Spanish verb conjugations

Full conjugation tables for 124 common Spanish verbs, roughly in order of how often they're used. Each table has every tense, the participle and gerund, and the commands, with vosotros forms included, as in Spain.

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The 20 most common Spanish verbs

• ser to be (what something is)
• estar to be (where, how)
• tener to have
• hacer to do, to make
• ir to go
• poder can, to be able to
• decir to say, to tell
• querer to want, to love
• ver to see
• dar to give
• saber to know (a fact), to know how to
• haber to have (helper verb: he hablado)
• hablar to speak, to talk
• venir to come
• poner to put
• salir to go out, to leave
• llegar to arrive
• pasar to pass, to happen, to spend (time)
• deber must, should, to owe
• creer to believe, to think

Irregular verbs

Verbs with irregular forms somewhere: in the present (tengo, conozco), the preterite (tuve, fui), the future (tendré) or the participle (escrito). Most everyday verbs are here.

• ser to be (what something is)
• estar to be (where, how)
• tener to have
• hacer to do, to make
• ir to go
• poder can, to be able to
• decir to say, to tell
• querer to want, to love
• ver to see
• dar to give
• saber to know (a fact), to know how to
• haber to have (helper verb: he hablado)
• venir to come
• poner to put
• salir to go out, to leave
• conocer to know (a person, a place)
• volver to come back, to return
• escribir to write
• abrir to open
• traer to bring
• oír to hear
• conducir to drive
• morir to die
• caer to fall
• construir to build
• romper to break
• andar to walk
• traducir to translate
• ofrecer to offer
• parecer to seem
• valer to be worth, to cost
• caber to fit
• reír to laugh
• descubrir to discover

Stem-changing verbs

The stem vowel changes when it's stressed: e → ie (pienso), o → ue (vuelvo, juego) or e → i (pido). The endings stay regular.

• pensar to think
• seguir to follow, to carry on
• encontrar to find
• sentir to feel, to be sorry
• empezar to begin, to start
• entender to understand
• dormir to sleep
• pedir to ask for, to order
• jugar to play (a game, a sport)
• perder to lose, to miss
• recordar to remember
• contar to count, to tell
• cerrar to close, to shut
• preferir to prefer
• repetir to repeat
• servir to serve, to be useful
• elegir to choose
• costar to cost
• mostrar to show
• almorzar to have lunch
• volar to fly
• mover to move

Regular verbs

Regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs, including those with spelling changes that keep the sound (busqué, llegué, pagué, leyó).

• hablar to speak, to talk
• llegar to arrive
• pasar to pass, to happen, to spend (time)
• deber must, should, to owe
• creer to believe, to think
• vivir to live
• comer to eat
• tomar to take, to have (food, drink)
• llevar to carry, to take, to wear
• dejar to leave, to let
• llamar to call
• trabajar to work
• esperar to wait, to hope, to expect
• buscar to look for
• leer to read
• mirar to look at, to watch
• entrar to go in, to come in
• comprar to buy
• necesitar to need
• beber to drink
• aprender to learn
• estudiar to study
• escuchar to listen to
• preguntar to ask (a question)
• recibir to receive
• ayudar to help
• terminar to finish, to end
• cambiar to change
• viajar to travel
• pagar to pay
• correr to run
• vender to sell
• subir to go up, to get on
• decidir to decide
• compartir to share
• enseñar to teach, to show
• olvidar to forget
• cocinar to cook
• limpiar to clean
• cantar to sing
• bailar to dance
• usar to use
• comprender to understand
• responder to answer, to reply
• permitir to allow
• existir to exist
• ocurrir to happen
• asistir to attend
• discutir to argue, to discuss
• cumplir to carry out, to turn (an age)
• añadir to add
• sufrir to suffer

Reflexive verbs

Verbs with me, te, se, nos, os, se: me levanto, nos sentamos.

• levantarse to get up
• llamarse to be called
• ducharse to have a shower
• lavarse to wash (yourself)
• quedarse to stay
• casarse to get married
• preocuparse to worry
• equivocarse to make a mistake, to be wrong
• acostarse to go to bed
• despertarse to wake up
• sentarse to sit down
• vestirse to get dressed
• acordarse to remember
• divertirse to have fun
• sentirse to feel (well, tired…)
• irse to leave, to go away