Spanish in Context (Most Common Verbs 1-25)

ser
(Ella es bajita, rubia y muy simp�tica.)

to be (essential/permanent quality)
(She is short, blonde and very nice.)

estar
(Los libros estaban sobre la mesa.)

to be (health, location, state)
(The books were on the table.)

tener
(Tendremos tiempo para jugar.)

to have
(We will have time to play.)

hacer
(Har�a la cena, pero no tengo tiempo.)

to do, make
(I would make dinner but I don't have time.)

poder
(No puedes levantar objetos pesados.)

to be able, can
(You can't lift heavy objects.)

decir
(�Qu� dijiste?)

to say, tell
(What did you say?)

ir
(�bamos al museo, pero al final no fuimos.)

to go
(We were going to the museum, but in the end we didn't go.)

ver
(Desde mi casa veo las olas del mar.)

to see (watch, look at)
(From my home, I see the waves of the sea.)

dar
(Te dar� dinero para el viaje.)

to give
(I will give you money for the trip.)

saber
(Yo s� que ella llevaba un vestido rojo.)

to know (information)
(I know that she was wearing a red dress.)

querer
(Si hubiese querido cantar, lo habr�a hecho.)

to want, love
(If I had wanted to sing, I would have done it.)

llegar
(Llegu� al aeropuerto justo cuando el avi�n llegaba.)

to arrive (come, reach)
(I arrive at the airport just when the airplane was landing.)

pasar
(Pasamos el d�a jugando a las cartas.)

to pass,to pass on,to spend (time),to happen
(We spent the day playing cards.)

deber
(Le debo dinero al banco.)

to owe, must, should, ought to
(I owe money to the bank.)

poner
(Esperaba que mis hijos pusieran la mesa sin decirles nada.)

to put, place, set
(I hoped that my children would set the table without me telling them anything.)

parecer
(Me parezco a mi mam�.)

to seem, appear
(I look like my mother.)

quedarse
(Me qued� en casa porque me qued� sin dinero para el autob�s.)

to stay, remain
(I stayed at home because I didn't have any money for the bus.)

creer
(Ella crey� que yo cre� lo que dijo.)

to believe
(She thought that I believed what she said.)

hablar
(El comandante ha hablado por tres horas.)

to speak
(The commander has spoken for three hours.)

llevar
(Ella llev� a su mam� al doctor.)

to take, (carry, wear)
(She took her mother to the doctor.)

dejar
(�l la dejaba en el and�n cuando los vimos.)

to leave (abandon, to let, allow)
(He was leaving her at the platform when we saw them.)

seguir
(Estaban siguiendo al ladr�n, pero lo perdieron.)

to follow (continue)
(They were following the shoplifter, but they lost him.)

encontrar
(Encontrar�s un futuro mejor en esa ciudad.)

to find (encounter)
(You will find a better future in this city.)

llamar
(Aunque la llames viente veces no te va a responder.)

to call,to name
(Even if you call her twenty times she is not going to answer you.)

venir
(Si Juan llama a tiempo, puede venir en nuestro coche.)

to come
(If Juan calls in time, he can come in our car.)

ser
(Ella es bajita, rubia y muy simp�tica.)

to be (essential/permanent quality)
(She is short, blonde and very nice.)

estar
(Los libros estaban sobre la mesa.)

to be (health, location, state)
(The books were on the table.)

tener
(Tendremos tiempo para jugar.)

to have
(We will have time to play.)

hacer
(Har�a la cena, pero no tengo tiempo.)

to do, make
(I would make dinner but I don't have time.)

poder
(No puedes levantar objetos pesados.)

to be able, can
(You can't lift heavy objects.)

decir
(�Qu� dijiste?)

to say, tell
(What did you say?)

ir
(�bamos al museo, pero al final no fuimos.)

to go
(We were going to the museum, but in the end we didn't go.)

ver
(Desde mi casa veo las olas del mar.)

to see (watch, look at)
(From my home, I see the waves of the sea.)

dar
(Te dar� dinero para el viaje.)

to give
(I will give you money for the trip.)

saber
(Yo s� que ella llevaba un vestido rojo.)

to know (information)
(I know that she was wearing a red dress.)

querer
(Si hubiese querido cantar, lo habr�a hecho.)

to want, love
(If I had wanted to sing, I would have done it.)

llegar
(Llegu� al aeropuerto justo cuando el avi�n llegaba.)

to arrive (come, reach)
(I arrive at the airport just when the airplane was landing.)

pasar
(Pasamos el d�a jugando a las cartas.)

to pass,to pass on,to spend (time),to happen
(We spent the day playing cards.)

deber
(Le debo dinero al banco.)

to owe, must, should, ought to
(I owe money to the bank.)

poner
(Esperaba que mis hijos pusieran la mesa sin decirles nada.)

to put, place, set
(I hoped that my children would set the table without me telling them anything.)

parecer
(Me parezco a mi mam�.)

to seem, appear
(I look like my mother.)

quedarse
(Me qued� en casa porque me qued� sin dinero para el autob�s.)

to stay, remain
(I stayed at home because I didn't have any money for the bus.)

creer
(Ella crey� que yo cre� lo que dijo.)

to believe
(She thought that I believed what she said.)

hablar
(El comandante ha hablado por tres horas.)

to speak
(The commander has spoken for three hours.)

llevar
(Ella llev� a su mam� al doctor.)

to take, (carry, wear)
(She took her mother to the doctor.)

dejar
(�l la dejaba en el and�n cuando los vimos.)

to leave (abandon, to let, allow)
(He was leaving her at the platform when we saw them.)

seguir
(Estaban siguiendo al ladr�n, pero lo perdieron.)

to follow (continue)
(They were following the shoplifter, but they lost him.)

encontrar
(Encontrar�s un futuro mejor en esa ciudad.)

to find (encounter)
(You will find a better future in this city.)

llamar
(Aunque la llames viente veces no te va a responder.)

to call,to name
(Even if you call her twenty times she is not going to answer you.)

venir
(Si Juan llama a tiempo, puede venir en nuestro coche.)

to come
(If Juan calls in time, he can come in our car.)