Common Spanish Verbs worksheet

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Write each verb in Spanish, in the infinitive (the form ending in -ar, -er or -ir).

Most used verbs

to be (what something is)
to be (how or where)
to have
to have (helper verb)
to do, to make
to go
can, to be able to
to say
to want
to know (facts)
to know (people, places)
to give
to see
to come
to put

Everyday verbs

to eat
to drink
to sleep
to live
to work
to study
to buy
to pay
to cook
to clean
to read
to write
to open
to close
to play (a game)

Movement verbs

to arrive
to go out, to leave
to go in, to enter
to come back
to walk
to run
to go up
to go down
to travel
to stay
to follow, to keep going
to carry
to bring

Communication verbs

to speak, to talk
to ask (a question)
to answer
to call
to listen
to hear
to tell (a story)
to explain
to understand
to learn
to teach

Thinking and feeling verbs

to think
to believe
to feel
to like
to love
to remember
to forget
to wait, to hope
to need
to prefer
to seem

Action verbs

to start
to finish
to change
to help
to look for
to find
to lose
to win, to earn
to leave (behind), to let
to happen, to pass
to take
to look at

Answer key: Common Spanish Verbs

to be (what something is) ser
to be (how or where) estar
to have tener
to have (helper verb) haber
to do, to make hacer
to go ir
can, to be able to poder
to say decir
to want querer
to know (facts) saber
to know (people, places) conocer
to give dar
to see ver
to come venir
to put poner
to eat comer
to drink beber (also tomar)
to sleep dormir
to live vivir
to work trabajar
to study estudiar
to buy comprar
to pay pagar
to cook cocinar
to clean limpiar
to read leer
to write escribir
to open abrir
to close cerrar
to play (a game) jugar
to arrive llegar
to go out, to leave salir
to go in, to enter entrar
to come back volver (also regresar)
to walk caminar (also andar)
to run correr
to go up subir
to go down bajar
to travel viajar
to stay quedarse (also quedar)
to follow, to keep going seguir
to carry llevar
to bring traer
to speak, to talk hablar
to ask (a question) preguntar
to answer responder (also contestar)
to call llamar
to listen escuchar
to hear oír
to tell (a story) contar
to explain explicar
to understand entender (also comprender)
to learn aprender
to teach enseñar
to think pensar
to believe creer
to feel sentir
to like gustar
to love amar (also querer)
to remember recordar (also acordarse)
to forget olvidar
to wait, to hope esperar
to need necesitar
to prefer preferir
to seem parecer
to start empezar (also comenzar)
to finish terminar (also acabar)
to change cambiar
to help ayudar
to look for buscar
to find encontrar
to lose perder
to win, to earn ganar
to leave (behind), to let dejar
to happen, to pass pasar
to take tomar
to look at mirar