The table below contains the 100 most common Italian verbs.
Verbs are a fundamental part of every language. They define mental and physical actions, states and occurrences.
While studying Italian verbs, you may find some similarities with English. However, this is usually the wrong approach to learn Italian: you don’t want to get confused!
An overview of Italian Verbs
Since Italian verbs are classified in different ways, it may be easier to plan your study method following a proper scheme.
First of all, Italian verbs are categorized in three primary groups, according to the ending of their infinitives: first conjugation (-are verbs); second conjugation (-ere verbs); third conjugation (-ire verbs).
The majority of Italian verbs belongs to the first conjugation, and they thus follow a uniform pattern. This could make studying Italian verbs easier: once you learn how to conjugate a couple of -are verbs, you have mastered hundreds of them.
In Italian, the form of verbs is based on the nature of the subject. This means that both the verb and its subject must be masculine or feminine, singular or plural. This is particularly important when you want to use definitive moods (modi finiti). They refer to the attitude of the speaker toward the action he or she is describing: using a certain definite mood can change orders into a request, or even into future actions.
While English has only three finite moods (indicative, subjunctive and imperative), the Italian grammar includes four different finite moods: indicative (indicativo), subjunctive (congiuntivo), conditional (condizionale), imperative imperativo). Still, you will need to familiarise yourself with the indefinite moods (modi infiniti). They do not indicate the person they refer to, and they can easily confuse any non-native Italian speaker. Italian indefinite moods are infinitive (infinito), participle (participio) and gerund (gerundio).
Essere and Avere
Verbs describe actions, and the most used ones refer to conditions (something you are) and ownership (something you have). Thus, you cannot speak Italian without learning the verb essere (to be) and avere (to have)! They do not follow any common conjugation pattern, so you just need to learn them by heart.
How to study Italian Verbs
Learning Italian verbs is not something you can do just staring at a long list of words.
To master Italian verbs, you cannot just know them by heart. You must understand how conjugations work, and try to use them as much as possible when hanging out with your Italian friends. Thus, here you can find a comprehensive list of the top 100 Italian verbs, chosen among the most used ones. Learning them will allow you to hold a proper conversation in Italian!
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Interactive table of top 100 Italian verbs
Rank | Italian | English | |
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1 | essere | to be | |
2 | avere | to have | |
3 | potere | can | |
4 | fare | to make | |
5 | dire | to say | |
6 | venire | to come | |
7 | dovere | to have to | |
8 | dare | to give | |
9 | andare | to go | |
10 | vedere | to see | |
11 | parlare | to talk | |
12 | pensare | to think | |
13 | trovare | to find | |
14 | ottenere | to get | |
15 | partire | to leave | |
16 | mettere | to put | |
17 | prendere | to take | |
18 | vivere | to live | |
19 | ricordare | to remember | |
20 | passare | to pass | |
21 | credere | to believe | |
22 | raggiungere | to reach | |
23 | tenere | to hold | |
24 | creare | to create | |
25 | rispondere | to reply |
Rank | Italian | English | |
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26 | cercare | to search | |
27 | diventare | to become | |
28 | lasciare | to leave | |
29 | pagare | to pay | |
30 | accettare | to accept | |
31 | chiedere | to ask | |
32 | presentare | to present | |
