A verb is a word used to describe an action, a state or an occurrence.
Verbs can be used to describe an action, that’s doing something. For example, the word ‘cooking’ in the following sentence:
The man was cooking in the kitchen. (El hombre estaba cocinando en la cocina.)
They can also be used to describe a state of being (to feeling something). For example, the word ‘wants’ in the following sentence:
The cat wants to sleep. (El gato quiere dormir.)
Or a verb can be used to describe an occurrence (something that is happening). For example, the word ‘became’ in the following sentence::
The man became a teacher. (el hombre se convirtió en maestro)
| Hablar | Quiero hablar contigo |
| to Speak | I want to speak with you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Estudiar | Necesito estudiar |
| to Study | I need to study |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Explicar | ¿Puedes explicar? |
| to Explain | Can you explain? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Intentar | Intentalo |
| to Try | Try it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Leer | Me gusta leer |
| to Read | I like to read |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Necesitar | Lo necesito |
| to Need | I need it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Considerar | Lo voy a considerar |
| to Consider | I will consider it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Trabajar | Trabajo toda la semana |
| to Work | I work all week |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Escribir | ¿Que escribiste? |
| to Write | What did you write? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Empezar | ¿Quieres empezar? |
| to Start / to Begin | Do you want to begin? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Recordar | Te recuerdo |
| to Remember | I remember you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Encontrar | ¿Dónde puedo encontrarlo? |
| to Find | Where can I find it? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Sentir | Me siento bien |
| to Feel | I feel okay |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Creer | Te creo |
| to Believe | I believe you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Volver | Voy a volver pronto |
| to Return | Im going to return soon |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Vivir | Vivimos juntos |
| to Live | We live together |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Poner | ponlo en alguna parte |
| to Put | Put it somewhere |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Concentrar | Por favor concéntrate |
| to Concentrate | Please concentrate |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Presentar | Te los voy a presentar |
| to Present | I will present them to you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Prender | Prende la luz |
| to Turn on | Turn on the light |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Apagar | Apaga la luz |
| to Turn off | Turn off the light |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Comer | ¿Qué quieres comer? |
| to Eat | What do you want to eat? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Querer | Quiero ir |
| to Want | I want to go |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Pensar | Debo pensar |
| to Think | I must think |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Gustar | Me gusta |
| to Like | I like it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Inspirar | Espero que mi historia te inspire |
| to Inspire | I hope my story will inspire you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Fascinar | ¿Por qué te fascina? |
| to Fascinate | Why does it fascinate you? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Caminar | Camina conmigo |
| to Walk | Walk with me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Generar | Genera electricidad |
| to Generate | It generates electricity |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Educar | A ella le gusta educar a la gente |
| to Educate | She likes to educate people |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Esconder | ¿Dónde te escondiste? |
| to Hide | Where did you hide? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Conectar | Necesito conectar los cables |
| to Connect | I need to connect the cables |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Animar | Esto te va animar |
| to Encourage | This will encourage you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Gritar | No grites |
| to Scream | Dont scream |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Copiar | Debo copiar la información |
| to Copy | I must copy the information |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Disfrutar | Disfrútalo mientras puedas |
| to Enjoy | Enjoy it while you can |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Decorar | Déjame decorarlo |
| to Decorate | Let me decorate it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Compartir | Comparte conmigo |
| to Share | Share with me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Complicar | Ellos complican todo |
| to Complicate | They complicate everything |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Confiar | Confio en ti |
| to Trust | I trust you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Llegar | Voy a llegar mañana |
| to Arrive | I will arrive tomorrow |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Contar | Cuéntalo |
| to Count | Count it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Abandonar | Ne me abandones | to Abandon | Dont abandon me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Llorar | Yo quiera llorar |
| to Cry | I wanted to cry |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Cancelar | El quiere cancelar la cita |
| to Cancel | He wants to cancel the meeting |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Cocinar | ¿Qué cocinarás? |
| to Cook | What will you cook? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Calmar | Calmate | to Calm | Calm down |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Chismear | A ella le gusta chismear |
