the ten most important spanish verbs
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The most important ten verbs in Spanish, cognates, mnemonics, high frequency, memory tricks, learning, lesson, memory aide, flashcards, world language, essential wordsTRANSCRIPT
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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