| A | B |
| ask (a question) | preguntar, hacer una pregunta |
| ask for (inquire about) | preguntar por |
| ask for (request) | pedir |
| be | ser/estar |
| become (change in physical or emotional state) | ponerse + adjective |
| become (change through conscious effort) | hacerse |
| become (goal achieved over time) | llegar a ser |
| become (sudden, involuntary change | volverse + adjective |
| know (be acquainted with a person, place, thing) | conocer |
| know (facts) | saber |
| know how to + infinitive | saber + infinitive |
| leave (behind) | dejar |
| leave (go away) | irse |
| leave (go out) | salir |
| move (change location of something) | mudar |
| move (change place of residence, work, etc) | mudarse |
| move (put in motion) | mover |
| move (put oneself in motion) | moverse |
| spend (money) | gastar |
| spend (time) | pasar |
| play (sport/game) | jugar |
| play (musical instrument/music) | tocar |
| return (come back) | volver |
| return (give back what has been borrowed) | devolver |
| take (carry from one place to another) | llevar |
| take (catch, grasp, seize, take in) | tomar |
| think of/about (used to ask for an opinion) | pensar de |
| think of/about (used to express what is on someone's mind) | pensar en |