you want to come here today?
llegar	to arrive	A1	¿A qué hora llegas a casa?What time do you arrive home?
viajar	to travel	A1	¡Me gusta viajar en tren!I like to travel by train.
salir	to leave or exit	A1	¿A qué hora sales de casa?What time do you leave the house?
entrar	to enter or go in	A1	¿Podemos entrar ahora en el museo?Can we go into the museum now?
subir	to go up / to get on	A1	¿Puedes subir al autobús?Can you get on the bus?
bajar	to go down	A1	¿Voy a bajar al centro ahora?Am I going to go down to the center now?
andar	to walk	A1	¿Vas a andar por el parque?Are you going to walk through the park?
caminar	to walk	A1	¿Te gusta caminar por el parque?Do you like to walk through the park?
pasear	to take a walk	A1	¡Me gusta pasear por el parque!I like to take a walk through the park.
correr	to run	A1	Me gusta correr en el parque.I like to run in the park.
pasar	to pass through / to go through	A1	¿Puedo pasar por esta calle?Can I go through this street?
sentarse	to sit down	A1	¿Puedo sentarme aquí?Can I sit down here?
acostarse	to go to bed	A1	¿A qué hora te acuestas normalmente?What time do you usually go to bed?
llevar	to take (someone/something somewhere)	A1	Voy a llevar al niño al colegio.I am going to take the child to school.
traer	to bring	A1	¿Puedes traer agua, por favor?Can you bring the water, please?
empezar	to begin / to start	A1	¿Cuándo empieza la clase de español?When does the Spanish class begin?
terminar	to finish	A1	¿Cuándo vas a terminar el trabajo?When are you going to finish the work?
repetir	to repeat	A1	¿Puedes repetir, por favor?Can you say that again, please?
cambiar	to change	A1	¿Puedes cambiar este billete?Can you change this bill?
dibujar	to draw	A1	Me gusta dibujar animales.My daughter likes to draw animals.
ver	to see	A1	¿Puedes ver el coche azul?Can you see the blue car?
mirar	to look at	A1	¡Mira a ese gato!Look at that cat.
escuchar	to listen (to)	A1	¿Puedes escuchar la música?Can you listen to the music?
oír	to hear	A1	¿Puedes oír la música?Can you hear the music?
pintar	to paint	A1	Me gusta pintar con rojo.I like to paint with red.
abrir	to open	A1	¿Voy a abrir la puerta?I am going to open the door.
cerrar	to close	A1	¡Por favor, cierra la puerta!Please, close the door.
limpiar	to clean	A1	¿Tienes que limpiar tu cocina ahora?Do you have to clean your kitchen now?
lavar	to wash	A1	Tengo que lavar los platos ahora.I have to wash the dishes now.
costar	to cost	A1	¿Cuánto cuesta este abrigo?How much does this coat cost?
pagar	to pay	A1	¿Tengo que pagar ahora?Do I have to pay now?
valer	to cost or be worth	A1	¿Cuánto vale este libro?How much does this book cost?
saber	to know (how to)	A1	¿Sabes hablar español?Do you know how to speak Spanish?
poder	to be able to	A1	¿Puedes ayudarme hoy?Can you help me today?
creer	to think or believe	A1	¿Crees que es verdad?Do you think it's true?
hablar	to talk or speak	A1	¿Puedes hablar español?Can you speak Spanish?
escribir	to write	A1	Necesito escribir una carta.I need to write a letter.
preguntar	to ask a question	A1	¿Puedo preguntarte una cosa?Can I ask you a question?
contestar	to answer or reply	A1	Por favor, contesta la pregunta.Please answer the question.
decir	to say or tell	A1	¿Qué quieres decir?What do you want to say?
practicar	to practice	A1	¿Puedes practicar español conmigo?Can you practice Spanish with me?
entender	to understand	A1	¿Entiendes el ejercicio?Do you understand the exercise?
comprender	to understand	A1	¿Comprendes la lección?Do you understand the lesson?
cantar	to sing	A1	¡A mi amiga le gusta cantar en la ducha!My friend likes to sing in the shower.
levantarse	to get up	A1	Yo me levanto a las siete.I get up at seven o'clock.
ducharse	to take a shower	A1	¿Te duchas por la mañana?Do you take a shower in the morning?
lavarse	to wash oneself	A1	Él se lava las manos.He washes his hands.
coger	to take or grab	A1	Coge el bolso, por favor.Take the bag, please.
gustar	to like (something)	A1	¿Te gusta el chocolate?Do you like chocolate?
encantar	to really like	A1	¡Me encanta bailar!I really like to dance.
