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It is generally accepted that the following verbs are the most used in the language. 
Therefore, it is important to have these few verbs included in your vocabulary.

acabar -- to finish, to end (acabar + an infinitive -- to have just done something)
alcanzar -- to reach, to catch up, to succeed, to manage
andar -- to walk (andar a gatas -- to crawl)
buscar -- to look for, to search (note that "for" is included in the verb.  Busco un libro -- I am looking for a book)
caer -- to fall (caerse -- to fall down)
comer -- to eat, to eat away
conocer -- to know, to be acquainted with, to be familiar with (conocer in the preterite means to meet.  ¿Conocisite a mi prima? -- Did you meet my cousin?)
decir -- to say, to tell
dormir -- to sleep (dormirse -- to fall asleep  This includes parts of the body.  El pie se me durmió. -- My foot went to sleep.
echar -- to throw, to throw out, to give off  (La zorrilla echa un olor malo -- The skunk gives off a bad odor.)
esperar -- to wait, to wait for, to hope, to expect
estar -- to be (used primarily for location and feelings  (estar a -- to be at   El pollo está a $1.12 la libra. -- Chicken is at $1.12 per pound.)
faltar -- to miss, to not go, to fail, to be missing/lacking, to be needed, not to be enough,(¿Quién falta? -- Who is missing?,  AND a gustar-like verb: A mí me falta dinero. -- I am lacking money.)
hablar -- to talk, to speak
hacer -- to make, to do (hacerse -- to become:  Paco se hizo rico -- Paco became rich.)
ir -- to go (ir + gerund forms the present progressive:  Voy andando por el parque -- I am walking through the park) (ir + infinitive denotes future intention: Voy a comer.-- I am going to eat.)
Jugar -- to play (as in a game) (hacer juego -- to match)
llegar -- to arrive
llevar -- to carry, to take, to wear, to have with oneself, to lead 
meter -- to put, to put in
mirar -- to look at
oír -- to hear, to listen
pasar -- to pass, to happen, to spend time
pensar -- to think
perder - to lose, to waste, to miss (to miss as in to miss a plane or a train)
poder -- to be able, can
poner - to put, to place, to set
quedarse - to stay, to remain
querer -- to want, to love, to wish
romper -- to break, to tear (romperse -- is when something just breaks, no one was responsible)
saber -- to know, to know how, to taste  (saber a -- to taste like)
sacar -- to take out, to remove, to get (to get as in to get a good grade)
salir -- to go out, to leave
seguir -- to follow, to continue, to pursue
sentirse -- to feel
ser -- to be (everything that estar isn't)
servir -- to serve
tener -- to have, to hold, to take, to be (tener + noun -- to be +  adjective, tener que + infinitive -- to have to)
tocar -- to touch, to knock (like on a door), to be one's turn (te toca -- it is your turn), to play (an instrument)
tomar -- to take, to take in (like the sun), to drink 
trabajar -- to work
traer -- to bring
tratar -- to deal with, (tratar de -- to try to, to be about)
valer -- to be worth, to cost
venir -- to come, to arrive
volver -- to return, to go/come back
ver -- to see, to watch, to look at
I cannot believe that pescar isn't on this list!

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Links to help with Spanish II;

Practice your alphabet
Verb list
Configuring for accents
Questions and possible answers
Latin America in games, etc.
La Colisión de Culturas

What did s(he) say on the first day of class? (Grading, procedures, etc.)

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