Important Spanish Verbs

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A
Regular Verbs Starting with "a" afectar = to affect alarmar = to alarm alarmarse = to get alarmed alcanzar = to catch alegrarse = to be glad alejar = to move away alejarse = to go away alertar = to alert alimentar = to feed

aliviar = to ease alojar = to lodge alojarse = to be lodged alquilar = to rent alumbrar = to light up amar = to love amenazar = to threaten analizar = to analyse andar = to walk animar = to cheer up anular = to cancel anunciar = to announce aadir = to add apagar = to turn off aparcar = to park aplastar= to flatten aplaudir = to applaud aplazar = to postpone aplicar = to apply aprender = to learn aprovechar = to make good use of apuntar = to take note apuntarse = to sign up for sthg archivar = to file arder = to burn arreglar = to fix, mend arrestar = to arrest arriesgar = to risk arrojar = to throw arruinar = to ruin arruinarse = to be ruined asar = to roast asegurar to secure asesinar = to murder asimilar = to assimilate asistir = to attend asustar = to frighten atacar = to attack atar = to tie (up) aterrizar = to land aterrorizar = to terrify atrapar = to trap atrasar = to slow down aumentar = to increase avanzar = to advance averiguar = to find out avisar = to warn ayudar = to help
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Irregular Verbs Starting with "a" acertar = to get correct acoger = to welcome in almorzar = to have lunch aparecer = to appear aprobar = to approve ascender = to go up

B
Regular Verbs Starting with "b" bailar = to dance bajar = to lower baar= to bathe barrer = to sweep beber = to drink besar = to kiss bloquear = to block borrar = to erase bostezar = to yawn botar = to bounce boxear = to box brindar = to toast bromear = to joke bucear = to dive buscar = to look for Irregular Verbs Starting with "b" bendecir = to bless blanquecer = to whiten

C
Regular Verbs Starting with "c" calcular = to calculate cambiar = to change caminar = to walk cancelar = to cancel cansarse = to get tired cantar= to sing caracterizar = to characterize

casar = to marry celebrar = to celebrate cenar = to have for supper certificar = to certify chantajear = to blackmail charlar = to chat chillar = to scream chocar = to crash clasificar = to classify cobrar = to charge cocinar = to cook coincidir = to coincide colaborar = to collaborate colocar = to place combinar = to combine comentar = to comment comer = to eat comparar = to compare compartir = to share completar = to complete complicar = to complicate comportar = to behave comprar = to buy comprender = to understand comunicar = to communicate concentrar = to concentrate conectar = to connect confiar = to trust confirmar = to confirm confundir = to confuse conservar = to conserve considerar = to consider consistir (en) = to consist of consolidar = to consolidate consultar = to consult consumir = to consume contactar = to contact contagiar = to transmit contaminar = to contaminate contemplar = to contemplate contestar = to answer continuar = to continue contrastar = to contrast contratar = to contract for controlar = to control convivir = to live together convocar = to convoke cooperar = to cooperate
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copiar = to copy coquetear = to flirt correr = to run corresponder= to correspond cortar = to cut coser = to sew crear = to create creer = to believe criar = to bring up criticar = to criticize cruzar = to cross cubrir = to cover cuestionar = to question cuidar = to look after culpar = to blame cultivar = to cultivate cumplir = to fulfil curar = to cure curiosear = to glance at Irregular Verbs Starting with "c" caber = to fit caer = to fall cerrar = to close coger = to take comenzar = to start componer = to make up comprobar = to check conducir = to drive conocer = to know conseguir = to obtain construir = to construct contar = to count contener = to contain convencer = to convince convertir = to convert corregir = to correct costar = to cost crecer = to grow

decidir = to decide dedicar= to decide deformar = to deform dejar = to leave depender = to depend deprimir = to depress derrotar = to beat desafiar = to challenge desarrollar = to develop desayunar = to have breakfast descansar = to rest descargar = to unload describir = to describe descubrir= to discover descuidar = to neglect desear = to desire desempear = to perform designar = to designate desnudar = to undress desplazar = to displace despreciar = to despise destrozar = to smash detestar = to detest discutir = to discuss disfrutar = to enjoy disgustar = to annoy disparar = to shoot dividir = to divide doblar = to fold ducharse = to have a shower dudar = to doubt Irregular Verbs Starting with "d" dar = to give decir = to say defender = to defend definir = to define demostrar = to demonstrate desaparecer = to disappear despertar = to wake up devolver = to return distinguir = to distinguish divertir = to entertain doler = to hurt dormir = to sleep

