200 Most Common Spanish Verbs [free PDF and audio]

Are you ready to give your Spanish vocabulary a major boost? You better be because today, we’ll be going through 200 of the most common Spanish verbs. 

These are some very useful verbs that you’ll encounter a lot in everyday Spanish conversations. We'll start with a list of ten common Spanish verbs together with its present tense conjugation, then proceed to the list of 200 verbs.  So, without much ado, let’s check them out, shall we?

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10 Common Spanish Verbs

1. Ser (to be)

One of the most useful Spanish verbs you could tackle first is “ser”. This irregular verb is almost always present in everyday conjugations, same as its twin verb estar. 

Here’s the conjugation of ser in the present tense:

Yo soy

Tú eres

Él/ella es

Nosotros/as somos

Vosotros/as sois

Ellos/as son 

2. Estar (to be - second form)

Estar is another highly useful Spanish verb which also means to be. The trouble starts in trying to discover the nuances between the two, “to be” verbs in Spanish. Don’t worry, we got you covered. You can check out the differences in this article: Ser vs. Estar. 

Here’s estar conjugated in the present tense:

Yo estoy

Tú estás

Él/ella está

Nosotros/as estamos

Vosotros/as estáis

Ellos/as están 

3. Temer (to fear)

Temer, a Spanish verb which means “to fear”, is a regular -er verb. Check out its present tense conjugation below. 

Yo temo

Tú temes

Él/ella teme

Nosotros/as tememos

Vosotros/as teméis

Ellos/as temen    

4. Partir  (to leave)

 Another common Spanish verb, partir, is a regular verb. This means when you memorize its conjugation, you can use it as a model for other Spanish verbs with -ir endings!

Here it is conjugated in the present tense. 

Yo parto

Tú partes

Él/ella parte

Nosotros/as partimos

Vosotros/as partís

Ellos/as parten

5. Pedir (to ask)

Pedir in Spanish means to ask. Here is the present tense conjugation of this verb. 

Yo pido

Tú pides

Él/ella pide

Nosotros/as pedimos

Vosotros/as pedís

Ellos/as piden

6. Poder (to be able to/ can)

When you want to say someone is able to or someone can, you use the verb poder. Here is the present tense conjugation of this verb.

Yo puedo 

Tú puedes

Él/ella puede

Nosotros/as podemos

Vosotros/as podéis

Ellos/as pueden

7. Haber (to have)

Haber is a verb you’d be using a lot in Spanish and it means “to have” but this one is mostly used as an auxiliary verb or helping verb in compound tenses. Check out its present tense conjugation below.     

Yo he

Tú has

Él/ella ha

Nosotros/as hemos

Vosotros/as habéis

Ellos/as han

8. Tener (to have - second form)

Another Spanish verb that means “to have”, tener is an irregular verb. It is used in about the same way as you would use “to have” in English. 

See the present tense conjugation below.

Yo tengo

Tú tienes

Él/ella tiene

Nosotros/as tenemos

Vosotros/as tenéis

Ellos/as tienen    

9. Ir (to go)      

Going somewhere? When you have “to go”, use the Spanish verb ir. This is frequently used in Spanish conversations, but watch out, it is highly irregular!

Here’s a sample of how it is conjugated. See the Spanish verb ir in the present tense below.

Yo voy

Tú vas

Él/ella va

Nosotros/as vamos

Vosotros/as vais

Ellos/as van

10. Jugar (to play)           

Jugar is a stem-changing verb in the sense that it changes from u to ue. But there’s no change in the nosotros and vosotros forms in the present tense. See the present tense conjugation below. 

Yo juego

Tú juegas

Él/ella juega

Nosotros/as jugamos

Vosotros/as jugáis

Ellos/as juegan

There you go with 10 commonly used Spanish verbs. These 10 verbs are included in the Spanish Verb Drills Mega Bundle. It's a unique and innovative learning material to help you master Spanish verbs without any memorization. Learn all about it below. 

But wait--that’s not all there is to this list. We have promised 200 Spanish verbs, and that’s what you’ll get below! 

200 Most Common Spanish Verbs

Conclusion

And there you go. That's 200 of the most common Spanish verbs you'll encounter in Spanish language. 

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100 Most Common Spanish Adjectives

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