100+ Common Latin Verbs

porto, portare, portavi, portatum

to carry

do, dare, dedi, datum

to give

laboro, laborare, laboravi, laboratum

to work

habeo, habēre, habui, habitum

to have, hold

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatum

to walk

pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatum

to fight

specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatum

to look at, watch

video, vidēre, vīdi, visum

to see

amo, amare, amavi, amatum

to love, like

pono, ponere, posui, positum

to put, place

audio, audire, audivi, auditum

to hear

dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitum

to sleep

sedeo, sedēre, sedi, sessum

to sit

timeo, timēre, timui

to fear, be afraid of

terreo, terrēre, terrui, territum

to scare, frighten

habito, habitare, habitavi, habitatum

to live, dwell

rogo, rogare, rogavi, rogatum

to ask

rideo, ridēre, risi, risum

to laugh

lacrimo, lacrimare, lacrimavi, lacrimatum

to cry

respondeo, respondēre, respondi, responsum

to respond, answer

nato, natare, natavi, natatum

to swim

navigo, navigare, navigavi, navigatum

to sail

moveo, movēre, movi, motum

to move

lavo, lavare, lavi, lautum

to wash

monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratum

to show, demonstrate

narro, narrare, narravi, narratum

to tell

paro, parare, paravi, paratum

to prepare

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatum

to shout, exclaim

puto, putare, putavi, putatum

to think

peto, petere, petivi, petitum

to look for, seek, attack

laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum

to praise

maneo, manēre, mansi, mansum

to remain, stay

curo, curare, curavi, curatum

to care for

doceo, docēre, docui, doctum

to teach

dico, dicere, dixi, dictum

to say

tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatum

to try

expecto, expectare, expectavi, expectatum

to wait for, expect

voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus

to call

convoco, convocare, convocavi, convocatum

to call together

invenio, invenire, inveni, inventum

to find, come upon

venio, venire, veni, ventum

to come

revenio, revenire, reveni, reventum

to come back, return

capio, capere, cepi, captum

to take, capture, catch

visito, visitare, visitavi, visitatum

to visit

salio, salire, salui, saltum

to jump

mitto, mittere, misi, missum

to send

sto, stare, steti, statum

to stand, stop

inquit

says, said

curro, currere, cucurri, cursum

to run

scio, scire, scivi, scitum

to know

ascendo, ascendere, ascendi, ascensum

to climb, ascend

descendo, descendere, descendi, descensum

to descend

fugio, fugere, fugi

to flee, run away, escape

lego, legere, legi, lectum

to read, choose

gero, gerere, gessi, gestum

to carry out, wage, wear

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi, appropinquatum

to approach

moneo, monēre, monui, monitum

to warn, advise

pulso, pulsare, pulsavi, pulsatum

to beat, hit

canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatum

to sing

festino, festinare, festinavi, festinatum

to hurry

scribo, scribere, scripsi, scriptum

to write

surgo, surgere, surrexi, surrectum

to rise

facio, facere, feci, factum

to make, do

saluto, salutare, salutavi, salutatum

to greet

supero, superare, superavi, superatum

to overcome, defeat

necesse est

it is necessary

nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatum

to announce, report

edo, edere, edi, esum

to eat

consumo, consumere, consumpsi, consumptum

to consume, eat, use up

desidero, desiderare, desideravi, desideratum

to desire

cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitum

to want, desire

volo, velle, volui (irreg.)

to want, be willing

emo, emere, emi, emptum

to buy

vendo, vendere, vendidi, venditum

to sell

cado, cadere, cecidi, casum

to fall

nolo, nolle, nolui

to not want, be unwilling

intro, intrare, intravi, intratum

to enter

fero, ferre, tuli, latum

to bring, carry

verto, vertere, verti, versum

to turn

defendo, defendere, defendi, defensum

to defend

debeo, debēre, debui, debitum

to owe, ought

teneo, tenēre, tenui, tentum

to hold

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitum

to know, get to know

intellego, intellegere, intellexi, intellectum

to understand

sum, esse, fui, futurus (irreg.)

to be

possum, posse, potui (irreg.)

to be able

eo, ire, ii/ivi, itum (irreg.)

to go

coquo, coquere, coxi, coctum

to cook

servo, servare, servavi, servatum

to save, protect, keep

frango, frangere, fregi, fractum

to break

discedo, discedere, discessi, discessum

to depart, leave

relinquo, relinquere, reliqui, relictum

to leave behind

ago, agere, egi, actum

to do, drive

duco, ducere, duxi, ductum

to lead, consider

interficio, interficere, interfeci, interfectum

to kill

iubeo, iubēre, iussi, iussum

to order

vinco, vincere, vici, victum

to conquer, win

rapio, rapere, rapui, raptum

to grab, seize, take

incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum

to begin

iacio, iacere, ieci, iactum

to throw