200 Most common Italian Verbs

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to do

andare

to go

potere

to be able to

dare

to give

volere

to want

venire

to come

dovere

to must

stare

to stay

dire

to say

sapere

to know

vedere

to see

mangiare

to eat

parlare

to talk

uscire

to go out

prendere

to take

piacere

to like

leggere

to read

amare

to love

bere

to drink

finire

to finish

capire

to understand

arrivare

to arrive

mettere

to put

scrivere

to write

partire (andarsene)

to leave

rimanere

to remain

dormire

to sleep

vivere

to live

conoscere

to know

sentire

to hear

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

tenere

to keep

preferire

to prefer

salire

to go up

correre

to run

comprare

to buy

morire

to die

cercare

to search

aspettare

to wait

nascere

to be born

passare

to pass

perdere

to lose

cominciare

to start

cantare

to sing

ascoltare

to listen

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 recieve

sedere

to sit

lavare

to wash

rispondere

to reply

vincere

to win

pagare

to pay

alzare

to raise

scendere

to descend

incontrare

to meet

ridere

to laugh

offrire

to offer

imparare

to learn

dimenticare

to forget

svegliarsi

to get up

divertirsi

to have fun

vendere

to sell

entrare

to enter

diventare

to become

pulire

to clean

crescere

to grow

temere

to fear

cambiare

to change

viaggiare

to travel

vestire

to dress

restare

to remain

ricordare

to remember

seguire

to follow

porre

to put

aiutare

to help

preparare

to prepare

spegnere

to turn off

apparire

to appear

tradurre

to translate

succedere

to happen