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Memorizing verbs (and their conjugations) is the single most important part of learning Spanish. As you probably know, a lot of verbs are "regular", meaning they follow a standard conjugation pattern. There are three categories of regular verbs: verbs ending in -ar, verbs ending in -er, and verbs ending in -ir. Here are the 50 most common regular verbs in Spanish, divided by category.

 

Regular verbs ending in -ar

This is the most common category. There are hundreds of verbs ending in -ar. You should eventually learn how to conjugate them in all tenses. The conjugation endings for the present tense are -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. Here are the most common ones:

 

Amar – to love

 

Ayudar – to help

 

Bailar – to dance

 

Caminar – to walk

 

Cantar – to sing

 

Cenar – to dine/to have dinner

 

Cocinar – to cook

 

Comprar – to buy

 

Desayunar – to have breakfast

 

Descansar – to rest/to relax

 

Enviar – to send

 

Escuchar – to listen

 

Esperar – to wait

 

Estudiar – to study

 

Explicar – to explain

 

Hablar – to talk/to speak

 

Lavar – to wash

 

Limpiar – to clean

 

Llamar – to call

 

Llegar* – to arrive

 

Llevar – to take/to carry/to wear

 

Mirar – to look/to watch

 

Odiar – to hate

 

Olvidar – to forget

 

Pagar* – to pay

 

Pintar – to paint

 

Preguntar – to ask

 

Preparar – to prepare

 

Regalar – to give (as a present)

 

Terminar – to end/to finish

 

Tocar** – to touch/to play an instrument

 

Tomar – to take/to grab/to have (for food & drink)

 

Trabajar – to work

 

Usar – to use

 

Viajar – to travel

 

Visitar – to visit

 

Regular verbs ending in -er

There are not that many regular verbs ending in -er in Spanish, but some of them are very important. The conjugation endings for the present tense are -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Here are the most common ones:

 

Beber – to drink

 

Comer – to eat

 

Comprender – to understand

 

Correr – to run

 

Creer*** – to believe

 

Leer*** – to read

 

Responder – to answer/to respond

 

Vender – to sell

 

Regular verbs ending in -ir

Again, there are not that many regular verbs ending in -ir in Spanish, but, again, some of them are very important. The conjugation endings for the present tense are -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. Here are the most common ones:

 

Abrir – to open

 

Discutir – to argue

 

Escribir – to write

 

Existir – to exist

 

Recibir – to receive

 

Vivir – to live

 

Every sentence you say or write in Spanish will have a verb in it. Learning vocabulary is important, but verbs are the backbone of the language. Make sure you know lots of them, and make sure you know how to conjugate them properly in the most important tenses.