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creer

debe

quiere

ve

puede

tiene

estar

is [location, state]

está

to be | being [location, state]

21

25 most common Spanish verbs

ser

is

es

to be | being

7

tener

has

to have | having

19

hacer

hace

26

decir

dice

31

does | makes

to do, to make |doing, making

says | tells

to say, tell |saying, telling

va

ver

sees

to see | seeing

38

poder

is able | can

to be able | can

32

ir

goes

to go | going

33

dar

da

42

saber

sabe

44

gives

to give | giving

knows (how)

to know (how) | knowing (how)

habla

deja

pasa

deber

has to | must

to have to, must | having to

71

querer

wants | loves

to want, love | wanting, loving

44

pasar

happens | goes through | spends time

to happen, to pass, to spend time |happening, passing, spending time

68

llegar

llega

75

cree

83

arrives

to arrive | arriving

believes

to believe | believing

parece

hablar

speaks

to speak | speaking

90

dejar

leaves

to leave | leaving

86

parecer

seems

to seem | seeming

89

poner

pone

91

seguir

sigue

99

puts

to put | putting

continues

to continue | continuing

piensa

lleva

encuentra

pensar

thinks

to think | thinking

105

llevar

wears

to wear | wearing

101

encontrar

finds

to find | finding

102

volver

vuelve

112

llamar

llama

122

returns

to return | returning

calls

to call | calling

Source: Davies, M, & Davies, K.H. (2018). A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish: Core Vocabulary for Learners. Routledge

Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Rachel Hawkes