| to Gossip | She likes to gossip |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Adornar | Ella quiere adornar la casa |
| to Adorn | She wants to adorn the house |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Brillar | Brilla como el sol |
| to Shine | It shines like the sun |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Afectar | ¿Me afecta? |
| to Affect | Does it affect me? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Ajustar | Te lo podemos ajusta |
| to Adjust | We can adjust it for you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Cerrar | Cerramos en una hora |
| to Close | We close in one hour |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Romper | No lo rompas |
| to Break | Dont break it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Reir | Me haces reir | to Laugh | You make me laugh | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Abrir | ¿Está abierto? | to Open | Is it open? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Corregir | Te voy a corregir | to Correct | I will correct you | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Ayudar | Te puedo ayudar | to Help | I can help you | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Pagar | Tu debes pagar | to Pay | You must pay | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Ofrecer | Te ofrezco esto | to Offer | I offer you this | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Caer | Te puedes caer | to Fall | You can fall | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Morir | No me quiero morir | to Die | I dont want to die | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Sacar | Sacar la basura | to Take out | Take out the trash | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Permitir | ¿Te permiten? | to Permit | Do they permit you? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Servir | Te serviré |
| to Serve | I will serve you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Convertir | Lo quiero convertir |
| to Convert | I want to convert it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Cambiar | Cambiar todo |
| to Change | Change everything |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Buscar | ¿Que estás buscando? |
| to Search | What are you searching for? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Terminar | ¿Has terminado? |
| to Finish | Have you finished? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Recibir | No lo recibí |
| to Receive | I didnt receive it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Existir | No existen | to Exist | They dont exist | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Producir | Ellos producen vino | to Produce | They produce wine | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Preocupar | No te preocupes de mi | to Worry | Dont worry about me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Visitar | Ven a visitarme | to Visit | Come visit me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cortar | Te puedes cortar | to Cut | You can cut yourself | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Aprender | Aprendo mucho contigo | to Learn | I learn a lot with you | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Ver | ¿Me ves? | to See | Do you see me? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Sentarse | Sientate aqui | to Sit | Sit here | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Dormir | Ella quiere dormir | to Sleep | She wants to sleep | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Odiar | La gente lo odia | to Hate | People hate him |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Criticar | No te quiero criticar |
| to Criticize | I dont want to criticize you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Irritar | El sonido puede irritar el perro |
| to Iritate | The sound can iritate the dog |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Investigar | Deberían investigar lo que pasó |
| to Investigate | They should investigate what happened |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Imaginar | Te Imagino ganando |
| to Imagine | I imagine you winning |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Sorprender | Me sorprendes |
| to Surprise | You surprise me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cargar | Quiero cargar mi celular/td> |
| to Charge | I want to charge my cell phone |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Hervir | Debes hervirlo | to Boil | You must boil it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cantar | Ella canta bien | to Sing | She sings well | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Evitar | Estoy tratando de evitar lo peor | to Avoid | Im trying to avoid the worst | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Escapar | Escapemos del fuego | to Escape | Lets escape the fire | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Explorar | Quiero explorar este lugar | to Explore | I want to explore this place | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Examinar | El doctor emaminará mi brazo | to Examine | The doctor will examine my arm | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Dividir | Deberías dividir los números | to Divide | You should divide the numbers | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Sentarse | Sientate aqui | to Sit | Sit here | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Controlar | Debes controlarlo | to Control | You must control it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Distraer | ¿Te distrae la televisión? | to Distract | Does the TV distract you? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Completar | Voy a completarlo pronto |
| to Complete | I will complete it soon |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Consultar | Te puedo consultar |
| to Consult | I can consult you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Congelar | Debes congelarlo |
| to Freeze | You must freeze it |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Concluir | Eso concluye todo |
