Italian verb conjugation

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The 60 most common Italian verbs

Ranked by how often they actually appear in Italian. The first ten are all irregular, which is why conjugation feels harder at the start than it turns out to be.

• essere to be
• avere to have
• fare to do
• stare to stay, to be (feel)
• andare to go
• potere can, could
• sapere to know
• volere to want
• dire to say, to tell
• dovere must, to have to
• pensare to think
• vedere to see
• dare to give
• venire to come
• parlare to talk, to speak
• sentire to feel
• credere to believe
• prendere to take, hold
• trovare to find
• lavorare to work
• lasciare to leave
• chiamare to call
• morire to die
• aspettare to wait for, await
• piacere to be pleasing, to like
• partire to depart
• mettere to put, to place
• guardare to look at, to watch
• portare to bring, fetch
• cercare to look for
• capire to understand
• sembrare to seem, to look
• aiutare to help, assist
• tornare to return, to come back
• chiedere to ask
• succedere to take the place, to succeed
• arrivare to arrive, to come
• passare to pass
• conoscere to know, to meet
• scusare to excuse, forgive
• uccidere to kill
• riuscire to manage
• finire to finish
• tenere to hold
• provare to try, to try out
• vivere to live
• uscire to go out, leave
• ricordare to remember, to recall
• entrare to enter, to go in
• servire to serve, to be needed
• dispiacere to upset, displease
• perdere to lose
• leggere to read
• ascoltare to listen to
• fermare to stop
• amare to love, to like
• usare to use
• restare to stay, to remain
• iniziare to begin, to set about
• bastare to be enough

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