33 | parere | to appear | |
34 | arrivare | to arrive | |
35 | uscire | to go out | |
36 | lavorare | to work | |
37 | usare | to use | |
38 | continuare | to continue | |
39 | tornare | to return | |
40 | perdere | to lose | |
41 | rimanere | to stay | |
42 | cogliere | to catch | |
43 | volere | to want | |
44 | offrire | to offer | |
45 | condurre | to lead | |
46 | guardare | to watch | |
47 | chiamare | to call | |
48 | valere | to be worth | |
49 | trarre | to draw | |
50 | provare | to try |
Rank | Italian | English | |
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51 | cominciare | to begin | |
52 | decidere | to decide | |
53 | riuscire | to succeed | |
54 | dimenticare | to forget | |
55 | restare | to stay | |
56 | discutere | to discuss | |
57 | ripetere | to repeat | |
58 | aprire | to open | |
59 | esistere | to exist | |
60 | togliere | to remove | |
61 | crescere | to grow | |
62 | cambiare | to change | |
63 | ritornare | to return | |
64 | mancare | to miss | |
65 | vincere | to win | |
66 | preparare | to prepare | |
67 | mangiare | to eat | |
68 | correre | to run | |
69 | piacere | to be liked | |
70 | godere | to enjoy | |
71 | amare | to love | |
72 | aspettare | to wait | |
73 | chiudere | to close | |
74 | aiutare | to help | |
75 | mandare | to send |
Rank | Italian | English | |
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76 | iniziare | to start | |
77 | ascoltare | to listen | |
78 | temere | to fear | |
79 | muovere | to move | |
80 | incontrare | to meet | |
81 | imparare | to learn | |
82 | visitare | to visit | |
83 | insegnare | to teach | |
84 | raccontare | to tell | |
85 | ridere | to laugh | |
86 | correggere | to correct | |
87 | coprire | to cover | |
88 | tacere | to be silent | |
89 | bere | to drinking | |
90 | rompere | to break | |
91 | uccidere | to kill | |
92 | inviare | to send | |
93 | cantare | to sing | |
94 | giocare | to play | |
95 | dividere | to divide | |
96 | nascondere | to hide | |
97 | camminare | to walk | |
98 | guidare | to drive, to guide | |
99 | piangere | to cry | |
100 | guadagnare | to earn |
Find links to conjugations and example sentences for all (well, almost all) 100 verbs below:
1 essere to be, 2 avere to have, 3 potere can, 4 fare to make, 5 dire to say, 6 venire to come, 7 dovere to have to, 8 dare to give, 9 andare to go, 10 vedere to see, 11 parlare to talk, 12 pensare to think, 13 trovare to find, 14 ottenere to get, 15 partire to leave, 16 mettere to put, 17 prendere to take, 18 vivere to live, 19 ricordare to remember, 20 passare to pass, 21 credere to believe, 22 raggiungere to reach, 23 tenere to hold, 24 creare to create, 25 rispondere to reply, 26 cercare to search, 27 diventare to become, 28 lasciare to leave, 29 pagare to pay, 30 accettare to accept, 31 chiedere to ask, 32 presentare to present, 33 parere to appear, 34 arrivare to arrive, 35 uscire to go out, 36 lavorare to work, 37 usare to use, 38 continuare to continue, 39 tornare to return, 40 perdere to lose, 41 rimanere to stay, 42 cogliere to catch, 43 volere to want, 44 offrire to offer, 45 condurre to lead, 46 guardare to watch, 47 chiamare to call, 48 valere to be worth, 49 trarre to draw, 50 provare to try, 51 cominciare to begin, 52 decidere to decide, 53 riuscire to succeed, 54 dimenticare to forget, 55 restare to stay, 56 discutere to discuss, 57 ripetere to repeat, 58 aprire to open, 59 esistere to exist, 60 togliere to remove, 61 crescere to grow, 62 cambiare to change, 63 ritornare to return, 64 mancare to miss, 65 vincere to win, 66 preparare to prepare, 67 mangiare to eat, 68 correre to run, 69 piacere to be liked, 70 godere to enjoy, 71 amare to love, 72 aspettare to wait, 73 chiudere to close, 74 aiutare to help, 75 mandare to send, 76 iniziare to start, 77 ascoltare to listen, 78 temere to fear, 79 muovere to move, 80 incontrare to meet, 81 imparare to learn, 82 visitare to visit, 83 insegnare to teach, 84 raccontare to tell, 85 ridere to laugh, 86 correggere to correct, 87 coprire to cover, 88 tacere to be silent, 89 bere to drinking, 90 rompere to break, 91 uccidere to kill, 92 inviare to send, 93 cantare to sing, 94 giocare to play, 95 dividere to divide, 96 nascondere to hide, 97 camminare to walk, 98 guidare to drive, to guide, 99 piangere to cry, 100 guadagnare to earn
