Upper School Spanish Prerequisite:  Essential Verbs

The following list of verbs should be learned prior to entering Spanish at the Upper School level at Woodlawn.

It is strongly recommended that you learn the meanings and understand the basic conjugations of these verbs.

If you are a new student to Spanish and you will be entering the Upper School at Woodlawn, it is suggested that you take this list to a tutor who can help you navigate through it. Please email ldedmon@woodlawnschool.org OR jburton@woodlawnschool.org if you have questions about the Upper School Spanish Program at Woodlawn.

Basic Verbs:

Hablar - to talk, speak

Terminar - to finish, end

Llevar - to carry, to take

Llegar - to arrive

Tomar - to take, to drink

Acabar de - to finish doing something

Trabajar - to work

Sacar - to take out

Dar - to give

Andar - to walk

Ver - to see

Traer - to bring

Deber - should (ought to)

Hacer - to do, to make

Verbs that require pronouns:

Llamarse - to call oneself a name

Gustar - to like

Special Verbs - stem-changing, spelling change, 'yo' form change, etc:

Tener - to have

Ir - to go

Ser vs. Estar - to be ("am, is, are" in English)

Conocer - to know or be familiar with people & places

Saber - to know facts & information

Querer - to want

Venir - to come

Pedir - to ask for

Pensar - to think

Poder - to be able to ("can" in English)

Poner - to put, to place

Decir - to say, to tell

Salir - to leave, to go out