Italian -ere verbs

330 verbs in this group

The second conjugation is the smallest of the three and the most irregular. Where an -are verb usually behaves, an -ere verb usually has something to memorise, most often its past participle.

The irregularity is concentrated in two places. Past participles rarely follow the -uto rule (prendere gives preso, vedere gives visto, mettere gives messo), and the passato remoto follows the 1-3-3 pattern, where the io, lui/lei and loro forms take an irregular stem while tu, noi and voi stay regular.

The good news is that an irregular participle is a single fact that unlocks all seven compound tenses for that verb. It is the highest-leverage thing to memorise in Italian.

The 150 most common italian -ere verbs

Ordered by how often they appear in real Italian, so the ones worth learning first are at the top. Every entry links to its full conjugation in all 15 tenses.

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Italian -ere verbs

The 150 most common italian -ere verbs

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