Common Italian Verbs

to live

ABITARE (regular -are)

to turn on

ACCENDERE (regular -ere) (acceso)

to go to sleep

ADDORMENTARSI (regular reflexive -are)

to help

AIUTARE (regular -are)

to get up

ALZARSI (regular reflexive -are) (ess.)

to love

AMARE (regular -are)

to go

ANDARE (vado, vai, va, andiamo, andate, vanno) (ess.)

to get bored

ANNOIARSI (regular reflexive -are) (ess.)

to open

APRIRE (regular -ire) (aperto)

to get angry

ARRABBIARSI (regular reflexive -are) (ess.)

to arrive

ARRIVARE (regular -are) (ess.)

to listen

ASCOLTARE (regular -are)

to wait (for)

ASPETTARE (regular -are)

to have

AVERE (ho, hai, ha, abbiamo, avete, hanno)

to dance

BALLARE (regular -are)

to drink

BERE (bevo, bevi, beve, beviamo, bevete, bevono)

to change

CAMBIARE (regular -are) (sometimes with ess.)

to walk

CAMMINARE (regular -are) (w/ avere in pp)

to sing

CANTARE (regular -are)

to understand

CAPIRE (-isc)

to have dinner

CENARE (regular -are)

to look for

CERCARE (regular -are)

to call

CHIAMARE (regular -are)

to ask

CHIEDERE (regular -ere) (chiesto)

to close

CHIUDERE (regular -ere) (chiuso)

to begin

COMINCIARE (regular -are)

to buy

COMPRARE (regular -are)

to know

CONOSCERE (regular -ere)

to advise, recommend

CONSIGLIARE (regular -are)

to contact

CONTATTARE (regular -are)

to continue

CONTINUARE (regular -are)

to run

CORRERE (regular -ere) (corso)

to cost

COSTARE (regular -are)

to build, construct

COSTRUIRE (-isc)

to create

CREARE (regular -are)

to believe

CREDERE (regular -ere)

to cook

CUCINARE (regular -are)

to give

DARE (do, dai, dà, diamo, date, danno)

to decide

DECIDERE (regular -ere) (deciso)

to desire

DESIDERARE (regular -are)

to forget

DIMENTICARE (regular -are)

to say, to tell

DIRE (dico, dici, dice, diciamo, dite, dicono) (detto)

to become

DIVENTARE (regular -are)

to have fun

DIVERTIRSI (regular -ire)

to ask

DOMANDARE (regular -are)

to sleep

DORMIRE (regular -ire)

to have to, must

DOVERE (devo, devi, deve, dobbiamo, dovete, devono)

to enter

ENTRARE (regular -are) (ess.)

to exist

ESISTERE (regular -ere) (ess.) (esistito)

to be

ESSERE (sono, sei, è, siamo, siete, sono) (ess.) (stato)

to make, to do

FARE (faccio, fai, fa, facciamo, fate, fanno)

to finish, to end

FINIRE (-isc)

to attend

FREQUENTARE (regular -are)

to play (a sport)

GIOCARE (regular -are)

to look at

GUARDARE (regular -are)

to drive

GUIDARE (regular -are)

to imagine

IMMAGINARE (regular -are)

to meet

INCONTRARE (regular -are)

to learn

IMPARARE (regular -are)

to inform

INFORMARE (regular -are)

to teach

INSEGNARE (regular -are)

to interest

INTERESSARE (regular -are)

to complain

LAMENTARSI (regular -are) (ess.)

to let, to leave (trans.)

LASCIARE (regular -are)

to wash

LAVARE (regular -are)

to work

LAVORARE (regular -are)

to read

LEGGERE (regular -ere) (letto)

to send

MANDARE (regular -are)

to eat

MANGIARE (regular -are)

to put

METTERE (regular -ere) (messo)

to die

MORIRE (muoio, muori, muore, moriamo, morite, muoiono) (ess.) (morto)

to show

MOSTRARE (regular -are)

to be born

NASCERE (regular -ere) (ess.) (nato)

to snow

NEVICARE (regular -are)

to rent (a car)

NOLEGGIARE (regular -are)

to swim

NUOTARE (regular -are)

to offer

OFFRIRE (regular -ire) (offerto)

to order

ORDINARE (regular -are)

to organize

ORGANIZZARE (regular -are)

to pay

PAGARE (regular -are)

to leave, depart

PARTIRE (regular -ire) (ess.)

to spend (time)

PASSARE (regular -are)

to think (about)

PENSARE (regular -are)

to lose, to miss (a train, etc.)

PERDERE (regular -ere) (perso)

to like

PIACERE (mi piace, mi piacciono)

to cry

PIANGERE (regular -ere) (pianto)

to rain

PIOVERE (regular -ere)

to put

PORRE (pongo, poni, pone, poniamo, ponete, pongono) (posto)

to bring, to wear

PORTARE (regular -are)

to be able to

POTERE (posso, puoi, può, possiamo, potete, possono)

to have lunch

PRANZARE (regular -are)

to practice

PRATICARE (regular -are)

to prefer

PREFERIRE (-isc)

to take

PRENDERE (regular -ere) (preso)

to worry

PREOCCUPARSI (regular -are) (ess.)

to prepare

PREPARARE (regular -are)

to promise

PROMETTERE (regular -ere) (promesso)

to try

PROVARE (regular -are)

to clean

PULIRE (-isc)

to receive

RICEVERE (regular -ere)