firmar	to sign	A1	¿Dónde tengo que firmar este documento?Where do I have to sign this document?
llamarse	to be called	A1	¿Cómo te llamas?What are you called?
conocer	to know (a person or place)	A1	¿Conoces a mi hermana Ana?Do you know my sister Ana?
apellidarse	to have a surname	A1	¿Cómo se apellida usted?What is your last name?
presentar	to introduce someone	A1	¿Te presento a mi amigo?May I introduce you to my friend?
visitar	to visit	A1	¿Mañana vas a visitar a tu abuela?I am going to visit my grandmother tomorrow.
invitar	to invite	A1	¿Quieres invitar a tu amigo?Do you want to invite your friend?
desayunar	to have breakfast	A1	¿A qué hora desayunas?What time do you have breakfast?
comer	to eat	A1	¿Quieres comer una manzana?Do you want to eat an apple?
cenar	to have dinner	A1	¿Quieres cenar conmigo esta noche?Do you want to have dinner with me tonight?
beber	to drink	A1	¿Quieres beber agua?Do you want to drink water?
cocinar	to cook	A1	¿Quieres cocinar hoy con nosotros?Do you want to cook with us today?
aprender	to learn	A1	¿Quieres aprender español?Do you want to learn Spanish?
estudiar	to study	A1	Tengo que estudiar mucho hoy.I have to study a lot today.
leer	to read	A1	¿Te gusta leer libros?Do you like to read books?
completar	to complete / to fill in	A1	Por favor, tienes que completar el formulario.Please, you have to fill in the form.
jugar	to play	A1	¿Quieres jugar al fútbol?Do you want to play soccer?
trabajar	to work	A1	¿Dónde trabaja tu padre?Where does your father work?
comprar	to buy	A1	¿Quieres comprar pan?Do you want to buy bread?
vender	to sell	A1	¿Quieres vender este coche?Do you want to sell this car?
bailar	to dance	A1	¿Te gusta bailar en la fiesta?I like to dance at the party.
pensar	to think	A1	¿En qué estás pensando ahora?What are you thinking about right now?
nadar	to swim	A1	En verano, me gusta nadar en el mar.In summer, I like to swim in the sea.
esquiar	to ski	A1	¿Quieres esquiar conmigo en la montaña?Do you want to ski with me in the mountains?
doler	to hurt or ache	A1	¿Te duele la cabeza?Does your head hurt?
lavarse las manos	to wash hands	A1	Siempre me lavo las manos antes de comer.Before eating, you have to wash your hands.
bañarse	to bathe or shower	A1	Me gusta bañarme temprano por la mañana.I like to bathe early in the morning.
ayudar	to help	A1	¿Puedes ayudar a mi madre con las bolsas?Can you help my mother with the bags?
llover	to rain	A1	Está lloviendo mucho.It is raining a lot.
nevar	to snow	A1	En invierno nieva mucho.It often snows a lot in winter.
hacer viento	to be windy	A1	Hoy hace viento.It is windy outside today.
hacer	to do / to make	A1	¿Qué haces hoy por la tarde?What are you doing this afternoon?
querer	to want, desire	A1	¿Quieres un café?Do you want a coffee?
dar	to give	A1	¿Me das agua, por favor?Can you give me some water, please?
morir	to die	A2
construir	to build	A2
crear	to create	A2
aparecer	to appear	A2
faltar	to be missing	A2
perder	to lose or misplace	A2
parecer	to seem, to look like	A2
soñar	to dream while sleeping	A2
pesar	to weigh	A2
contar	to count (numbers)	A2
sumar	to add (numbers)	A2
dividir	to divide (math)	A2
caer	to fall down	A2
quedarse	to stay	A2
medir	to measure	A2
calzar	to wear a shoe size	A2
cruzar	to cross	A2
girar	to turn around	A2
llenar	to fill up	A2
calentar	to warm up	A2
hervir	to boil	A2
cocer	to boil / to cook	A2
acercarse	to move closer	A2
separar	to separate	A2
durar	to last	A2
irse	to leave, go away	A2
conducir	to drive	A2
aparcar	to park a car	A2
mover	to move	A2
parar	to stop	A2
levantar	to lift / to raise	A2
saltar	to jump	A2
navegar	to sail, to navigate	A2
enviar	to send	A2
mandar	to send something	A2
ordenar	to tidy up	A2
organizar	to organize something	A2
recordar	to remember	A2
olvidar	to forget	A2
tardar	to take time	A2
comenzar	to start	A2
acabar	to finish	A2
dejar	to leave behind	A2
continuar	to continue	A2
interesar	to interest someone	A2
