to eat comer to drink beber to watch mirar to speak hablar to desire desear to study estudiar to prepare preparar to have tener to go ir to like gustar I go yo voy to be (permanent characteristic or origin) ser to pay pagar we pay nosotros pagamos to be (location, temporary characteristic, or present progressive) estar I speak yo hablo you drink (informal) tu bebes we study nosotros estudiamos they have (masculine) ellos tienen you desire (formal) usted desea