the ten most important spanish verbs

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THE TEN MOST

THE TEN MOST

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT

SPANISH VERBS

SPANISH VERBS

Los diez Los diez verbos más verbos más importantesimportantes

serser

you areFrom now on you will be (ser) Sir Sergio.(Yo soy) lactose intolerant. May I have a soy latte.ser: soy, eres, es, somos, son

estarestar

to be, when referring to how something is. (transitory)Estar thought, “Oh star, where can you estar (be)?”estar: estoy, estás, está, estamos, están

irir

to goThe leprechaun wants to irir to IrIrelandUsed to construct forms like ‘going to’.ir: voy, vas, va, vamos, van

tenertener

to haveTenor as in soprano, alto, tenor, bass.May I (tengo)(tengo) havehave the next tangotango? Same root as tenacioustener: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen

haberhaber

there is, there are, to have, used to form phrases like ‘I had/have gone’.Ah, BearAh, Bear, you seem to to havehave it good.haber: he, has, ha, hemos, han

hacerhacer

to do, to makeHag hissing while making hair stew… She will ace her exam.hacer: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen

quererquerer

to love, to like, to want You can tack any other infinitive after it.Carrie quiere her carrier (post man).querer: quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, quieren

deberdeber

to have toSmokey de bear says your deber is to put out the fire.deber: debo, debes, debe, debemos, deben

poderpoder

to be able toShe has the power (poder) to powder.The powderpowder explosivo tiene poder (power).poder (power).poder: puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, pueden

decirdecir

to sayI desirdesire to sayto say…decir: digo, dices, dice, decimos, dicen