Spanish 2: Verbos esenciales

Abrir

To open

Acabar

To end, to finish (with "de" means "to have just")

Almorzar

To have lunch

Asistir

To attend

Bailar

To dance

Beber

To drink (begins with b)

Buscar

To look for

Caerse

To fall down

Caminar

To walk

Cantar

To sing

Cerrar

To close

Charlar

To chat

Comenzar

To begin (with a c)

Comer

To eat

Comprar

To buy

Comprender

To understand

Contestar

To answer

Correr

To run

Costar

To cost

Creer

To believe

Dar

To give

Deber

To owe, to "should

Decir

To tell, to say

Dejar

To allow, to let, to leave

Descansar

To rest

Desear

To want, to wish

Dibujar

To draw

Dormir

To sleep

Empezar

To begin (with an e)

Ense�ar

To teach, to show

Escribir

To write

Escuchar

To listen

Esperar

To hope for, to wait

Estar

To be (begins with e)

Estudiar

To study

Ganar

To win; to earn

Hablar

To talk, to speak

Hacer

To do, to make

Ir

To go

Jugar

To play (a sport)

Leer

To read

Llegar

To arrive

Llevar

To wear, to carry along

Mirar

To watch

Nadar

To swim

Necesitar

To need

O�r

To hear

Pedir

To ask for, to order (food)

Pensar

To think

Perder

To lose, to waste, to miss, to miss out on

Poder

To be able to, to "can

Poner

To put, to place

Preferir

To prefer

Preguntar

To ask (a question)

Querer

To love, to want

Repetir

To repeat

Saber

To know (facts, information)

Salir

To leave, to go out

Seguir

To follow, to continue

Ser

To be (begins with s)

Tener

To have

Tocar

To play (an instrument), to touch

Tomar

To drink, to take (begins with t)

Trabajar

To work

Traer

To bring

Usar

To use

Vender

To sell

Venir

To come

Ver

To see

Vivir

To live

Volver

To return