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Spanish Verbs
Spanish Verbs (Infinitives)
| Verbs - Infinitives - Spanish | Verbs - Infinitives - English |
|---|---|
| ser | to be; or a quality or characteristic (not temporary); use with adj to express inherent quality, occupations & nationality, nouns & pronouns, possessions, with time, dates, & numbers, events, passive constructions, how much/many, what something is made of |
| estar | to be; a temporary state or condition, place & location, with adj to express temporary or unusual quality, before past participles describing result of an action (the window is closed), asking someone how they are, with the present continuous |
| haber (impersonal) | there + to be (impersonal verb) |
| haber (helping verb) | to have (helping verb) |
| tener | to have |
| llegar | to arrive, come, reach; to bring up, to bring over; to gather together |
| venir | to come |
| ir | to go |
| trabajar | to work |
| estudiar | to study |
| ver | to see |
| escuchar | to listen to, to hear |
| hacer | to do, to make |
| mirar | to look at, to watch |
| comer | to eat |
| vestir | to dress someone, clothe someone |
| andar | to walk, to go |
| comprar | to buy, to purchase |
| hablar | to speak, to talk |
| empezar | to begin, to start |
| dar | to give |
| buscar | to search for, to look for |
| encontrar | to find, to encounter |
| escribir | to write |
| coger | to catch, grasp, to take hold of |
| vivir | to live |
| creer | to believe |
| poner | to put, to place, to set |
| saber | to know (information) |
| salir | to leave, to go out |
| traer | to bring; to get, to fetch; to carry |
| decir | to say, tell |
| oír | to hear |
| pensar | to think |
| pedir | to request, to ask for |
| beber | to drink |
| leer | to read |
| dormir | to sleep |
| tomar | to take, to drink |
| gustar | to please, to be pleasing |
| llamer | to call, to name |
| abrir | to open |
| aprender | to learn |
| atender | to attend to, pay attention to, to take care of, assist |
| costar | to cost |
| poder | to be able, can |
| querer | to want, love |
| volver | to return, to go back |
| pasar | to pass, to hand, to happen, to pass by, to pass on, to spend time, to come by, to come in |
| repitar | to repeat |
| sentir | to regret, to feel |
| afeitar | to shave |
| afeitarse | to shave oneself |
| agradecer | to be thankful for, to thank for, to be grateful |
| almorzar | to eat lunch, to lunch, to have lunch |
| alquilar | to rent, to rent out, to let |
| amueblar | to furnish |
| arreglar | to arrange, settle, fix up, repair, tidy up |
| avisar | to warn, to inform, to notify |
| ayudar | to help |
| bailar | to dance |
| bajar | to go down, to lower, to descend, to download |
| bañar | to bathe (someone), to give a bath (to someone) |
| bañarse | to bathe oneself, to take a bath |
| barrer | to sweep, sweep clean, sweep out, sweep away |
| caber | to fit (in something) |
| cambiar | to change, exchange |
| cambiarse | to change oneself |
| casar | to marry, join in marriage, join in wedlock |
| cobrar | to charge (a price), to cash (a check), to collect, to receive (an amount) |
| confundir | to confuse, to get mixed up |
| confundirse | to be confused, to make a mistake |
| conocer | to meet, to get acquainted, to know (people, places) |
| convenir | to agree, to suit, be suited to, to be good for |
| deber | to owe, must, ought, should, ought to |
| decidir | to decide, settle, resolve |
| declarar | to declare, state, to bid (in cards) |
| dejar | to leave, abandon, to let, to allow |
| desear | to desire, to wish, to want |
| desocupar | to vacate, to empty |
| dispensar | to excuse |
| esperar | to hope, expect, wait for |
| faltar | to lack, to be lacking, be missing, be absent |
| fijar | to fix, fasten, secure |
| fijarse | to pay attention, watch |
| incluir | to include |
| irse | to leave, go away, depart |
| limpiar | to clean, to wash |
| limpiarse | to wipe |
| llevar | to take, to carry |
| mandar | to send |
| meter | to put in |
| molestar | to bother, disturb, upset |
| mudar | to change, molt, shed |
| molestarse | to get upset, to get annoyed |
| mudarse | to move (house) |
| necesitar | to need |
| ocupar | to occupy, take up, use |
| parecer | to seem |
| practicar | to practice |
| presentar | to present |
| prestar | to lend, to provide, to give |
| probar | to try, to taste |
| pronunciar | to pronounce |
| quejarse | to complain, to grumble |
| recordar | to remember |
| revisar | to examine, to inspect, to look through, to go through |
| sentar | to seat |
| sentarse | to sit down |
| subir | to go up |
| traducir | to translate |
| tratar | to treat |
| unir | to unite |
| valer | to be worth |
| vestirse | to dress oneself |