Verbs

This video looks at the most common uses for the verb “TO BE” in Spanish ¿SER o ESTAR?

to accept	aceptar
to accompany	acompañar
to add	añadir
to advise	aconsejar
to allow	permitir
to answer/to reply/to apply to	contestar
to argue	dirigirse a, solicitar discutir
to arrive	llegar
to ask (a question)	preguntar, hacer una pregunta
to ask a question	hacer una pregunta
to ask/to ask for	pedir
to avoid	evitar
to bath, to bathe	bañarse
to be	ser, estar
to be able to	poder, ser capaz de
to be born	nacer
to be called	llamarse
to be careful	tener cuidado
to be hot/cold	tener calor/frío
to be hungry	tener hambre
to be in a hurry	tener prisa
to be interested in	interesarse en
to be keen to	tener ganas de
to be located	encontrarse, estar situado/situarse
to be lucky	tener suerte
to be sleepy, tired	tener sueño
to be sorry	sentir
to be successful	tener éxito
to be thirsty	tener sed
to borrow	pedir prestado
to break	romper
to bring	traer
to brush (teeth, hair)	cepillarse
to buy	comprar
to buy tickets	sacar entradas
to call	llamar
to cancel	anular
to carry, to wear	llevar
to change	cambiar
to change (trains etc)	hacer transbordo
to chat	charlar
to check	verificar
to choose	elegir
to clear the table	quitar la mesa
to click	cliquear
to climb mountains	escalar montañas
to climb/to go up	subir
to close	cerrar
to collide/to crash	chocar
to come	venir
to complain	quejarse
to contact	contactar
to cost	costar
to count	contar
to crash, to collide	chocar
to cry	llorar
to dance	bailar
to decide	decidir
to describe	describir
to deserve	merecer
to die	morir
to discuss	discutir
to dismiss	despedir
to do the vacuum cleaning	pasar la aspiradora
to do the washing up	fregar (los platos)
to do, to make	hacer
to download (music)	descargar (música)
to draw	dibujar
to dress	vestirse
to drink	beber
to drive	conducir
to eat	comer
to end	terminar(se)
to enjoy	disfrutar
to enjoy oneself	divertirse
to enter	entrar
to escape	escaper(se)
to fail (an exam)	suspender (un examen)
to fall	caer
to feel	sentir
to fill	llenar
to fill out (a form)	rellenar (una ficha )
to find, to meet	encontrar
to finish, end	acabar, terminar
to follow/to continue	seguir
to forget	olvidar
to forgive	perdonar
to get (good) marks	sacar (buenas) notas
to get angry	enfadarse
to get dressed	vestirse
to get off (a bus)	bajar
to get on well with	llevarse bien con
to get up	levantarse
to give	dar
to give (presents)	ofrecer/dar (regalos)/regalar
to give orders, to send	mandar
to go	ir
to go along (in a car)	circular (en coche)
to go down, to get off	bajar
to go for a walk	pasearse, ir de paseo, dar un paseo
to go shopping	ir de compras
to go to bed	acostarse
to go wrong/to fail, to miss	fallar
to hand over	entregar
to hate	odiar/detestar
to have	tener
to have (auxiliary verb)	haber
to have a cold	estar resfriado
To have a high temperature	tener fiebre
to have breakfast	desayunar
to have dinner, supper	cenar
to have lunch	almorzar
to have to	deber/tener que
to hear	oír
to help	ayudar
to hold	tener
to hope	esperar
to hurry	darse prisa
to hurt	doler
to imagine	imaginar(se)
to improve	mejorar
to inform	informar
to introduce	introducir
to invite	invitar
to iron	planchar
to jump	saltar
to knock over, run down	atropellar
to knock, hit	llamar (a la puerta), golpear
to know (a fact)	saber
to know (be familiar with)	conocer
to land	aterrizar
to last	durar
to laugh	reír
to lay the table	poner la mesa
to learn	aprender
to leave	marcharse
to leave (an object), to allow	dejar
to leave, to depart	salir
to lend	prestar
to lift the receiver	descolgar (el teléfono)
to light	iluminar
to light, turn on	encender
to like	querer
to listen	escuchar
to live	vivir
to load, to charge	cargar
to look after	cuidar
to look for, to fetch	buscar
to look like, to resemble	parecerse a
to lose	perder
to love	amar/ querer/encantar
to make a mistake	equivocarse
to manage, to run, to direct	dirigir
to meet	juntarse, encontrar, conocer
to miss	echar de menos, faltar
to need	necesitar
to note	notar/darse cuenta
to open	abrir
to order	pedir (comida en el restaurante)
to organise	organizar
to park	aparcar
to pass (an exam)	aprobar (un examen)
to pass by/to go	pasar
to phone	telefonear
to please	complacer
to prefer	preferir
to present/ to introduce (someone)	presentar
to prevent, to warn	prevenir
to pull	tirar
to push	empujar
to put	poner
to put back/to replace	reponer
to put on make up	maquillarse
to rain	llover
to read	leer
to realise	dares cuenta de
to receive, to be host to	recibir, acoger
to recommend	recomendar
to refund	reembolsar
to regret, be sorry	arrepentirse, sentir
to remember	recordar
to rent/to hire	alquilar
to repair	reparar, arreglar
to repeat	repetir
to replace	reemplazar
to research	investigar
to reserve/to book	reservar
to return	volver
to revise	repasar
to revise/ to check	repasar/revisar
to ride (a horse)	montar (a caballo)
to ride a horse	montar a caballo, ir a caballo
to ring	llamar (el timbre)
to run	correr
to save	salvar
to save (money)	ahorrar
to say	decir
to say goodbye	despedirse
to see	ver
to seem	parecer
to sell	vender
to send	enviar
to serve	servir
to share	compartir
to shave	afeitarse
to show	mostrar/enseñar
to shower	ducharse
to sign	firmar
to sing	cantar
to sit down	sentarse
to skate	patinar
to ski	esquiar
to sleep	dormir
to smile	sonreír
to smoke	fumar
to snow	nevar
to speak	hablar
to spend (money)	gastar
to spend (time)	pasar
to start/to begin	empezar/comenzar
to stay/to remain	quedarse
to steal	robar
to stick	pegar
to stop	parar(se)
to study	estudiar
to succeed	triunfar
to sunbathe	tomar el sol
to surf the internet	navegar en internet
to swim	nadar
to take	coger, tomar
to take advantage of	aprovechar
to take photographs	sacar fotos
to teach	enseñar
to tell	contar
to thank	agradecer
to think, believe	pensar, creer
to throw	tirar
to tidy	arreglar
to touch/to play (a musical imstrument)	tocar
to try to	tratar de
to twist, to turn	torcer
to type	mecanografiar
to understand	entender
to use	usar, servirse de
to use	utilizar
to vacuum clean	pasar la aspiradora
to visit	visitar
to wait for	esperar
to walk	andar, pasear
to want, desire	querer, desear
to wash (oneself)	lavar(se)
to wash up	fregar los platos
to win, earn	ganar
to wish	desear
to work	trabajar
to worry	preocuparse
to write	escribir

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