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MOST COMMON SPANISH VERBS
□ VERBS – ar – Quantity and Distance [8] □ acabar: to finish, to exhaust, to run out of, to be out of □ acercarse: to move close, to draw nearer □ alcanzar: to reach, to catch up to □ alejar: to move farther away, to distance, to get away from □ bastar: to be enough □ empezar: to begin, to start □ llegar: to arrive, to get someplace □ lograr: to achieve, to reach a goal, to accomplish, to make something happen □ VERBS – ar – Human Emotions [11] □ amar: to love □ asustar: to frighten □ calmar: to calm □ confiar: to have faith in, to trust, to rely on, to depend on □ disculpar: to excuse □ encantar: to enchant, to charm, to delight □ esperar: v to wait, to hope, to expect □ gustar: to please, to like (must be used with an indirect object pronoun □ lamentar: to be sorry □ preocupar: to cause concern or worry, to bother □ vengar: to avenge □ VERBS – ar – Body Movement [17] □ andar: to walk, to associate with (friends), to be (if out and about), often used with an adjective, to go out (dating), to move forward □ caminar: to walk, to step □ cantar: to sing □ descansar: to rest □ despertar: to wake up □ escuchar: to hear, to listen □ golpear: to hit □ hablar: to speak, to talk □ lanzar: to throw, to launch □ levantar: to lift, to raise up □ llevar: to carry, to take, to lead □ llorar: to cry, to week □ marchar: to march, to walk, to run (machine) □ mirar: to look □ sentarse: to sit down □ soltar: to let go, to let loose, to free □ tocar: to touch, to play (an instrument) □ VERBS – ar – Human Actions – Mental [10] □ asegurar: to assure, to ensure, to insure, to make sure □ cuidar: to care for, to take care of □ enseñar: to teach □ equivocarse: to mistake, to be mistaken, to be wrong □ jurar: to swear □ olvidar: to forget, to leave behind, to forget to do something □ pensar: to think □ preguntar: to ask (question) □ recordar: to remember, to remind □ soñar: to dream □ VERBS – ar – Human Actions – Physical – Intransitive [10] □ apostar: to bet □ bajar: to lower, to go down, to come down, to get out (of a vehicle) □ callar: to quiet, to silence □ casarse: to marry each other, to get married □ jugar: to play □ pelear: to fight □ regresar: to return □ trabajar: to work □ viajar: to travel □ volar: to fly. Sí, volaremos mañana temprano. Yes, we fly early tomorrow. [Home Alone, ch. 4] □ VERBS – ar – Human Actions – Physical – Transitive [16] □ arreglar: to fix □ ayudar: to help □ buscar: to look for, to seek □ cerrar: to close □ comprar: to buy □ dar: to give □ dejar: to allow, to let, to permit, to leave □ enviar: to send □ ganar: to win □ llamar: to call □ matar: to kill □ pagar: to pay □ parar: to stop □ probar: to test, to try, to taste □ quitar: to remove □ sacar: to take out, to pull out, to get, to serve (in sport) □ VERBS – ar – Other [11] □ cambiar: to change □ cansar: to tire □ continuar: to continue, to keep on □ estar: to be □ interesar: to interest, to matter □ necesitar: to need □ pasar: to pass, to spend (time), to enter □ quedar: to remain □ sonar: to sound, to ring □ tomar: to take, to drink □ tratar: to try, to treat □ VERBS – er – Emotional [4] □ agradecer: to thank, to give thanks □ merecer: to deserve □ querer: to want, to love □ temer: to fear, to be afraid of □ VERBS – er – Mental [8] □ aprender: to learn □ conocer: to know (a person or place), to be familiar with (something), to meet □ creer: to believe, to think □ deber: v to ought, must □ entender: to understand □ parecer: to seem, to look like □ poder: to be able to; in English, “can” is often used to express this □ saber: to know □ VERBS – er – Physical [11] □ caer: to fall □ comer: to eat □ correr: to run, to dismiss, to fire, to expel □ leer: to read □ perder: to lose □ poner: to put, to set □ romper: to tear, to break □ traer: to bring □ vencer: to conquer, to defeat, to beat □ ver: to see □ volver: to return, to go back □ VERBS – er – Helping Verbs & Other verbs [6] □ deber: to ought, must □ haber: to have (helping verb) □ hacer: to do, to make □ ser: to be □ suceder: to happen, to occur □ tener: to have □ VERBS – ir [16] □ abrir: to open □ conseguir: to get, to acquire □ decidir: to decide □ decir: to say or tell □ dormir: to sleep □ escribir: to write □ ir: to go □ morir: to die □ oír: to hear □ pedir: to ask, to request □ salir: to leave □ seguir: to continue, to follow □ sentirse: to feel, to be feeling □ subir: to go up, to get on, to board □ venir: to come □ vivir: to live

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