amare

to love

cantare

to sing

comprare

to buy

lavorare

to work

vedere

to see

temere

to fear

vivere

to live

volere

to want

salire

to get in

aprire

to open

dormire

to sleep

venire

to come

colpire

to hit

sparire

to disappear

finire

to finish

costruire

to build

Person

English

-are verbs

-ere verbs

-ire verbs

Io

I

-o

-o

-o

Tu

you

-i

-i

-i

lui/lei

he/she

-a

-e

-e

Noi

we

-iamo

-iamo

-iamo

Voi

you

-ate

-ete

-ite

Loro

they/you (formal)

-ano

-ono

-ono

amare

vedere

aprire

(to love)

(to see)

(to open)

Person

English

-are verbs

-ere verbs

-ire verbs

Io

I

-amo

vedo

apro

Tu

you

-ami

vedi

apri

lui/lei

he/she

-ama

vede

apre

Noi

we

-amiamo

vediamo

apriamo

Voi

you

-amate

vedete

aprite

Loro

they/you (formal)

-amano

vedono

aprono

Singular

Plural

Io

ho

noi

abbiamo

Tu

hai

voi

avete

Lui/Lei

ha

loro

hanno

Singular

Plural

Io

sono

noi

siamo

Tu

sei

voi

siete

Lui/Lei

è

loro

sono

Example

-are erbs

take the ending of –ato

cantare

cantato

-ere verbs

take the ending of –uto

volere

voluto

-ire verbs

take the endng of -to

dormire

dormito

Infinitive

past participle

avere

avuto

essere

stato

Io ho mangiato una mela.

I have eaten an apple.

L'uomo ha cantato alla festa.

The man has sung at the party.

abbandonare

to abandon, desert

abitare

to live (in)

accadere

to occur, happen

accendere

to light

accettare

to accept

accogliere

to receive, welcome, accommodate

accompagnare

to accompany, go with, follow

accorger

to notice, to realize

affermare

to declare

affrontare

to confront, to face

aggiungere

to add

aiutare

to help, assist

allontanare

to take away, alienate, to send away, to dismiss

alzare

to raise, to lift, to hoist, build, erect

amare

to love, to be fond of

ammazzare

to kill, exhaust, wear out

ammettere

to admit, let in, to acknowledge, to assume

andare

to go, to work, to fit, to sell, to go away

annunciare

to announce, foretell, be a sign of

apparire

to appear, to seem,

appartenere

to belong to, be a member of

appoggiare

to support back, to rest on

aprire

to open, to unlock, to unfasten, to spread

armare

to arm, to equip, to shore up

arrestare

to arrest, stop, or halt

arrivare

to arrive, to come, get to

ascoltare

to listen to, attend mass, hear a witness

aspettare

to wait for, await, excpet

assicurare

to insure, to register, to asure

assistere

to attend, to witness, to supervise

assumere

to engage, take on, employ, to assume

attaccare

to attaché, to stick up, to sew, to attack, to start

attendere

to wait for, await

attraversare

to cross, to go through, to run through

aumentare

to increase, to raise

avanzare

to put forward, advance, approach

avere

to have, to get, to be

avvenire

to happen, occur

avvertire

to inform, to warn, to perceive or hear

avvicinare

to bring near, to approach

baciare

to kiss

badare

to look after, mind, to care about

bastare

to be sufficient

battere

to beat, strike, hit, to defeat, to mint coin,

bere

to drink, to soak up

bisognare

to be necessary, have to, must

bruciare

to burn, to cauterize

buttare

to throw, discard,

cadere

to fall, to crash, to drop

cambiare

to change, alter

camminare

to walk, to work, go

cantare

to sing, to sing of, to crow

capire

to understand

capitare

to arrive, to happen

celebrare

to celebrate, to hold

cercare

to look for, to seek

chiamare

to call, call out, to phone

chiedere

to ask, to ask for

chiudere

to close, shut, to block off, to end, to enclose

colpire

to strike, to affect

cominciare

to start, begin

compiere

to carry out, fulfill, finish

comporre

to compose, to arrange, dial, to set, to settle

comprendere

to include, comprise, consist of

comprare

to buy, to bribe

concedere

to grant, to concede

concludere

to conclude, to finish, end

condurre

to take, to run, to drive, to convey

conoscere

to know, to enjoy, to have, to experience

consentire

to agree, consent to

conservare

to keep, to maintain, preserve

considerare

to consider, regard

contare

to count, to include, to tell

contenere

to contain, to hold in check

continuare

to continue, carry on

convincere

to convince

coprire

to cover, to hold, to conceal

correre

to run, to hurry, to race, to go round

costituire

to set up, to form, to constitute, to appoint

costringere

to force or compel

costruire

to build, construct

creare

to create, to appoint, to set up

credere

to believe, to think

crescere

to grow, to increase, expand, to wax

dare

to give, award, to yield, to make

decider

to decide on, to settle, resolve

dedicare

to dedicate, to devote

descrivere

to describe

desiderare

to want, wish for, to desire (sensually)

