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
