| A | B |
| estar | to be (location, feelings, with "ing" |
| ser | to be (characteristics, personality, physical description, origin, nationality, telling time, identification) |
| soy alta | I am tall |
| eres divertido | you are fun |
| somos inteligentes | we are smart |
| estamos de vacaciones | we are on vacation |
| estoy de moda | I am in style |
| escoger | to choose |
| escojo | I choose |
| hacer | to do AND to make |
| hago la tarea | I do my homework |
| ¿haces la comida? | Do you make food? |
| dar | to give |
| doy | I give |
| damos una caminata | we go for a walk |
| ir | to go |
| ¿vas a estudiar? | Are you going to study? |
| voy de vacaciones | I go on vacation/ I'm going on vacation |
| me voy | I'm leaving/ I leave |
| salir de un lugar | to leave a place |
| salgo contigo | I go out with you |
| sales conmigo | you go out with me |
| salen de la clase | They/you guys leave class |
| Se van | They leave/ They are leaving |
| vamos de compras | We are going shopping |
| oir | to hear |
| oigo | I hear |
| oyes | you hear |
| conocer | to know a person, be familiar with a place |
| conozco Santa Barbara | I'm familiar with Santa Barbara (I know it) |
| ¿Conoces a Martin? | Do you know Martin? |
| conoce a mucha gente | He/she knows a lot of people |
| ¿Conocen muchos lugares Uds? | Do you guys know a lot of places |
| saber | to know (information) |
| No sé | I don't know |
| ¿Sabes la respuesta? | Do you know the answer? |
| ¿Hacen cola ustedes? | Do you guys wait in line? |
| Hace la maleta | He/she packs a suitcase |
| recoger | to pick up |
| recojo | I pick up |
| darse cuenta | to realize |
| me doy cuenta | I realize |
| te das cuenta | you realize |
| se da cuenta | he/she realizes |
| nos damos cuenta | we realize |
| ¿Se dan cuenta ellos? | Do they realize? |
| decir | to tell |
| digo | I tell |
| ¿Dices la verdad? | Do you tell the truth |
| Hago un viaje | I take a trip |
| traducir | to translate |
| traduzco | I translate |
| ¿Traduce Juan? | Does Juan translate? |