How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Spanish vocabulary: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Spanish verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Spanish	English
tener derecho a	to be allowed to
servir para	to be used for
culparse	to blame oneself
recurrir a	to call upon
seguir	to carry on doing
elegir	to choose to
regresar	to come back
entrar	to come in
prescindir de	to do without
esperarse	to expect
rellenar	to fill in
costar trabajo	to find it hard to
terminar de	to finish doing
olvidarse de	to forget to
subir	to get on
dar lugar a	to give rise to
proceder	to go about it
volver a entrar	to go back inside
salir con	to go out with
pasar por	to go through
acabar de	to have just done
ayudar a	to help to
comunicar	to inform of
aprender a	to learn to
ocuparse	to look afterTake charge of
mirar	to look at
buscar	to look for
prestar atención a	to pay attention to
salir adelante	to pull through
soportar	to put up with
darse cuenta	to realiseBecome aware of something
recuperarse	to recover
contar con	to rely on
recordar	to remember
ponerse a	to start doing
detenerse	to stop
quitar	to take off
entender	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Spanish	English
aceptar	to agree to
interesarse por	to be interested in
estar obligado a	to be obliged to
estar orgulloso de	to be proud of
tomar conciencia de	to become aware of
calmarse	to calm down
alcanzar	to catch up
ocurrir	to come about
decidir	to decide to
soñar con	to dream of
animar a	to encourage to
vestirse	to get dressed
equivocarse	to get it wrong
casarse	to get married
prepararse para	to get ready to
levantarse	to get up
abandonar	to give up
repartir	to hand out
divertirse	to have fun
retener	to hold back
tener intención de	to intend to
cuidar	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
decidirse a	to make up one’s mind
guardar	to put away
aplazar	to put off
dar muestras de	to show evidence of
separarse	to split up
dejar de	to stop doing
abordar	to tackle
tener en cuenta	to take into account
reflexionar sobre	to think over
fiarse de	to trust
rechazar	to turn down
apagar	to turn off
utilizar	to use
despertarse	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Spanish	English
correr riesgo de	to be likely to
desconfiar de	to be wary of
preocuparse por	to care about
encontrarse por casualidad	to come across
merecer	to deserve to
dedicarse a	to devote oneself to
dormirse	to fall asleep
obligar a	to force to
enfadarse	to get angry
aburrirse	to get bored
repasar	to go over
herirse	to hurt oneself
insistir en	to insist on
invitar a	to invite to
esperar con impaciencia	to look forward to
buscar en el diccionario	to look up
burlarse	to make fun
arreglárselas	to manage
oponerse a	to oppose
ponerse	to put on
lamentar	to regret
sospechar	to suspect
encargarse de	to take charge of
contratar	to take on
considerar	to think of
desvestirse	to undress

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

to fill in rellenar llenar
to get angry enfadarse enojarse

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.