Essential verbs · Verbos comunes

18 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. The workhorse verbs, shown in the infinitive. Drill their full conjugations in the conjugation marathon.

English	Spanish · Español	Notes
to speak	hablar	🔗 Word familyel hablante (speaker).
to eat	comer	🔗 Word familyla comida (food) and el comedor (dining room).
to drink	beber	🔗 Word familyla bebida (a drink).
to live	vivir	🔗 Word familyla vida (life) and vivo (alive).
to go	ir	Totally irregular: voy, vas, va; ir a + infinitive = 'going to' future.
to have	tener	Also used for age: tengo veinte años = I'm 20.
to do	hacer	Irregular: hago (I do); also weather: hace frío = it's cold.
to want / to love	querer	Stem-changing: quiero (e→ie); te quiero = I love you.
can	poder	Stem-changing: puedo (o→ue); as a noun, el poder = power.
to see	ver	🔗 Word familyla vista (sight, view).
to give	dar	Irregular: doy (I give); dar las gracias = to thank.
to know (information)	saber	saber = to know a fact; conocer = to know a person or place.
to know (people)	conocer	🔗 Word familyconocido (an acquaintance; also 'well-known').
to say	decir	Irregular: digo, dices; el dicho = a saying.
to come	venir	Irregular: vengo (I come), vienes.
to think	pensar	🔗 Word familyel pensamiento (a thought).
to work	trabajar	🔗 Word familyel trabajo (work) and el trabajador (worker).
to study	estudiar	🔗 Word familyel estudiante (student) and el estudio (study).