ser/estar
to be
YOUR EVERYDAY LANGUAGE TOOLBOX
A little verb
goes a long way.
100 verb reference entries from the existing study material. These are infinitives—the dictionary form—not complete conjugation tables.
Notice: ser and estar can both mean “to be”; saber and conocer express different kinds of knowing. Context decides which one fits.
tener
to have
hacer
to do
hacer/crear
to make
ir
to go
venir
to come
ver
to see
saber
to know
tomar
to take
obtener
to get
dar
to give
encontrar
to find
decir
to tell
preguntar
to ask
trabajar
to work
comer
to eat
sentir
to feel
intentar
to try
salir/dejar
to leave
llamar
to call
necesitar
to need
convertirse
to become
poner
to put
significar
to mean
mantener
to keep
permitir
to let
comenzar
to begin
ayudar
to help
hablar
to talk
girar
to turn
empezar
to start
mostrar
to show
oír
to hear
jugar
to play
correr
to run
mover
to move
vivir
to live
creer
to believe
traer
to bring
escribir
to write
sentarse
to sit
ponerse de pie
to stand
perder
to lose
pagar
to pay
conocer
to meet
incluir
to include
continuar
to continue
colocar
to set
aprender
to learn
cambiar
to change
liderar
to lead
entender
to understand
mirar
to watch
seguir
to follow
parar
to stop
crear
to create
hablar
to speak
leer
to read
gastar
to spend
crecer
to grow
abrir
to open
cerrar
to close
construir
to build
recordar
to remember
conducir
to drive
comprar
to buy
vender
to sell
enviar
to send
recibir
to receive
limpiar
to clean
cortar
to cut
responder
to answer
cargar
to load
descargar
to unload
estacionar
to park
arreglar
to fix
revisar
to check
ordenar
to order
servir
to serve
cocinar
to cook
lavar
to wash
cargar
to carry
entregar
to deliver
viajar
to travel
esperar
to wait
planear
to plan
decidir
to decide
mejorar
to improve
regresar
to return
visitar
to visit
enseñar
to teach
estudiar
to study
entrenar
to train
proteger
to protect
reportar
to report
grabar
to record
organizar
to organize
compartir
to share
apoyar
to support
preparar
to prepare