100 most common italian verbs

andare

to go

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to make/do

potere

to be able to

dare

to give

volere

to want

venire

to come

dovere

to have to

stare

to be

dire

to say

sapere

to know

vedere

to see

mangiare

to eat

parlare

to speak

uscire

to exit

prendere

to take

piacere

to like

leggere

to read

amare

to love

finire

to finish

bere

to drink

capire

to understand

arrivare

to arrive

mettere

to send

scrivere

to write

partire

to leave

rimanere

to remain

dormire

to sleep

vivere

to live

conoscere

to know

sentire

to hear/feel

giocare

to play

studiare

to study

cuocere

to cook

chiedere

to ask

trovare

to find

credere

to believe

aprire

to open

lavorare

to work

pensare

to think

chiamare

to call

guardare

to watch

tornare

to return

preferire

to prefer

tenere

to keep

salire

to climb

comprare

to buy

correre

to run

morire

to die

cercare

to look for

aspettare

to wait for

nascere

to be born

passare

to pass

perdere

to lose

cominciare

to begin

ascoltare

to listen

cantare

to sing

decidere

to decide

riuscire

to succeed

abitare

to live

scegliere

to choose

portare

to carry

chiudere

to close

cadere

to fall

lasciare

to leave

ricevere

to receive

sedere

to sit down

lavare

to wash

vincere

to win

rispondere

to respond

pagare

to pay

alzare

to raise

scendere

to descend

incontrare

to meet

ridere

to laugh

offrire

to offer

imparare

to learn

svegliare

to wake up

dimenticare

to forget

divertire

to enjoy

vendere

to sell

entrare

to enter

diventare

to become

pulire

to clean

cambiare

to change

crescere

to grow

viaggiare

to travel

temere

to fear

vestire

to dress

restare

to stay

ricordare

to remember

seguire

to follow

aiutare

to help

porre

to put

preparare

to prepare

spegnere

to turn off

apparire

to appear

tradurre

to translate

succedere

to succeed