High-frequency Spanish verbs

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Practice common Spanish verbs in real sentences: querer, poder, saber, ir, hacer, venir, tomar and more.

 

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1. Yo ... hablar español.
Answer: quiero
I want to speak Spanish.
Yo + querer becomes yo quiero. After quiero, a verb often comes in the infinitive: quiero hablar.
2. Tú ... un café ?
Answer: quieres
Do you want a coffee?
Tú + querer becomes tú quieres.
3. Ella ... comer ahora.
Answer: quiere
She wants to eat now.
Ella + querer becomes ella quiere.
4. Nosotros ... descansar.
Answer: queremos
We want to rest.
Nosotros + querer becomes nosotros queremos.
5. Vosotros ... agua ?
Answer: queréis
Do you all want water?
Vosotros + querer becomes vosotros queréis. This is a common everyday form in Spain.
6. Ellos ... ir a casa.
Answer: quieren
They want to go home.
Ellos + querer becomes ellos quieren.
7. Yo ... abrir la puerta.
Answer: puedo
I can open the door.
Yo + poder becomes yo puedo. Puedo + infinitive = I can do something.
8. Tú ... ayudarme ?
Answer: puedes
Can you help me?
Tú + poder becomes tú puedes.
9. Él ... venir hoy.
Answer: puede
He can come today.
Él + poder becomes él puede.
10. Nosotros ... esperar aquí.
Answer: podemos
We can wait here.
Nosotros + poder becomes nosotros podemos.
11. Vosotros ... entrar.
Answer: podéis
You all can come in.
Vosotros + poder becomes vosotros podéis.
12. Ellas ... quedarse aquí.
Answer: pueden
They can stay here.
Ellas + poder becomes ellas pueden.
13. Yo ... la respuesta.
Answer: sé
I know the answer.
Yo + saber becomes yo sé.
14. Tú ... dónde está ?
Answer: sabes
Do you know where it is?
Tú + saber becomes tú sabes.
15. Ella ... nadar.
Answer: sabe
She can swim.
Saber is used for learned ability: ella sabe nadar.
16. Nosotros ... la verdad.
Answer: sabemos
We know the truth.
Nosotros + saber becomes nosotros sabemos.
17. Vosotros ... hablar español ?
Answer: sabéis
Can you all speak Spanish?
Saber can mean 'can' when it is about something learned.
18. Ellos ... cantar muy bien.
Answer: saben
They can sing very well.
Ellos + saber becomes ellos saben.
19. Yo ... al trabajo.
Answer: voy
I go to work.
Yo + ir becomes yo voy. A + el becomes al: voy al trabajo.
20. Tú ... a casa ?
Answer: vas
Are you going home?
Tú + ir becomes tú vas.
21. Él ... a Madrid.
Answer: va
He is going to Madrid.
Él + ir becomes él va.
22. Nosotros ... al mercado.
Answer: vamos
We are going to the market.
Nosotros + ir becomes nosotros vamos.
23. Vosotros ... bien ?
Answer: vais
Are things going well for you?
¿Vais bien? can mean roughly 'is it going well for you?', but for asking how someone feels, ¿estáis bien? is more common.
24. Ellas ... a la escuela.
Answer: van
They go to school.
Ellas + ir becomes ellas van.
25. Yo ... la comida.
Answer: hago
I make the food.
Yo + hacer becomes yo hago.
26. Tú ... qué ?
Answer: haces
What are you doing?
Tú + hacer becomes tú haces. ¿Qué haces? = What are you doing?
27. Hoy ... frío.
Answer: hace
It is cold today.
Hace frío = it is cold.
28. Nosotros ... ejercicio.
Answer: hacemos
We exercise.
Hacer ejercicio = to exercise.
29. Vosotros ... mucho ruido.
Answer: hacéis
You all make a lot of noise.
Vosotros + hacer becomes vosotros hacéis.
30. Ellos ... los deberes.
Answer: hacen
They do their homework.
Ellos + hacer becomes ellos hacen. Los deberes = homework.