D
Regular Verbs Starting with "d" daar = to damage deber = to owe

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E
Regular Verbs Starting with "e" echar = to throw educar = to educate elaborar = to elaborate elevar = to raise eliminar = to eliminate elogiar = to praise emborracharse = to get drunk emitir = to emit emocionar = to excite emplear = to employ emprender = to undertake empujar = to push enamorarse = to fall in love encargar = to place an order enfadarse = to get angry enfermarse = to get ill engaar = to deceive ensuciar = to soil entrar = to get in enviar = to send equivocarse = to be wrong escapar = to escape escribir = to write escuchar = to listen to esperar = to hope for esquiar = to ski estornudar = to sneeze estudiar = to study evaluar = to evaluate evitar = to avoid examinar = to examine existir = to exist explicar = to explain expresar = to express Irregular Verbs Starting with "e" elegir = to choose empezar = to start encender = to switch on encontrar = to find entender = to understand entretenerse = to entertain, amuse

escoger = to choose establecer = to establish estar = to be exponer = to expose

F
Regular Verbs Starting with "f" fabricar = to make facilitar = to facilitate, make easier fascinar = to fascinate fastidiar = to annoy felicitar = to congratulate finalizar = to end firmar = to sign formar = to form frenar = to break fumar = to smoke funcionar = to function Irregular Verbs Starting with "f" favorecer = to favour florecer = to flower fluir = to flow fregar = to wash frer = to fry

G
Regular Verbs Starting with "g" ganar = to gain garantizar = to guarantee gastar = to spend generalizar = to generalize generar = to generate girar = to turn golpear = to hit gritar = to shout guardar = to keep guiar = to guide gustar = to like Irregular Verbs Starting with "g"
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gobernar = to govern

J
Regular Verbs Starting with "j" juntar = to join jurar = to swear justificar = to justify juzgar = to judge Irregular Verbs Starting with "j" jugar = to play

H
Regular Verbs Starting with "h" habitar = to inhabit habituar = to accustom habituarse = to get used to hablar = to speak humillar = to humiliate Irregular Verbs Starting with "h" haber = to have hacer = to make herir = to hurt huir = to escape

K L
Regular Spanish Verbs Starting with "l" lanzar = to throw lavar = to wash lavarse = to wash o.self leer = to read levantar = to raise levantarse = to get up limitar = to limit limpiar = to clean llamar = to call llamarse = to be called llegar = to arrive llenar = to fill llevar = to carry llorar = to cry luchar = to fight

I
Regular Verbs Starting with "i" idealizar = to idealize idear = to think up identificar = to identify identificarse = to identify o.s. with imprimir = to print indicar = to indicate informar = to inform iniciar = to initiate insistir = to insist instalar = to install insultar = to insult intentar = to try interesar = to interest interrumpir = to interrupt inventar = to invent invitar = to invite Irregular Verbs Starting with "i" incluir = to include introducir = to introduce ir = to go

M
Regular Verbs Starting with "m" manchar = to dirty mancharse = to get dirty mandar = to order matar = to kill mejorar = to improve memorizar = to memorize
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meter = to insert mirar = to look at modificar = to modify mojar = to wet molestar = to annoy Irregular Verbs Starting with "m" manifestar = to show mantener = to maintain medir = to measure mentir = to lie merecer = to deserve merendar = to have tea morder = to bite morir = to die morirse = to die mostrar = to show mover = to move

organizar = to organize orientar = to orientate Irregular Verbs Starting with "o" obedecer = to obey obtener = to obtain ofrecer = to offer or = to hear oler = to smell oponer = to put up oponerse = to be opposed

