When you are learning a language, you often find yourself scrambling to build vocabulary first. Shortly thereafter you realize that you need to string that vocabulary together into meaningful thoughts and phrases that help you communicate.
Verbs are the glue that stick vocabulary together and bring life to your communication. Learning verbs in Spanish is essential for surviving everyday communication. The very first time a student of mine opens their course book and sees a full page of verbs categorized by AR, ER & IR – they literally flip out. Some of them ask “do I have to learn all of these”?
It’s funny actually, how situations predict the reactions of learners. My medical Spanish classroom students’ jaws drop when they see the list, yet my Spanish immersion students salivate over verbs because it means they can actually communicate what they’re trying to say and charade all day long.
This is a list of 101 verbs in Spanish that is extremely useful for anyone trying to have real conversations. Enjoy!

Aceptar

Andar

Aprender

Ayudar

Bailar

Beber

Buscar

Caber

Caerse

Cambiar

Caminar

Cancelar

Cantar

Comer

Comprar

Conducir

Conocer

Contar (o-ue)

Contestar

Correr

Cortar

Creer

Dañar

Dar

Deber

Decir (e-i)

Dejar

Desear

Dibujar

Doler (o-ue)

Dormir (o-ue)


Encontrar (o-ue)

Enseñar

Escuchar

Esperar

Estar

Estudiar

Explicar

Guardar

Gustar

Haber

Hablar

Hacer

Herir

Ir

Jugar (u-ue)

Lavar

Leer

Limpiar

Llamar

Llegar

Llenar

Llevar

Llorar

Manejar

Mirar

Mostrar (o-ue)

Necesitar

Oír

Olvidar

Pagar

Pasar

Pedir (e-i)

Peinar

Pensar (e-ie)


Poder (o-ue)

Poner

Preguntar

Prestar

Quedarse

Quejarse

Querer (e-ie)

Reparar

Romper

Saber

Sacar

Salir

Seguir (e-i)

Sentirse (e-ie)

Ser

Soñar (o-ue)

Tener (e-ie)

Terminar

Tocar

Tomar

Toser

Trabajar

Traer

Usar

Valer

Vender

Venir (e-ie)

Ver

Vestir (e-i)

Viajar

Vivir

Volar (o-ue)

Volver (o-ue)

If you want to see how these verbs conjugate in various tenses, check out this page to see Spanish verb conjugations
Here is the meaning of the 101 verbs in Spanish…
Aceptar (To accept)
Andar (To go)
Aprender (To learn)
Ayudar (To help)
Bailar (To dance)
Beber (To drink)
Buscar (Look for / To search)
Caber (To fit)
Caerse (Fall down)
Cambiar (To change)
Caminar (To walk)
Cancelar (To cancel)
Cantar (To sign)
Comer (To eat)
Comprar (To buy)
Conducir (To drive)
Conocer (To know)
Contar (o-ue) (To count)
Contestar (To answer)
Correr (To run)
Cortar (To cut)
Creer (To believe)
Dañar (To damage)
Dar (To give)
Deber (To must / Have to / To owe)
Decir (e-i) (To say)
Dejar (To let / To leave / To stop / To allow / To quit)
Desear (To wish)
Dibujar (To draw)
Doler (o-ue) (To hurt / To ache)
Dormir (o-ue) (To sleep)
Encontrar (o-ue) (To find)
Enseñar (To teach)
Escuchar (To listen)
Esperar (To wait)
Estar (To be / To stay / To stand)
Estudiar (To study)
Explicar (To explain)
Guardar (To save / To keep)
Gustar (To like)
Haber (To have)
Hablar (To speak)
Hacer (To do / To make)
Herir (To hurt / To injure)
Ir (To go)
Jugar (To play)
Lavar (To wash)
Leer (To read)
Limpiar (To clean)
Llamar (To call)
Llegar (To arrive)
Llenar (To fill in / To fill out)
Llevar (To carry / To take / To bring)
Llorar (To cry)
Manejar (To drive / To manage)
Mirar (To look / To look at / To watch / To see)
Mostrar (o-ue) (To show)
Necesitar (To need / To require)
Oír (To ear / To listen)
Olvidar (To forget)
Pagar (To pay)
Pasar (To pass / To go / To move)
Pedir (e-i) (To ask for / To request)
Peinar (to comb hair)
Pensar (e-ie)
Poder (o-ue) (To be able to / Can / May)
Poner (To put / To add / To set)
Preguntar (To ask)
Prestar (To lend / To loan)
Quedarse (To stay / To remain)
Quejarse (To complain / To moan)
Querer (e-ie) (To want / To love / To wish)
Reparar (To repair / To fix)
Romper (To break / To smash)
Saber (To know / To taste)
Sacar (To take out / To bring out / To extract)
Salir (To leave / To get out / To go out)
Seguir (e-i) (To follow / To continue)
Sentirse (e-ie) (To feel)
Ser (To be)
Soñar (o-ue) (To dream)
Tener (e-ie) (To have / To keep / To own / To possess)
Terminar (To finish)
Tocar (To touch / To play)
Tomar (To take / To drink / To catch)
Toser (To cough)
Trabajar (To work)
Traer (To bring / To bring in / To carry)
Usar (To user)
Valer (To cost / To avail)
Vender (To sell)
Venir (e-ie) (To come)
Ver (To see / To watch)
Vestir (e-i) (To wear / To dress)
Viajar (To travel)
Vivir (To live)
Volar (o-ue) (To fly)
Volver (o-ue) (To come back / To go back / To return)