importar	to matter	A2
romper	to break	A2
tocar	to play (a musical instrument)	A2
envolver	to wrap up	A2
quedar	to meet up	A2
suspender	to fail an exam	A2
secar	to dry something	A2
crecer	to grow	A2
empujar	to push	A2
aprobar	to pass (an exam)	A2
adivinar	to guess	A2
gritar	to shout	A2
probar	to taste or try (food)	A2
cumplir	to turn an age	A2
peinarse	to comb one's hair	A2
afeitarse	to shave oneself	A2
ganar	to earn or win	A2
aceptar	to accept or agree	A2
corregir	to correct	A2
repasar	to review or revise	A2
equivocarse	to make a mistake	A2
odiar	to hate	A2
intentar	to try	A2
conseguir	to achieve or reach	A2
facturar	to check in luggage	A2
funcionar	to work or function	A2
explicar	to explain	A2
casarse	to get married	A2
divorciarse	to get divorced	A2
recibir	to receive	A2
responder	to answer or reply	A2
chatear	to chat online	A2
maquillarse	to put on makeup	A2
regalar	to give as a present	A2
merendar	to have a snack	A2
respirar	to breathe	A2
llorar	to cry	A2
oler	to smell	A2
besar	to kiss	A2
abrazar	to hug	A2
alegrarse	to be happy	A2
divertirse	to have fun	A2
aburrirse	to be bored	A2
enfadarse	to get angry	A2
dar miedo	to cause fear	A2
cansarse	to get tired	A2
portarse bien	to behave well	A2
llevarse bien	to get along well	A2
abrazarse	to hug each other	A2
felicitar	to congratulate	A2
freír	to fry food	A2
asar	to roast / to grill	A2
poner la mesa	to set the table	A2
cobrar	to charge money	A2
enseñar	to teach	A2
comparar	to compare	A2
entrenar	to train	A2
colorear	to color	A2
devolver	to return an item	A2
describir	to describe	A2
barrer	to sweep	A2
planchar	to iron	A2
decorar	to decorate	A2
ponerse	to put on	A2
quitarse	to take off	A2
probarse	to try on	A2
permitir	to allow or permit	A2
disculpar	to forgive or excuse	A2
robar	to rob or steal	A2
cuidar	to take care of	A2
reservar	to book	A2
reparar	to repair, mend, or fix	A2
adelgazar	to lose weight	A2
engordar	to gain weight	A2
hacer falta	to be necessary / to need	A2
despegar	to take off	A2
aterrizar	to land	A2
gastar	to spend money	A2
disfrutar	to enjoy something	A2
pulsar	to press (a button)	A2
hacer amigos	to make friends	A2
charlar	to have a chat	A2
imprimir	to print	A2
plantar	to plant	A2
nublarse	to become cloudy	A2
acampar	to go camping	A2
escribirse	to write each other	A2
repartir	to distribute or hand out	B1
entregar	to hand over	B1
encoger	to shrink (clothing)	B1
tranquilizarse	to calm down; to regain one's composure	B1
coser	to sew clothing	B1
aguantar	to endure, bear, stand (pain)	B1
resucitar	to come back to life	B2
desfilar	to march in a parade	B2
marchar	to march, go, or leave	B2
cabalgar	to ride a horse	B2
columpiar	to swing (back and forth)	B2
orientar	to get one's bearings / to find one's way	B2
debutar	to make one's debut	B2
aliñar	to dress salad	B2
nublar	to become cloudy	B2
desteñir	to lose color	B2
decolorar	to bleach hair	B2
enrojecer	to turn red	B2
aclarar	to lighten (a color)	B2
desanimarse	to lose heart	B2
aguantarse	to hold back emotions	B2
sonrojarse	to turn red from embarrassment	B2
raparse	to shave one's head	B2
orientarse	to find one's bearings	B2
diluviar	to pour (with rain)	B2
tronar	to sound like thunder	B2
asaltar	to storm a position	B2
oscilar	to oscillate, to swing back and forth	C1
encarrilar	to get back on track	C1
sucederse	to follow one another / to succeed one another	C1
encabezar	to head / to lead the list	C1
encaminar	to head towards / to make one's way towards	C1
relamerse	to lick one's lips	C1
avalar	to guarantee or back	C1
incumbir	to be one's responsibility	C1
recostarse	to lie back	C1
engullir	to wolf down (food)	C1
zampar	to scarf down food	C1
aderezar	to season or dress	C1
chispear	to drizzle, to spit (rain)	C1
encanecer	to turn grey	C2
enajenarse	to become alienated / lose one's sanity	C2
jarrear	to rain heavily	C2
herrar	to shoe a horse	C2
reverdecer	to turn green again	C2

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