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Spanish 101 Verbs (Latin America)

101 essential Spanish verbs — English to Spanish infinitives with example sentences

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to be (permanent)ser
Ella es doctora. (She is a doctor.)
to be (temporary/state/location)estar
Estoy cansado hoy. (I am tired today.)
to havetener
Tengo dos hermanos. (I have two siblings.)
to do; to makehacer
Hago la tarea. (I do my homework.) También: Hago una pizza. (I make a pizza.)
to be able topoder
¿Puedes ayudarme? (Can you help me?)
to goir
Vamos al parque. (We go to the park.)
to say; to telldecir
Digo hola. (I say hello.) También: Digo la verdad. (I tell the truth.)
to seever
Veo a mi amigo. (I see my friend.)
to givedar
Te doy mi número. (I give you my number.)
to knowsaber
Sé la respuesta. (I know the answer.) Use for facts and how to do things. Contrast with conocer (to know people or places).
to wantquerer
Quiero un café, por favor. (I want a coffee, please.) With people it can also mean 'to love': Te quiero. (I love you.)
to comevenir
Vengo mañana. (I’m coming tomorrow.)
to leave; to go outsalir
Salgo a las ocho. (I leave at eight.)
to arrivellegar
Llegamos tarde. (We arrive late.)
to thinkpensar
Pienso en ti. (I think of you.)
to putponer
Pongo la mesa. (I set the table.)
to taketomar
Tomo el autobús. (I take the bus.) Also means "to drink" (esp. in Latin America): Tomo café. (I drink coffee.)
to callllamar
Te llamo luego. (I’ll call you later.)
to talkhablar
Hablamos mañana. (We talk tomorrow.)
to neednecesitar
Necesito ayuda ahora. (I need help now.)
to likegustar
Me gusta el café. (I like coffee.)
to useusar
Uso mi teléfono. (I use my phone.)
to worktrabajar
Trabajo en casa. (I work at home.)
to eatcomer
Como arroz y pollo. (I eat rice and chicken.)
to livevivir
Vivo en México. (I live in Mexico.)
to know; be acquainted with people or placesconocer
Expresses familiarity with people or places; use the personal a before people. Saber is for facts and how to do things.