Common Regular/-isc Italian Verb Infinitives

abitare

to live (in a place)

amare

to love

arrivare

to arrive

ascoltare

to listen to

aspettare

to wait for

ballare

to dance

cantare

to sing

cercare

to look for

cominciare

to begin

comprare

to buy

continuare

to continue

cucinare

to cook

dimenticare

to forget

giocare

to play (games/sports)

guardare

to watch

imparare

to learn

incontrare

to meet

iniziare

to start

insegnare

to teach

lavare

to wash

lavorare

to work

mangiare

to eat

ordinare

to order

pagare

to pay

parlare

to speak

pensare

to think

portare

to carry/to bring

preparare

to prepare

ricordare

to remember

studiare

to study

suonare

to play (an instrument)

trovare

to find

viaggiare

to travel

visitare

to visit a place

chiedere

to ask (for)

chiudere

to close

conoscere

to meet/know

correre

to run

credere

to believe

decidere

to decide

leggere

to read

mettere

to put

prendere

to take (to eat/drink)

promettere

to promise

ridere

to laugh

rispondere

to answer

rompere

to break

scrivere

to write

sorridere

to smile

spendere

to spend (money)

trascorrere

to spend (time)

vedere

to see

vendere

to sell

vincere

to win

vivere

to live

aprire

to open

coprire

to cover

dormire

to sleep

offrire

to offer

partire

to leave

scoprire

to find out

seguire

to follow/to take (a course)

sentire

to hear/to feel

servire

to serve

capire (-isc verb)

to understand

finire (-isc verb)

to finish

obbedire (-isc verb)

to obey

preferire (-isc verb)

to prefer

restituire (-isc verb)

to give back/to return (something)