162 Most Common Verbs Level II: “ar” Regular VERBS to answer to arrive to ask to buy to call to carry/take/wear to change to clean to converse to cook to dance to deliver to desire to draw to drive to eat breakfast to eat dinner to enter to explain to finish to fix to go down/lower to help to hit to invite to jump to keep/maintain to leave something or someone to listen to to loan - contestar - llegar - preguntar - comprar - llamar - llevar - cambiar - limpiar - conversar - cocinar - bailar - entregar - desear - dibujar - manejar - desayunar - cenar - entrar (en…) - explicar - terminar (de...) - arreglar - bajar - ayudar - pegar - invitar - saltar - guardar - dejar to look at/watch to look for to love to need to paint to pay to plan to practice to prepare to rest to return to send to play (instrument) to sing to speak/talk to spend to study to swim to take out, get to take/drink to teach to touch to travel to try (to..) to use to visit to wait for to walk - mirar - buscar - amar - necesitar - pintar - pagar - planear - practicar - preparar - descansar - regresar - mandar - tocar - cantar - hablar - gastar - estudiar - nadar - sacar - tomar - enseñar - tocar - viajar - tratar (de...) - usar - visitar - esperar - caminar - escuchar - prestar to win/earn to work - ganar - trabajar “er” VERBOS to believe to drink to eat to learn (to...) to owe, ought to, must to promise to read to run to see to sell to surprise to understand - creer - beber - comer - aprender (a…) - deber - prometer - leer - correr - ver - vender - sorprender - comprender “ir” VERBOS to attend to decide to go up to live to open to permit to receive to write - asistir a - decidir - subir - vivir - abrir - permitir - recibir - escribir Irregular Verbs ar/er/ir Stem changes “e” “i” to ask for/to order - pedir(i) to follow/to continue - seguir(i) to get - conseguir(i) to repeat - repetir(i) to serve - servir(i) Plain Irregulars to be (permanent) to be (temp./location etc.) to continue to go (to) - ser - estar - continuar - ir (a…) Backwards Verb to like (please) - gustar Verbos “i” to “y” to destroy to include to hear - destruir - incluir - oír Stem changes “e” “ie” to be sorry/to feel - sentir(ie) to begin / start (to…) - empezar(ie) (a…) to close - cerrar(ie) to lose - perder(ie) to prefer - preferir(ie) to recommend - recomendar(ie) to require - requerir(ie) to snow - nevar (ie) to begin / start - comenzar(ie) to think - pensar(ie) to understand - entender(ie) to want - querer(ie) Stem changes “o/u” “ue” to be able to (can) - poder(ue) to cost - costar(ue) to count - contar(ue) to die - morir(ue) to eat lunch - almorzar(ue) to find - encontrar(ue) to move - mover(ue) to play - jugar(ue) to rain - llover(ue) to remember - recordar(ue) to return - volver(ue) to return (an object) - devolver(ue) to sleep - dormir(ue) to show - mostrar(ue) Irregular in “yo” form to agree - estar de acuerdo to choose - escoger(g-j) to give - dar to know (personally) - conocer to know (info) - saber Go go verbs to bring to come to do/make to have (to...) to leave (from) to put/place; to turn on to say/tell - traer - venir(ie) - hacer - tener(ie) (que…) - salir (de) - poner - decir(i) and (yo) © 2004, 2011 U.S. Institute of Languages, All rights reserved Level II: REFLEXIVE VERBS “ar” VERBOS to bathe (oneself) to shower to break to get sick to brush to burn to take off, remove oneself to wash oneself to dry (oneself) off to shave to get angry - bañarse - ducharse - romperse - enfermarse - cepillarse - quemarse - quitarse - lavarse - secarse - afeitarse - enojarse Level II: Irregular Reflexive Verbs Stem changes “e” “i” to get dressed - vestirse to say goodbye - despedirse(i) Stem changes “e” “ie” to feel (well or ill) to have fun to sit down to wake up - sentirse(ie) - divertirse(ie) - sentarse(ie) - despertarse(ie) Stem changes “o” “ue” to lay down - acostarse(ue) Irregular in “yo” form to realice - darse cuenta Go Go Verbs to fall down - caerse (yo – go go) © 2004, 2011 U.S. Institute of Languages, All rights reserved “ar/er/ir” VERBOS to get married (to) to be called/named to get oneself ready to meet to complain to worry (about..) to devote oneself (work) to get tired to forget to.. to remain/stay to get up - casarse (con) - llamarse - arreglarse - reunirse - quejarse - preocuparse (por..) - dedicarse a - cansarse - olvidarse de. . - quedarse - levantarse