List of common Spanish regular verbs
-ar
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[1] - to explain
hablar - to talk / to speak
lavar - to wash
limpiar - to clean
llamar - to call
llegar[2] - to arrive[3]
llevar - to take / to carry / to wear
mirar - to look / to watch
odiar - to hate
olvidar - to forget
pagar[2] - to pay
pintar - to paint
preguntar - to ask
preparar - to prepare
regalar - to give (something as a present)
terminar - to end / to finish
tocar[1] - 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
[1] In the pretérito perfecto tense, explicar and tocar have a spelling change in the first person singular: expliqué, toqué.
[2] In the pretérito perfecto tense, llegar and pagar have a spelling change in the first person singular: llegué, pagué.
[3] Llegar always uses the preposition a. We arrive "to" places. Llegué a la oficina (I arrived at/in the office).
-er
beber - to drink
comer - to eat
comprender - to understand
correr - to run
creer[4] - to believe
leer[4] - to read
responder - to answer / to respond
vender - to sell
[4] In the pretérito perfecto tense, leer and creer have a spelling change in the third person singular (leyó, creyó) and third person plural (leyeron, creyeron).
-ir
abrir - to open
discutir - to argue
escribir - to write
existir - to exist
recibir - to receive
vivir - to live
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