Spanish verb conjugation

Every tense of the 118 most-used Spanish verbs, with example sentences, common phrases and a quick quiz on each page.

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Most common Spanish verbs

All Spanish verbs A–Z

abrir to open
acabar to finish; to end; to have just (done)
aceptar to accept; to agree to
alcanzar to reach; to catch up with; to be enough
andar to walk; to go around; to be (in a state)
aparecer to appear; to show up; to turn up
ayudar to help
buscar to look for; to search; to pick up
caber to fit; to be possible
caer to fall; to drop
cambiar to change; to exchange; to switch
cerrar to close; to shut; to lock
comenzar to begin; to start
comer to eat; to have lunch
comprender to understand; to comprise, to include
conducir to drive; to lead; to conduct
conocer to know (people, places); to meet; to be familiar with
conseguir to get; to obtain; to manage to
considerar to consider; to regard (as)
contar to count; to tell (a story); to count on
continuar to continue; to go on
convertir to convert; to turn (into)
correr to run; to hurry
costar to cost; to be hard (for someone)
crear to create; to make
creer to believe; to think
cumplir to fulfill; to carry out; to turn (an age)
dar to give
deber to owe; must; should
decidir to decide
decir to say; to tell
dejar to leave; to let; to allow; to quit
descubrir to discover; to find out; to uncover
dirigir to direct; to manage; to lead
dormir to sleep
elegir to choose; to elect
empezar to begin; to start
encontrar to find; to meet
entender to understand
entrar to enter; to go in, to come in
escribir to write
escuchar to listen (to); to hear
esperar to wait; to hope; to expect
estar to be (location, condition, ongoing actions)
estudiar to study
existir to exist
explicar to explain
formar to form; to train; to make up
ganar to win; to earn; to gain
gustar to like; to be pleasing to
haber to have (auxiliary); there is / there are
hablar to speak; to talk
hacer to do; to make
intentar to try; to attempt
ir to go
jugar to play (a game or sport)
leer to read
levantar to lift; to raise; to pick up
llamar to call; to name
llegar to arrive; to get to; to reach
llevar to carry; to take; to wear; to have been (time)
lograr to achieve; to manage to; to get
mantener to maintain; to keep; to support (financially)
mirar to look at; to watch
morir to die
mostrar to show; to display
mover to move
nacer to be born; to arise
necesitar to need
ocupar to occupy; to take up; (Mex.) to need
ocurrir to happen, to occur; to occur to (someone)
ofrecer to offer
oír to hear
olvidar to forget
pagar to pay; to pay for
parecer to seem; to look like
partir to leave, to depart; to split; to cut
pasar to pass; to happen; to spend (time); to come in
pedir to ask for; to request; to order
pensar to think; to plan to
perder to lose; to miss
permitir to allow; to permit
poder to be able to; can; may
poner to put; to place; to set
preguntar to ask (a question)
presentar to present; to introduce; to submit
producir to produce; to make; to cause
quedar to remain; to be left; to arrange to meet; to fit
querer to want; to love
realizar to carry out; to do; to make (a payment); to fulfill
recibir to receive; to get; to welcome
reconocer to recognize; to admit; to acknowledge
recordar to remember; to remind
repetir to repeat; to have a second helping
resultar to turn out; to prove to be; to result
saber to know (facts, information); to know how to; to taste
sacar to take out; to get; to take (a photo)
salir to leave; to go out; to come out
seguir to follow; to continue; to keep (doing)
sentir to feel; to be sorry; to regret
ser to be (identity, origin, time, characteristics)
servir to serve; to be useful; to work (for)
suceder to happen; to succeed (follow someone)
suponer to suppose; to assume; to mean, to involve
tener to have; to hold
terminar to finish; to end
tocar to touch; to play (an instrument); to be someone's turn
tomar to take; to drink; to have (food or drink)
trabajar to work
traer to bring; to have on you; to wear
tratar to treat; to try; to deal with
usar to use; to wear
utilizar to use; to make use of
valer to be worth; to cost; to be valid
venir to come
ver to see; to watch
vivir to live
volver to return; to come back; to do again