77 everyday verbs in six groups, with pronunciation and the present tense. Practice right here.
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The most common Spanish verbs
These 15 verbs appear in almost every conversation, and nearly all of them are irregular. Learn them first.
English to be is two verbs: ser for what something is, estar for how or where it is.
serto be (what something is) · SEHR
estarto be (how or where) · ehs-TAR
tenerto have · teh-NEHR
haberto have (helper verb) · ah-BEHR
hacerto do, to make · ah-SEHR
irto go · EER
podercan, to be able to · poh-DEHR
decirto say · deh-SEER
quererto want · keh-REHR
saberto know (facts) · sah-BEHR
conocerto know (people, places) · koh-noh-SEHR
darto give · DAR
verto see · BEHR
venirto come · beh-NEER
ponerto put · poh-NEHR
Spanish verbs for daily life
Most Spanish verbs follow one of three patterns, by their ending: -ar (hablar), -er (comer) and -ir (vivir).
Drop the ending and add the person: trabajo, I work; trabajas, you work.
trabaj-ar+-o=trabajo
comerto eat · koh-MEHR
beberto drink · beh-BEHR
dormirto sleep · dor-MEER
vivirto live · bee-BEER
trabajarto work · trah-bah-HAR
estudiarto study · ehs-too-DYAR
comprarto buy · kohm-PRAR
pagarto pay · pah-GAR
cocinarto cook · koh-see-NAR
limpiarto clean · leem-PYAR
leerto read · leh-EHR
escribirto write · ehs-kree-BEER
abrirto open · ah-BREER
cerrarto close · seh-RRAR
jugarto play (a game) · hoo-GAR
Spanish verbs of movement
Use a for where you're going and de for where you're from: voy a Madrid, salgo de casa. Buses, trains and tickets are on the transportation page.
llegarto arrive · yeh-GAR
salirto go out, to leave · sah-LEER
entrarto go in, to enter · en-TRAR
volverto come back · bohl-BEHR
caminarto walk · kah-mee-NAR
correrto run · koh-RREHR
subirto go up · soo-BEER
bajarto go down · bah-HAR
viajarto travel · byah-HAR
quedarseto stay · keh-DAR-seh
seguirto follow, to keep going · seh-GEER
llevarto carry · yeh-BAR
traerto bring · trah-EHR
Spanish verbs for talking and listening
Some verbs change their stem when stressed: entender becomes entiendo, contar becomes cuento. The full list shows each one. Ready-made phrases like lo siento are on the common phrases page.
hablarto speak, to talk · ah-BLAR
preguntarto ask (a question) · preh-goon-TAR
responderto answer · rrehs-pohn-DEHR
llamarto call · yah-MAR
escucharto listen · ehs-koo-CHAR
oírto hear · oh-EER
contarto tell (a story) · kohn-TAR
explicarto explain · ehks-plee-KAR
entenderto understand · en-ten-DEHR
aprenderto learn · ah-pren-DEHR
enseñarto teach · en-seh-NYAR
Spanish verbs for thoughts and feelings
Gustar works backwards: me gusta el café is literally the coffee pleases me. Use me gustan for more than one thing.
pensarto think · pen-SAR
creerto believe · kreh-EHR
sentirto feel · sen-TEER
gustarto like · goos-TAR
amarto love · ah-MAR
recordarto remember · rreh-kor-DAR
olvidarto forget · ohl-bee-DAR
esperarto wait, to hope · ehs-peh-RAR
necesitarto need · neh-seh-see-TAR
preferirto prefer · preh-feh-REER
parecerto seem · pah-reh-SEHR
More common Spanish action verbs
Several verbs here have two meanings in English: ganar is to win and to earn, esperar is to wait and to hope.
empezarto start · em-peh-SAR
terminarto finish · tehr-mee-NAR
cambiarto change · kahm-BYAR
ayudarto help · ah-yoo-DAR
buscarto look for · boos-KAR
encontrarto find · en-kohn-TRAR
perderto lose · pehr-DEHR
ganarto win, to earn · gah-NAR
dejarto leave (behind), to let · deh-HAR
pasarto happen, to pass · pah-SAR
tomarto take · toh-MAR
mirarto look at · mee-RAR
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Common Spanish verbs: the full list
Every verb on this page with its pronunciation and present tense for yo, tú and él / ella.
Quick answer:to be (what something is) is ser, to be (how or where) is estar, to have is tener, to have (helper verb) is haber, to do, to make is hacer, to go is ir, can, to be able to is poder, to say is decir, to want is querer, to know (facts) is saber, to know (people, places) is conocer, to give is dar, to see is ver, to come is venir, and to put is poner.
Present tense of common Spanish verbs: conjugation chart
All six present-tense forms of every verb on this page. Regular verbs follow their ending (-ar, -er, -ir); the irregular ones are worth learning as they are.