31. Yo ... de Suecia.
Answer: vengo
I come from Sweden.
Yo + venir becomes yo vengo.
32. Tú ... con nosotros ?
Answer: vienes
Are you coming with us?
Tú + venir becomes tú vienes.
33. Ella ... esta noche.
Answer: viene
She is coming tonight.
Ella + venir becomes ella viene.
34. Nosotros ... mañana.
Answer: venimos
We are coming tomorrow.
Nosotros + venir becomes nosotros venimos.
35. Vosotros ... de dónde ?
Answer: venís
Where are you all from?
¿De dónde venís? = Where are you all from?
36. Ellos ... a la fiesta.
Answer: vienen
They are coming to the party.
Ellos + venir becomes ellos vienen.
37. Yo ... el autobús.
Answer: tomo
I take the bus.
Tomar el autobús = to take the bus. Yo tomo.
38. Tú ... un café ?
Answer: tomas
Are you having a coffee?
Tú + tomar becomes tú tomas.
39. Ella ... el tren.
Answer: toma
She takes the train.
Ella + tomar becomes ella toma.
40. Nosotros ... agua.
Answer: tomamos
We drink water.
Tomar can mean take, eat or drink depending on context.
41. Vosotros ... algo ?
Answer: tomáis
Are you all having something?
Vosotros + tomar becomes vosotros tomáis.
42. Ellos ... el desayuno.
Answer: toman
They eat breakfast.
Tomar el desayuno = to have breakfast.
43. Yo ... el mar.
Answer: veo
I see the sea.
Yo + ver becomes yo veo.
44. Tú ... esta casa ?
Answer: ves
Do you see this house?
Tú + ver becomes tú ves.
45. Él ... a su amigo.
Answer: ve
He sees his friend.
Él + ver becomes él ve.
46. Nosotros ... el problema.
Answer: vemos
We see the problem.
Nosotros + ver becomes nosotros vemos.
47. Vosotros ... la diferencia ?
Answer: veis
Do you all see the difference?
Vosotros + ver becomes vosotros veis.
48. Ellas ... la montaña.
Answer: ven
They see the mountain.
Ellas + ver becomes ellas ven.
Common Spanish verbs
Exercises
1. Yo ... hablar español.
2. Tú ... un café ?
3. Ella ... comer ahora.
4. Nosotros ... descansar.
5. Vosotros ... agua ?
6. Ellos ... ir a casa.
7. Yo ... abrir la puerta.
8. Tú ... ayudarme ?
9. Él ... venir hoy.
10. Nosotros ... esperar aquí.
11. Vosotros ... entrar.
12. Ellas ... quedarse aquí.
13. Yo ... la respuesta.
14. Tú ... dónde está ?
15. Ella ... nadar.
16. Nosotros ... la verdad.
17. Vosotros ... hablar español ?
18. Ellos ... cantar muy bien.
19. Yo ... al trabajo.
20. Tú ... a casa ?
21. Él ... a Madrid.
22. Nosotros ... al mercado.
23. Vosotros ... bien ?
24. Ellas ... a la escuela.
25. Yo ... la comida.
26. Tú ... qué ?
27. Hoy ... frío.
28. Nosotros ... ejercicio.
29. Vosotros ... mucho ruido.
30. Ellos ... los deberes.
31. Yo ... de Suecia.
32. Tú ... con nosotros ?
33. Ella ... esta noche.
34. Nosotros ... mañana.
35. Vosotros ... de dónde ?
36. Ellos ... a la fiesta.
37. Yo ... el autobús.
38. Tú ... un café ?
39. Ella ... el tren.
40. Nosotros ... agua.
41. Vosotros ... algo ?
42. Ellos ... el desayuno.
43. Yo ... el mar.
44. Tú ... esta casa ?
45. Él ... a su amigo.
46. Nosotros ... el problema.
47. Vosotros ... la diferencia ?
48. Ellas ... la montaña.
Common Spanish verbs
Answer key
1. quiero
I want to speak Spanish.