| to Conclude | That concludes everything |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Entrar | ¿Puedo entrar? |
| to Enter | Can I enter? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Seguir | Sígueme |
| to Follow | Follow me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Tomar | Tomalo | to Take | Take it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cazar | El esta cazando venados | to Hunt | He is hunting deer | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Chiflar | No puedo chiflar | to Whistle | I cant whistle | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Castigar | ¿Los castigarás? | to Punish | Will you punish him? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Masticar | Es difícil masticarlo | to Chew | Its dificult to chew it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Causar | Puede causar daño | to Cause | It can cause damage | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cautivar | Me cautivas | to Captivate | You captivate me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Agravar | Me agraves | to Aggravate | You aggravate me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Besar | Bésame ahora | to Kiss | Kiss me now | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Asaltar | ¿Te asaltó el ladrón? | to Assault | Did the robber assault you? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Actuar | Debemos actuar ahora |
| to Act | We must act now |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Acumular | Se va acumular |
| to Accumulate | It will accumulate |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Mentir | No mientes |
| to Lie | Dont lie |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Concluir | Eso concluye todo |
| to Conclude | That concludes everything |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Repetir | Vamos a repetir |
| to Repeat | We will repeat |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Cubrir | Cubre la ventana |
| to Cover | Cover the window |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Resolver | Lo quiero resolver | to Resolve | I want to resolve it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Depositar | Quiero depositar dinero | to Deposit | I want to deposit money | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Entender | Espero que me entiendas | to Understand | I hope you understand me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Tocar | No lo toques | to Touch | Dont touch it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Perder | Espero que no pierdan | to Lose | I hope they dont lose | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Ganar | Pienso que van a ganar | to Win | I think they will win | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Apoyar | Te apoyo | to Support | I support you | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Bloquear | Estan bloqueando la calle | to Block | They are blocking the street | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Confundir | Me confundes con alguien más | to Confuse | You confuse me with someone else | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Beber | Necesitas beber agua | to Drink | You need to drink water | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Dibujar | Te quiero dibujar |
| to Draw | I want to draw you |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Imitar | A mi hijo le gusta imitarme |
| to Imitate | My son likes to imitate me |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Inventar | Deben inventar algo mejor |
| to Invent | They must invent something better |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Escupir | Escúpelo |
| to Spit | Spit it out |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Viajar | Quiero viajar por el mundo |
| to Travel | I want to travel the world |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Exagerar | Exagero mucho |
| to Exaggerate | I exaggerate a lot |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Evacuar | Dicen que debemos evacuar | to Evacuate | They say we should evacuate | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Curar | Este medicamento te curara | to Cure | This medicine will cure you | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Organizar | Toma tiempo para organizarlo | to Organize | It takes time to organize it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Confiscar | La policia puede confiscarlo | to Confiscate | The police can confiscate it | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Condenar | Condeno estas acciones | to Condemn | I condemn these actions | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Aguantar | Puedo aguantar | to Endure | I can endure | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Analizar | Analizaré la situación | to Analyse | I will analyse the situation | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Suponer | ¿Qué supones? | to Suppose | What do you suppose? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Dirigir | ¿Me puedes dirigir? | to Direct | Can you direct me? | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Desanimar | Los resultados me desaniman | to Discourage | The results discourage me | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Comunicar | Vamos a comunincarnos |
| to Communicate | Lets communicate |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Ahogarse | Los niños podrían ahogarse |
| to Drown | The children could drown |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Amplificar | ¿Puedes amplificar el sonido? |
| to Amplify | Can you amplify the sound? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Derretir | Se puede derretir en el calor |
| to Melt | It can melt in the heat |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Confirmar | ¿Puedes confirmar mi cita? |
| to Confirm | Can you confirm my appointment? |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | Dañar | El lo va a dañar |
| to Damage | He will damage it |
