Spanish Verbs
Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Spanish verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Spanish. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Spanish at the end of the page.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| to know | saber (sé, supe, sabido) |
| to think | pensar (pienso, pensé, pensado) |
| to come | venir (vengo, vine, venido) |
| to put | poner (pongo, puse, puesto) |
| to take | tomar (tomo, tomé, tomado) |
| to find | encontrar (encuentro, encontré, encontrado) |
| to listen | escuchar (escucho, escuché, escuchado) |
| to work | trabajar (trabajo, trabajé, trabajado) |
| to talk | hablar (hablo, hablé, hablado) |
| to give | dar (doy, di, dado) |
| to like | gustar (gusto, gusté, gustado) |
| to help | ayudar (ayudo, ayudé, ayudado) |
| to love | amar (amo, amé, amado) |
| to wait | esperar (espero, esperé, esperado) |
| to stand | estar de pie (estoy, estuve, estado) |
| to sit | sentarse (me siento, me senté, sentado) |
| to close | cerrar (cierro, cerré, cerrado) |
| to open | abrir (abro, abrí, abierto) |
| to lose | perder (pierdo, perdí, perdido) |
| to win | ganar (gano, gané, ganado) |
| to die | morir (muero, morí, muerto) |
| to live | vivir (vivo, viví, vivido) |
| to drink | beber (bebo, bebí, bebido) |
| to eat | comer (como, comí, comido) |
| to walk | caminar (camino, caminé, caminado) |
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