Yo + querer becomes yo quiero. After quiero, a verb often comes in the infinitive: quiero hablar.
2. quieres
Do you want a coffee?
Tú + querer becomes tú quieres.
3. quiere
She wants to eat now.
Ella + querer becomes ella quiere.
4. queremos
We want to rest.
Nosotros + querer becomes nosotros queremos.
5. queréis
Do you all want water?
Vosotros + querer becomes vosotros queréis. This is a common everyday form in Spain.
6. quieren
They want to go home.
Ellos + querer becomes ellos quieren.
7. puedo
I can open the door.
Yo + poder becomes yo puedo. Puedo + infinitive = I can do something.
8. puedes
Can you help me?
Tú + poder becomes tú puedes.
9. puede
He can come today.
Él + poder becomes él puede.
10. podemos
We can wait here.
Nosotros + poder becomes nosotros podemos.
11. podéis
You all can come in.
Vosotros + poder becomes vosotros podéis.
12. pueden
They can stay here.
Ellas + poder becomes ellas pueden.
13. sé
I know the answer.
Yo + saber becomes yo sé.
14. sabes
Do you know where it is?
Tú + saber becomes tú sabes.
15. sabe
She can swim.
Saber is used for learned ability: ella sabe nadar.
16. sabemos
We know the truth.
Nosotros + saber becomes nosotros sabemos.
17. sabéis
Can you all speak Spanish?
Saber can mean 'can' when it is about something learned.
18. saben
They can sing very well.
Ellos + saber becomes ellos saben.
19. voy
I go to work.
Yo + ir becomes yo voy. A + el becomes al: voy al trabajo.
20. vas
Are you going home?
Tú + ir becomes tú vas.
21. va
He is going to Madrid.
Él + ir becomes él va.
22. vamos
We are going to the market.
Nosotros + ir becomes nosotros vamos.
23. vais
Are things going well for you?
¿Vais bien? can mean roughly 'is it going well for you?', but for asking how someone feels, ¿estáis bien? is more common.
24. van
They go to school.
Ellas + ir becomes ellas van.
25. hago
I make the food.
Yo + hacer becomes yo hago.
26. haces
What are you doing?
Tú + hacer becomes tú haces. ¿Qué haces? = What are you doing?
27. hace
It is cold today.
Hace frío = it is cold.
28. hacemos
We exercise.
Hacer ejercicio = to exercise.
29. hacéis
You all make a lot of noise.
Vosotros + hacer becomes vosotros hacéis.
30. hacen
They do their homework.
Ellos + hacer becomes ellos hacen. Los deberes = homework.
31. vengo
I come from Sweden.
Yo + venir becomes yo vengo.
32. vienes
Are you coming with us?
Tú + venir becomes tú vienes.
33. viene
She is coming tonight.
Ella + venir becomes ella viene.
34. venimos
We are coming tomorrow.
Nosotros + venir becomes nosotros venimos.
35. venís
Where are you all from?
¿De dónde venís? = Where are you all from?
36. vienen
They are coming to the party.
Ellos + venir becomes ellos vienen.
37. tomo
I take the bus.
Tomar el autobús = to take the bus. Yo tomo.
38. tomas
Are you having a coffee?
Tú + tomar becomes tú tomas.
39. toma
She takes the train.
Ella + tomar becomes ella toma.
40. tomamos
We drink water.
Tomar can mean take, eat or drink depending on context.
41. tomáis
Are you all having something?
Vosotros + tomar becomes vosotros tomáis.
42. toman
They eat breakfast.
Tomar el desayuno = to have breakfast.
43. veo
I see the sea.
Yo + ver becomes yo veo.
44. ves
Do you see this house?
Tú + ver becomes tú ves.
45. ve
He sees his friend.
Él + ver becomes él ve.
46. vemos
We see the problem.
Nosotros + ver becomes nosotros vemos.
47. veis
Do you all see the difference?
Vosotros + ver becomes vosotros veis.
48. ven
They see the mountain.
Ellas + ver becomes ellas ven.
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