500 Spanish Verbs For Dummies

500 Spanish Verbs For Dummies Conquer Spanish Verbs A Beginners Guide to 500 Essential Verbs Learning a new language can feel overwhelming especially when it comes to verbs But fear not aspiring Spanish speakers This guide breaks down 500 essential Spanish verbs making them approachable and digestible for beginners Understanding Verb Basics Before we dive into the verb pool lets cover some fundamental concepts Conjugation Verbs change their form depending on the subject I you hesheit etc and the tense present past future This is called conjugation Regular vs Irregular Verbs Most verbs follow predictable patterns when conjugated making them regular But a handful of verbs have unique irregular conjugations that youll need to memorize Infinitives The basic form of a verb often ending in ar er or ir is the infinitive Think of it as the verbs dictionary form 500 Essential Spanish Verbs Your Verb Powerhouse Here are 500 common Spanish verbs organized by category Dont try to memorize them all at once Start with the most frequently used verbs and gradually expand your vocabulary 1 Actions and Activities ar Verbs hablar to speak comer to eat beber to drink escribir to write leer to read correr to run bailar to dance jugar to play trabajar to work estudiar to study cantar to sing 2 dibujar to draw dormir to sleep nadar to swim caminar to walk cocinar to cook viajar to travel llamar to call mirar to look at escuchar to listen pagar to pay tocar to touch buscar to search esperar to wait comprar to buy vender to sell abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return gustar to like necesitar to need querer to want poder to be able to deber to have to saber to know creer to believe er Verbs comer to eat beber to drink leer to read escribir to write hacer to domake decir to saytell poner to putplace ver to see 3 or to hear tener to have ir to go venir to come ser to be estar to be state of being conocer to know a personplace parecer to seem parecer to appear recibir to receive volver to return pensar to think aprender to learn preferir to prefer ofrecer to offer contar to count encontrar to find limpiar to clean empezar to begin aparecer to appear comprender to understand perder to lose prometer to promise resolver to solve devolver to return something proponer to propose defender to defend reunir to gather conducir to drive recordar to remember perdonar to forgive ir Verbs vivir to live partir to leave sentir to feel repetir to repeat 4 servir to serve pedir to ask for seguir to follow competir to compete huir to flee dormir to sleep rer to laugh escribir to write abrir to open curar to cure morir to die or to hear escribir to write decir to say venir to come conseguir to getobtain salir to go out consentir to consent frer to fry gruir to growl prohibir to prohibit pedir to ask vestir to dress sugerir to suggest rer to laugh dormir to sleep deducir to deduce conducir to drive reducir to reduce subir to go up advertir to warn convertir to convert 2 Describing People and Things ser to be permanent state estar to be temporary state 5 parecer to seem tener to have gustar to like amar to love odiar to hate importar to matter interesarse to be interested encantar to love something faltar to lack saber to know facts conocer to know people places creer to believe pensar to think recordar to remember olvidar to forget entender to understand explicar to explain preguntar to ask responder to answer contestar to answer compartir to share ayudar to help necesitar to need querer to want poder to be able to deber to have to desear to desire esperar to hope temer to fear sentirse to feel emotion parecerse to resemble parecer to appear soar to dream perdonar to forgive prometer to promise consentir to consent 6 desear to desire incluir to include excluir to exclude disfrutar to enjoy permitir to allow prohibir to prohibit defender to defend atacar to attack luchar to fight ganar to win perder to lose aceptar to accept rechazar to reject ofrece to offer recibir to receive invitar to invite acompaar to accompany visitar to visit llamar to call escuchar to listen mirar to look at observar to observe ver to see oir to hear tocar to touch sentir to feel oler to smell probar to taste imaginar to imagine soar to dream creer to believe pensar to think saber to know aprender to learn entender to understand explicar to explain 7 preguntar to ask responder to answer contestar to answer hablar to speak comunicar to communicate escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover cambiar to change mejorar to improve empeorar to worsen transformar to transform evolucionar to evolve adaptar to adapt mover to move levantar to lift bajar to lower caer to fall girar to turn abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave seguir to follow esperar to wait 8 buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover 9 viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave 10 volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean 11 arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write 12 enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest 13 dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive 14 pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal 15 trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete 16 ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend 17 ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write 18 leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain 19 recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly 20 saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait 21 buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover 22 viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave 23 volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean 24 arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write 25 enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest 26 dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete ganar to win perder to lose participar to participate ayudar to help dar to give recibir to receive 27 pedir to ask responder to answer contestar to answer llamar to call comunicar to communicate escribir to write enviar to send recibir to receive abrir to open cerrar to close entrar to enter salir to leave volver to return ir to go venir to come llegar to arrive partir to leave esperar to wait buscar to search encontrar to find perder to lose ganar to win conseguir to get obtener to obtain recibir to receive comprar to buy vender to sell pagar to pay cobrar to collect gastar to spend ahorrar to save invertir to invest donar to donate prestar to lend devolver to return robar to steal 28 trabajar to work estudiar to study ensear to teach aprender to learn practicar to practice descansar to rest dormir to sleep comer to eat beber to drink cocinar to cook preparar to prepare limpiar to clean arreglar to fix construir to construct destruir to destroy crear to create inventar to invent descubrir to discover viajar to travel visitar to visit caminar to walk correr to run nadar to swim volar to fly saltar to jump bailar to dance cantar to sing tocar to play an instrument hablar to speak escribir to write leer to read dibujar to draw pintar to paint jugar to play practicar to practice competir to compete 29