Spanish conjugation: 250 verbs
The 250 verbs that turn up most often in this course’s sentences — each with every tense, our own example sentences, what is special about it and a short exercise. Search for a verb or filter by pattern.
A
- abrirto open
- acabarto finish, to end
- aceptarto accept
- acompañarto go with somebody
- acordarto agree on
- acortarto cut short
- actuarto act
- adelantarto bring forward; to overtake
- admitirto admit
- afectarto affect
- agotarto exhaust, to use up
- aguantarto put up with
- ahorrarto save
- ajustarto adjust
- alcanzarto reach
- añadirto add
- anotarto jot down
- anunciarto announce
- aparecerto appear, to turn up
- aplazarto put off, to postpone
- aplicarto apply
- aportarto put forward
- aprenderto learn
- aprobarto pass
- apuntarto note down
- arrancarto start (an engine)
- aumentarto increase
- avanzarto make progress, to move forward
- avisarto let somebody know
- ayudarto help
B
C
- caberto fit
- caerto fall
- calcularto work out
- cambiarto change
- cargarto charge; to load
- casarseto get married
- cederto give way
- cerrarto close
- cobrarto charge; to be paid
- cogerto take (a bus, a train)
- coincidirto coincide; to run into each other
- colocarto place, to put
- comerto eat
- compararto compare
- compartirto share
- compensarto make up for
- completarto finish filling
- comprarto buy
- comprobarto verify
- concentrarseto concentrate
- confirmarto confirm
- conocerto know (a person, a place)
- conseguirto manage, to get
- conservarto keep, to preserve
- construirto build
- contarto count; to tell
- contestarto answer
- contrastarto check against another source
- convenirto be advisable
- convertirto turn into, to convert
- corregirto correct
- correrto run
- cortarto cut; to cut off
- costarto cost
- crecerto grow
- creerto believe
- cruzarto cross
- cubrirto cover
- cuidarto look after, to take care of
- cumplirto meet, to comply with
- curarseto get better, to recover
D
- darto give
- deberought to; to owe
- decidirseto make up one's mind
- decirto say
- declararto give evidence
- defenderto defend
- definirto define, to settle
- dejarto leave; to let
- demostrarto demonstrate
- dependerto depend
- desaparecerto die out
- descontarto deduct
- describirto describe
- detectarto detect, to spot
- detenerto stop, to arrest
- devolverto give back, to return
- dibujarto draw
- discutirto argue; to discuss
- distinguirto tell apart
- dolerto hurt
- dormirto sleep
- duplicarseto double
- durarto last
E
- elegirto choose
- empezarto begin
- encontrarto find
- engañarto deceive
- enseñarto teach; to show
- entenderto understand
- entrarto go in
- esconderto hide
- escribirto write
- escucharto listen
- esperarto wait; to hope
- estarto be (place, state)
- estudiarto study
- evitarto avoid, to prevent
- exigirto demand, to require
- existirto exist, to be
- explicarto explain
- expresarto express
F
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P
- pagarto pay
- pararto stop
- parecerto seem, to look
- pasarto go past; to happen; to spend (time)
- pedirto order; to ask for
- pensarto think
- perderto miss; to lose
- permitirto allow
- pesarto weigh
- poderto be able to, can
- ponerto put
- preferirto prefer
- preguntarto ask
- prepararto prepare, to get ready
- presentarto submit, to hand in
- probarto try, to taste
- producirto produce, to bring about
- proponerto propose, to suggest
- protegerto protect
- publicarto publish
Q
R
- rechazarto reject
- recibirto receive
- recogerto collect, to pick up
- reconocerto admit; to recognise
- recordarto remember; to remind
- reducirto reduce
- rellenarto fill in
- repartirto share out, to hand out
- repetirto repeat
- reservarto book
- resolverto solve
- responderto answer
- resultarto prove to be
- resumirto sum up
- retirarto withdraw
- retrasarto put back
- reunirto gather, to bring together
- revelarto reveal
- revisarto check over
- romperto break (something)
S
- saberto know (a fact), to know how to
- sacarto take out
- salirto go out, to leave
- seguirto carry on, to follow
- señalarto point at, to point out
- sentarseto sit down
- sentirto feel; to regret
- separarseto separate
- serto be (identity, nature)
- servirto serve; to be of use
- significarto mean
- solerto usually do
- soltarto come out with
- sonarto sound, to ring
- sostenerto hold, to hold up
- subirto go up; to carry up
- sumarto add up
- superarto exceed; to get over
- suponerto suppose; to mean
- sustituirto replace
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How this list is made
We counted how often the forms of each verb appear in the sentences of this course — in word lists, grammar topics and reading texts. A form that could belong to two verbs, or is usually a different word, does not count. The list holds the 250 verbs with the most occurrences that also have at least two example sentences here. The forms are not copied but calculated, twice: once from endings and rules, once from the principal parts. A page is only built when both calculations agree on every single form.
The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.