Top 10 Verbs in Spoken Spanish

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001 Spanish Listening Roadmap SAMPLE - 10 Most Common Verbs in Spoken Spanish - Part 1

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Let’s begin by going over the first 10 verbs on the list.

We will review the infinitive form, which is the basic unconjugated form of verbs.

Aquí vamos – Here we go – Aquí vamos:

-Estar – To be (used for temporary characteristics) – Estar
-Ser – To be (used for permanent characteristics) – Ser
-Ir – To go – Ir
-Tener – To have (used as an action of having something) – Tener
-Haber – To have (used as an auxiliary verb for conjugations) – Haber
-Querer – To want – Querer
-Poder – To be able to – Poder
-Hacer – To do – Hacer
-Saber – To know (when talking about information, not people) – Saber
-Ver – To see – Ver

Well done. Since these are the 10 verbs most commonly used in spoken Spanish; let’s take a moment to also review the most frequently used conjugations for each verb.

I’m talking about the present tense conjugations of the indicative form for the singular nouns.

In other words, the common conjugations used to talk about the present for the singular noun “I” which is “Yo” in Spanish,

as well as the singular noun “you” which is “tú” in Spanish;

and the singular noun for “he” which is “él” in Spanish, and this third conjugation can also be used for the pronoun “she,” which is “Ella” as well as the pronoun “it” which is “Eso” in Spanish.

The purpose of this, is to help you practice listening to these frequently used conjugations so they’re easier to understand when you hear them in spoken Spanish.

First, I’ll go over the basic unconjugated form of each verb one more time, and after that I will go over the present tense conjugation for the pronouns I, You and He.

Here we go:

Estar – To be (used for temporary characteristics) – Estar

Yo estoy – I am – Yo estoy
Tú estás – You are – Tú estás
Él está – He is – Él está

Ser – To be (used for permanent characteristics) – Ser

Yo soy – I am – Yo soy
Tú eres -You are – Tú eres
Él es – He is – Él es

Ir – To go – Ir

Yo voy – I go – Yo voy
Tú vas – You go – Tú vas
Él va – He goes – Él va

Tener – To have (used as an action of having something) – Tener

Yo tengo – I have – Yo tengo
Tú tienes – You have – Tú tienes
Él tiene – He has – Él tiene

Haber – To have (used as an auxiliary verb for conjugations) – Haber

Yo he – I have – Yo he
Tú has – You have – Tú has
Él ha – He has – Él ha

Querer – To want – Querer

Yo quiero – I want – Yo quiero
Tú quieres – You want – Tú quieres
Él quiere – He wants – Él quiere

Poder – To be able to – Poder

Yo puedo – I can – Yo puedo
Tú puedes – You can – Tú puedes
Él puede – He can – Él puede

Hacer – To do – Hacer

Yo hago – I do – Yo hago
Tú haces – You do – Tú haces
Él hace – He does – Él hace

Saber – To know (when talking about information, not people) – Saber

Yo sé – I know – Yo sé
Tú sabes – You know – Tú sabes
Él sabe – He knows – Él sabe

Ver – To see – Ver

Yo veo – I see – Yo veo
Tú ves – You see – Tú ves
Él ve – He sees – Él ve