| A | B |
| to ask (a question) | preguntar, hacer una pregunta |
| to ask for (request) | pedir (i) |
| to ask for (inquire about) | preguntar por |
| to be | ser, estar |
| to become (change through conscious effort) | hacerse |
| to become (change in physical or emotional state) | ponerse + adjetivo |
| to become (goal achieved over time) | llegar a ser |
| to become (sudden, involuntary change) | volverse (ue) + adjetivo |
| to know (facts) | saber |
| to know how + infinitive | saber + infinitivo |
| to know (be acquanted with a person, place, thing) | conocer |
| to leave (behind) | dejar |
| to leave (go away) | irse |
| to leave (go out) | salir |
| to move (put in motion) | mover (ue) |
| to move (to put oneself in motion) | moverse (ue) |
| to move (change oace of residence, work, etc.) | mudarse |
| to spend (money) | gastar |
| to spend (time) | pasar |
| to play (sport, game) | jugar (ue) |
| to play (a role, part) | hacer (un papel) |
| to play (a musical instrument, music) | tocar |
| to return (come back) | volver (ue), regresar |
| to return (give back something) | devolver (ue) |
| to take (carry from place to place) | llevar |
| to take (catch, grasp, seize, take in) | tomar |
| to think of/about (used to express what is on someone'smind) | pensar (ie) en |