Overview
This is a 30-day challenge to master 90 Spanish verbs using specific methods
The list includes a wide range of colloquial and everyday Spanish verbs with their English translations
Verb Categories
Verbs cover various actions, including physical activities (e.g., "Andar" - to walk around), social interactions (e.g., "Bromear" - to joke around), and everyday tasks (e.g., "Chambear" - to work).
Many verbs have multiple meanings or informal uses (e.g., "Cachar" - to catch or understand)
Learning Structure
The 90 verbs are divided into nine sets of 10 verbs each for structured learning
Memory drills are provided for each set of 5 verbs to enhance retention
Cultural Insights
Some verbs are region-specific, such as "Chambear" (commonly used in Mexico) and "Currar" (commonly used in Spain)
The list includes many informal and slang verbs, providing insight into everyday Spanish usage
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Second 10 Spanish Verbs
11. Calentar - To warm up, to provoke
| Tense | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present | caliento |
| Preterite | calenté |
| Imperfect | calentaba |
| Future | calentaré |
| Conditional | calentaría |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Calienta la comida antes de comerla.
Example Sentence (English): Warm up the food before eating it.
12. Cachar - To catch, to understand
| Present | cacho |
| Preterite | caché |
| Imperfect | cachaba |
| Future | cacharé |
| Conditional | cacharía |
Example Sentence (Spanish): ¿Cachaste la idea?
Example Sentence (English): Did you catch the idea?
13. Cagarla - To mess up, to screw up
| Present | la cago |
| Preterite | la cagué |
| Imperfect | la cagaba |
| Future | la cagaré |
| Conditional | la cagaría |
Example Sentence (Spanish): La cagué en el examen.
Example Sentence (English): I messed up on the exam.
14. Cepillar - To brush off, to ignore
| Present | cepillo |
| Preterite | cepillé |
| Imperfect | cepillaba |
| Future | cepillaré |
| Conditional | cepillaría |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Cepilla el polvo de la mesa.
Example Sentence (English): Brush off the dust from the table.
15. Chacharear - To shop for trinkets
| Present | chachareo |
| Preterite | chachareé |
| Imperfect | chachareaba |
| Future | chacharearé |
| Conditional | chacharearía |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Fuimos a chacharear al mercado.
Example Sentence (English): We went shopping for trinkets at the market.
16. Chafear - To do a poor job
| Present | chafeo |
| Preterite | chafeé |
| Imperfect | chafeaba |
| Future | chafearé |
| Conditional | chafearía |
Example Sentence (Spanish): No chafees con este proyecto.
Example Sentence (English): Don’t do a poor job on this project.
17. Chalear - To chat informally
| Present | chaleo |
| Preterite | chaleé |
| Imperfect | chaleaba |
| Future | chalearé |
| Conditional | chalearía |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Nos sentamos a chalear un rato.
Example Sentence (English): We sat down to chat informally for a while.
18. Chambear - To work (commonly used in Mexico)
| Present | chambeo |
| Preterite | chambeé |
| Imperfect | chambeaba |
| Future | chambearé |
| Conditional | chambearía |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Tengo que chambear el fin de semana.
Example Sentence (English): I have to work this weekend.
19. Chillar - To complain loudly or whine
| Present | chillo |
| Preterite | chillé |
| Imperfect | chillaba |
| Future | chillaré |
| Conditional | chillaría |
Example Sentence (Spanish): Deja de chillar y haz tu tarea.
Example Sentence (English): Stop whining and do your homework.
20. Chingar - To mess up or annoy (can also mean something stronger, depending on context)
| Present | chingo |
| Preterite | chingué |
| Imperfect | chingaba |
| Future | chingaré |
| Conditional | chingaría |
Example Sentence (Spanish): No me chingues, ya entendí.
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