| preguntar/hacer una pregunta | to ask a question |
| preguntar por | to ask for |
| pedir | to request |
| ser | to be (permanent) |
| estar | to be (temporary) |
| ponerse + adjective | to become |
| hacerse | to become (profession) |
| llegar a ser | to become (goal achieved over time) |
| volverse + adjective | to become (sudden, involuntary change) |
| conocer | to know |
| saber | to know facts |
| saber + infinitive | to know how to + infinitive |
| dejar | to leave behind |
| irse | to leave (go away) |
| salir | to leave (go out) |
| mudar | to move (change location of something) |
| mudarse | to move (change of residence) |
| mover | to move (put in motion) |
| moverse | to put oneself in motion |
| gastar | to spend (money) |
| pasar | to spend (time) |
| jugar | to play (sport) |
| tocar | to play (instrument) |
| volver | to return (come back) |
| devolver | to return (give back what has been borrowed) |
| llevar | to take (carry from place to place) |
| tomar | to take (seize) |
| pensar de | think of/about (used to ask for an opinion) |
| pensar en | think of/about (used to express what is on someone's mind) |