P
Regular Verbs Starting with "p" pagar = to pay parar = to stop partir = to split up pasar = to pass pasear = to walk perdonar = to pardon permitir = to permit planchar = to iron planear = to plan poseer = to possess practicar = to practise preceder = to precede preguntar = to ask preparar = to prepare prestar = to lend programar = to plan progresar = to progress prohibir = to prohibit protestar = to protest provocar = to provoke Irregular Verbs Starting with "p" padecer = to suffer parecer = to look like parecerse = to be alike pedir = to ask for pensar = to think perder = to lose perderse = to get lost
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N
Regular Verbs Starting with "n" nadar = to wet narrar = to narrate necesitar = to need negociar = to negotiate nombrar = to name numerar = to number Irregular Verbs Starting with "n" nacer = to be born negar = to deny negarse = to refuse

O
Regular Verbs Starting with "o" observar = to observe odiar = to hate ofender = to offend olvidar = to forget omitir = to omit opinar = to think

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permanecer = to stay perseguir = to pursue petenecer = to belong pervertir = to corrupt poder = can pudrir = to rot poner = to put ponerse = to put posponer = to postpone predecir = to predict preferir = to prefer presuponer = to presuppose prevenir = to prevent probar = to try producir = to produce proponer = to propose proteger = to protect

repasar = to revise representar = to represent reservar = to reserve resistir = to resist respetar = to respect respirar = to breathe responder = to answer resultar = to turn out to be resumir = to summarize retrasar = to delay reunir = to reunite revolucionar = to revolutionize robar = to rob romper = to break Irregular Verbs Starting with "r" recaer = to have a relapse recoger = to pick up recomendar = to recommend reconocer = to recognise recordar = to remember reducir = to reduce referir = to refer reforzar = to reinforce regar = to water reir = to laugh remover = to stir reir = to tell off rendir = to wear out rendirse = to surrender renovar = to renovate repetir = to repeat reponer = to replace reponerse = to recover resolver = to resolve restablecer = to reestablish retener = to retain retorcer = to twist reventar = to burst rogar = to beg

Q
Regular Verbs Starting with "q" quedar = to stay quedarse = to keep quejarse = to complain quemar = to burn quitar = to take away quitarse = to remove o.s. Irregular Verbs Starting with "q" querer = to want

R
Regular Verbs Starting with "r" rechazar = to reject recibir = to receive recuperarse = to recuperate regresar = to return relacionar = to relate relacionarse = to be related relajar = to relax relajarse = to relax repartir = to distribute

S
Regular Verbs Starting with "s" sacar = to take out
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saltar = to jump saludar = to greet seleccionar = to pick separar = to separate situar = to place solucionar = to solve soportar = to support sorprender = to surprise subir = to raise suceder = to happen superar = to overcome suspender = to suspend Irregular Spanish Verbs Starting with "s" saber = to know salir = to go out seguir = to follow sentar = to sit sentir = to feel ser = to be servir = to serve soar = to dream soltar = to let go of sonar = to sound sonrer = to smile sostener = to support sugerir = to suggest suponer = to suppose/to involve

trasladar = to move tratar = to treat Irregular Spanish Verbs Starting with "t" temblar = to tremble tender = to stretch tenderse = to stretch out tener = to have torcer = to twist traer = to bring transferir = to transfer

U
Regular Spanish Verbs Starting with "u" unir = to join usar = to use utilizar = to use Regular Spanish Verbs Starting with "v" vaciar = to empty valorar = to value variar = to vary vender = to sell ver = to see viajar = to travel vigilar = to watch visitar = to visit vivir = to live vomitar = to vomit votar = to vote Irregular Spanish Verbs Starting with "v" valer = to cost vencer = to beat venir = to come verter = to spill vestir = to dress volar = to fly volver = to turn around

T
Regular Verbs Starting with "t" tapar = to cover temer = to fear terminar = to end tirar = to throw tocar = to touch tocarse = to touch each other tolerar = to tolerate tomar = to take trabajar = to work tragar = to swallow transformar = to transform transmitir = to transmit transportar = to transport

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Z
Irregular Spanish Verbs Starting with "z" zafarse = to escape zamparse = to gobble down zumbar = to buzz