100 Most Common Italian Verbs

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to do or make

andare

to go

potere

can or to be able to

dare

to give

volere

to want

venire

to come

dovere

to have to

stare

to be, stay

dire

to say

sapere

to know

vedere

to see

mangiare

to eat

parlare

to talk/speak

uscire

to go out / exit

prendere

to take

leggere

to read

amare

to love

bere

to drink

finire

to finish

capire

to understand

arrivare

to arrive

scrivere

to write

partire

to leave

mettere

to put

rimanere

to remain/stay

dormire

to sleep

vivere

to live

conoscere

to know

sentire

to hear, to smell

cucinare

to cook

studiare

to study

giocare

to play

chiedere

to ask, demand

trovare

to find

credere

to believe

aprire

to open

lavorare

to work

pensare

to think

correre

to run

tenere

to keep

guardare

to watch

chiamare

to call

tornare

to return

salire

to go up, to get in/on (a train, a car)

preferire

to prefer

morire

to die

aspettare

to wait

comprare

to buy

nascere

to be born

cercare

to search

perdere

to lose

cantare

to sing

passare

to pass

cominciare

to start

ascoltare

to listen

riuscire

to succeed

decidere

to decide

abitare

to live

cadere

to fall

chiudere

to close

lasciare

to leave

scegliere

to choose

portare

to carry

ricevere

to receive

lavare

to wash

rispondere

to answer

sedere

to sit

vincere

to win

pagare

to pay

alzare

to raise/lift

ridere

to laugh

scendere

to go down

incontrare

to encounter, meet

offrire

to offer

imparare

to learn

dimenticare

to forget

svegliare

to wake up

crescere

to grow (up)

vendere

to sell

divertirsi

to have fun

diventare

to become

porre

to place, put

entrare

to enter

pulire

to clean

vestire

to dress

seguire

to follow

restare

to stay

cambiare

to change

viaggiare

to travel

spegnere

to turn off

accendere

to turn on

ricordare

to remember

apparire

to appear

aiutare

to help

toccare

to touch

spedire

to send, ship

preparare

to prepare

sembrare

to seem