🏃 Action Verbs

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Learn Spanish action verbs, movement vocabulary, daily activity verbs, common action words, beginner Spanish verb vocabulary, and useful action phrases for everyday conversations.

🟢 Common Action Verbs

🏃 To run — Correr
koh-rrehr

🚶 To walk — Caminar
kah-mee-nahr

🪑 To sit — Sentarse
sehn-tahr-seh

🧍 To stand — Pararse
pah-rah-seh

🦘 To jump — Saltar
sahl-tahr

🤲 To carry — Llevar
yeh-bahr

🟡 Daily Activity Verbs

🚪 To open — Abrir
ah-breer

🔒 To close — Cerrar
seh-rrahr

🖐️ To touch — Tocar
toh-kahr

📦 To move — Mover
moh-behr

🧹 To clean — Limpiar
leem-pee-ahr

🛠️ To build — Construir
kohns-troo-eer

🔵 Sports & Physical Action Verbs

⚽ To play — Jugar
hoo-gahr

🏊 To swim — Nadar
nah-dahr

🚴 To ride — Montar
mohn-tahr

🏋️ To exercise — Ejercitarse
eh-hehr-see-tahr-seh

⚾ To throw — Lanzar
lahn-sahr

🤾 To catch — Atrapar
ah-trah-pahr

🔴 Important Action Verb Notes

🏃 Action verbs describe physical movement, activities, and things people do every day.

💬 Many action verbs are extremely common in conversations, travel, sports, and daily life.

🧠 Some action verbs are reflexive and include “-se” at the end.

📚 Learning action verbs helps beginners build complete Spanish sentences more easily.

💬 Common Action Verb Phrases

🏃 Me gusta correr en el parque.
I like to run in the park.

🚪 Por favor, abre la puerta.
Please open the door.

⚽ Los niños juegan fútbol.
The children play soccer.

🧹 Necesito limpiar la casa.
I need to clean the house.

📝 Example Sentences

🚶 Ella camina a la escuela.
She walks to school.

🏊 Nosotros nadamos en la piscina.
We swim in the pool.

📦 Voy a mover la mesa.
I am going to move the table.

🛠️ Ellos construyen una casa.
They build a house.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

🏊 To swim → __________

2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

🚪 Por favor, ________ la puerta.

3️⃣ Match the action verb:

🧹 Limpiar → ?
⚾ Lanzar → ?
🚶 Caminar → ?

✅ Answers

1️⃣ Nadar
2️⃣ abre
3️⃣ To clean / To throw / To walk