![]() quedar - to stay, to meet yo quedoĮxample : Quedamos con Juan a las 8 en frente del cine. ![]() necesitar - to need yo necesitoĮxample: ¡Necesito tu ayuda! (I need help!) 19. vivir - to live yo vivoĮxample: Vivimos en España desde hace 5 años. (We’ve been living in Spain for 5 years.) 18. Note: Tomar can also be used in reference to ordering food and drinks in the sense of “to have,” in which case it is more idiomatic than tener. tomar - to take, to have yo tomoĮxample: ¿Qué toman los señores? (What are the men having?) comer - to eat yo comoĮxample: Hoy como con mis compañeros de trabajo. (Today I’m eating with my coworkers.) 16. ver - to see, to watch yo veoĮxample: ¿Veis la televisión a menudo? (Do you often watch television?) 15. dar - to give yo doyĮxample: Siempre doy 10 % de propina. (I always give a 10% tip.) 14. hablar - to speak yo habloĮxample: Hablamos solo un poco de inglés. (We only speak a little bit of English.) 13. querer - to want yo quieroĮxample: Queremos viajar en diciembre a Chile. (We want to go to Chile in December.) 12. decir - to say, to tell yo digoĮxample: ¿Me dices la hora, por favor? (Can you tell me the time, please?) 11. In this sense it means “There is”: En este restaurante hay mesas libres. (There are free tables in this restaurant.) 10. (“This week I went to the movie theater.”) On its own, haber is used almost exclusively in the impersonal form hay to show the existence or availability of things. It is used in combination with a participle to create the pretérito perfecto tense: Esta semana he ido al cine. Note: Unlike most of the other most common Spanish verbs, h aber is exclusively an auxiliary verb. haber - to have, to be yo heĮxample: ¡Hemos trabajado toda la semana! (We have worked the week!) Note: Saber und poder both mean “to be able to.” Saber is used for skills that have been learned or require experience, while poder expresses the possibility or opportunity to do something.Įxample for saber: ¿Sabes bailar salsa? (Can you salsa dance?)Įxample for poder: ¿Puedes salir con nosotros hoy? (Can you come out with us tonight?)Įxample: Pongo el plato en la mesa. (I put the plate on the table.) 9. saber - to know, can yo séĮxample: ¿Usted sabe dónde está el Teatro Nacional? (Do you know where the National Theater is?) poder - to be able to, can yo puedoĮxample: ¿Puedes venir a nuestra fiesta el viernes? (Can you come to our party on Friday?) 7. ir - to go yo voyĮxample: Esta noche voy al cine con María. (Tonight I’m going to the cinema with María.) 6. hacer - to do, to make yo hagoĮxample: Hago deporte tres veces por semana. (I do sports 3 times a week.) 5. Note: As you can see in the example, “to fancy” or “to feel like something” is translated with the phrase tener ganas in Spanish, which literally means “to have desire.” 4. (She is a teacher.)Įxample for estar: Carlos está estudiando para un examen. (Carlos is studying for an exam.)Įxample: ¿Tenéis ganas de helado? (Do you fancy an ice cream?) ![]() It is used in combination with verb participles to form the progressive tense - just like the “-ing” form in English.Įxample for ser: Ella es profesora. Estar is for temporary conditions, such as being tired in the example sentence, and giving locations. Note: Ser and estar both mean “to be.” Ser is used to introduce yourself and to talk about characteristics, professions, long-term conditions, nationalities and times. ![]() estar - to be, to be situated yo estoyĮxample: ¡Estoy muy cansado por el viaje! (I am very tired from the journey!) Él, ella, usted es (“he, she is” or “you are”)Įllos, ellas, ustedes son (“they are” or “you are”)Įxample: Nosotras somos Carmen y Paula. ![]() But first, we’ll start with a helpful infographic of the top five Spanish verbs. Ready? Take a look at the 20 most common Spanish verbs, as well as their present-tense conjugations and a useful example sentence for each one. You’ll come across them everywhere, memorize them quickly and be able to use them right off the bat. Don’t stress - it can happen to anyone! In order to not lose your motivation, it’s a good idea to concentrate on the most common words at the beginning, such as the most common Spanish verbs. Want to learn Spanish but don’t know where to start? When learning a new language, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the grammar rules, unfamiliar pronunciation and all the new words. ![]()
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