Rank | Italian word | are, ere, ire | English translation |
1 | essere | -ere | to be |
2 | avere | -ere | to have |
3 | potere | -ere | can |
4 | fare | -are | to make |
5 | dire | -ire | to say |
6 | venire | -ire | to come |
7 | dovere | -ere | to have to |
8 | dare | -are | to give |
9 | andare | -are | to go |
10 | vedere | -ere | to see |
11 | parlare | -are | to talk |
12 | pensare | -are | to think |
13 | trovare | -are | to find |
14 | ottenere | -ere | to get |
15 | partire | -ire | to leave |
16 | mettere | -ere | to put |
17 | prendere | -ere | to take |
18 | vivere | -ere | to live |
19 | ricordare | -are | to remember |
20 | passare | -are | to pass |
21 | credere | -ere | to believe |
22 | raggiungere | -ere | to reach |
23 | tenere | -ere | to hold |
24 | creare | -are | to create |
25 | rispondere | -ere | to reply |
26 | cercare | -are | to search |
27 | diventare | -are | to become |
28 | lasciare | -are | to leave |
29 | pagare | -are | to pay |
30 | accettare | -are | to accept |
31 | chiedere | -ere | to ask |
32 | presentare | -are | to present |
33 | parere | -ere | to appear |
34 | arrivare | -are | to arrive |
35 | uscire | -ire | to go out |
36 | lavorare | -are | to work |
37 | usare | -are | to use |
38 | continuare | -are | to continue |
39 | tornare | -are | to return |
40 | perdere | -ere | to lose |
41 | rimanere | -ere | to stay |
42 | cogliere | -ere | to catch |
43 | volere | -ere | to want |
44 | offrire | -ire | to offer |
45 | condurre | -rre | to lead |
46 | guardare | -are | to watch |
47 | chiamare | -are | to call |
48 | valere | -ere | to be worth |
49 | trarre | -rre | to draw |
50 | provare | -are | to try |
51 | cominciare | -are | to begin |
52 | decidere | -ere | to decide |
53 | riuscire | -ire | to succeed |
54 | dimenticare | -are | to forget |
55 | restare | -are | to stay |
56 | discutere | -ere | to discuss |
57 | ripetere | -ere | to repeat |
58 | aprire | -ire | to open |
59 | esistere | -ere | to exist |
60 | togliere | -ere | to remove |
61 | crescere | -ere | to grow |
62 | cambiare | -are | to change |
63 | ritornare | -are | to return |
64 | mancare | -are | to miss |
65 | vincere | -ere | to win |
66 | preparare | -are | to prepare |
67 | mangiare | -are | to eat |
68 | correre | -ere | to run |
69 | piacere | -ere | to be liked |
70 | godere | -ere | to enjoy |
71 | amare | -are | to love |
72 | aspettare | -are | to wait |
73 | chiudere | -ere | to close |
74 | aiutare | -are | to help |
75 | mandare | -are | to send |
76 | iniziare | -are | to start |
77 | ascoltare | -are | to listen |
78 | temere | -ere | to fear |
79 | muovere | -ere | to move |
80 | incontrare | -are | to meet |
81 | imparare | -are | to learn |
82 | visitare | -are | to visit |
83 | insegnare | -are | to teach |
84 | raccontare | -are | to tell |
85 | ridere | -ere | to laugh |
86 | correggere | -ere | to correct |
87 | coprire | -ire | to cover |
88 | tacere | -ere | to be silent |
89 | bere | -ere | to drinking |
90 | rompere | -ere | to break |
91 | uccidere | -ere | to kill |
92 | inviare | -are | to send |
93 | cantare | -are | to sing |
94 | giocare | -are | to play |
95 | dividere | -ere | to divide |
96 | nascondere | -ere | to hide |
97 | camminare | -are | to walk |
98 | guidare | -are | to drive, to guide |
99 | piangere | -ere | to cry |
100 | guadagnare | -are | to earn |