determinare

to determine, cause

dichiarare

to declare, announce

difendere

to defend, protect

diffondere

to give out, diffuse, spread

dimenticare

to forget, forget about, leave out

dimostrare

to demonstrate, show, display

dipendere

to depend on, to be answerable to, be subordinate to

dire

to say, tell, mean, recite, to think, to admit

dirigere

to run, edit, manage, conduct, to address

discutere

to discuss, to question, to argue

disporre

to place, arrange, order

distinguere

to distinguish, to discern

distruggere

to destroy, wipe out, ruin

diventare

to become

divenire

to become

divertire

to entertain, amuse

divider

to divide, to share

domandare

to ask, to wonder

dormire

to sleep

dovere

to owe, to have to

durare

to last

elevare

to raise, to put up

entrare

to enter, to come in

escludere

to exlude, rule out

esistere

to exist

esporre

to display, explain, expose

esprimere

to express, to voice

essere

to be

estendere

to extend

evitare

to avoid, dodge, evade

ferire

to injure, wound, hurt

fermare

to stop, to book, to detain

figurare

to appear, figure

finire

to finish, end, to be finished

fissare

to fix, lay down, arrange, to book, reserve

fondare

to found, to base

formare

to form, shape, to train

fornire

to supply

fuggire

to avoid, shun, escape

fumare

to smoke, to steam

gettare

to throw, to cast, to spout, utter, to sprout

giocare

to play, gamble, count, to deceive

girare

to turn, to go round, to endorse, to circulate

giudicare

to judge, to arbitrate in

giungere

to arrive at, join

godere

to enjoy, rejoice

gridare

to shout, scream, cry, yell out

guardare

to watch, to check, to lok after, take care of

guidare

to guide, lead, drive

immaginare

to imagine, suppose

imparare

to learn

impedire

to prevent, obstruct, hamper

importare

to import

imporre

to impose, set

incontrare

to meet, play against, fight

indicare

to indicate, show, to recommend, suggest

iniziare

to start, initiate into

innamorare

to charm, enchant

insegnare

to teach

insistere

to insist

intendere

to mean, to understand, to hear

interessare

to interest, concern, affect

invitare

to invite

lanciare

to throw, launch, drop, get up to top speed

lasciare

to leave, deposit, leave out, forget, to give

lavorare

to work, to operate, run

legare

to bind, tie, unite

leggere

to read, read out loud

levare

to remove, subtract, to raise, take off

liberare

to release, to clear

limitare

to bound, to limit, restrict

mancare

to be lacking, to fail, to die, to neglect

mandare

to send, send ahead, send out, provide for

mangiare

to eat, to take

mantenere

to keep, maintain, support

meritare

to deserve, require, to be worth

mettere

to put, put on, wear, to set

morire

to die, to fade

mostrare

to show

muovere

to move, to drive

nascere

to be born, to rise

nascondere

to hide, conceal

notare

to notice, mark, write down

occorrere

to be required, to be needed

offendere

to offend, insult, violate

offrire

to offer, bid, present, give to

opporre

to put forward, object

ordinare

to organize, order, ordain, prescribe

organizzare

to organize, arrange

osservare

to observe, to notice

ottenere

to obtain, reach, arrive at

pagare

to pay, pay for, pay back

parere

to seem, to appear

parlare

to talk, to mention

partecipare

to take part in

partire

to leave, go, start from, from

passare

to pass by, call in, to cross, pass, approve, to strain

pensare

to think, to realize, to think out

perdere

to lose, to waste, to miss

permettere

to allow, permit

pesare

to weigh, to carry weight, to count

piacere

to be liked by

piangere

to cry, weep, lament

piantare

to plant, put in

portare

to carry, to take, wear, to bear

posare

to put down, to pose, to rest on

possedere

to have, to hold

potere

can, to be able to

preferire

to prefer

pregare

to pray to, beg

prendere

to take, get, seize, to catch

preoccupare

to worry

preparare

to prepare, get ready, pack

presentare

to present, give

prevedere

to forecaste, to plan, provide for

procedure

to proceed, advance, start

produrre

to produce, generate, cause

promettere

to promise

proporre

to suggest, to offer

provare

to try, to prove

provocare

to cause, provoke, arouse

provvedere

to provide for, look after

pubblicare

to publish

raccogliere

to pick up, harvest, assemble

raccontare

to tell, to tell about

raggiungere

to catch up, to reach, achieve

rappresentare

to depict, perform, represent

recare

to bear, carry, bring

rendere

to give back, render, make, yield

resistere

to resist, stand up to, take

restare

to remain, stay

ricevere

to receive, get, welcome, pick up

richiedere

to ask again, ask for, require

riconoscere

to recognize, identify, acknowledge

ricordare

to remember, mention, commemorate

ridere

to laugh, make fun of

ridurre

to reduce, to adapt, arrange

riempire

to fill up, to stuff with

rientrare

to return, get back, curve inwards

riferire

to report, make a report, attribute to

rifiutare

to refuse, deny

riguardare

to regard, look after

rimanere

to remain, stay

rimettere

to put back, to refer to, to forgive, lose, bring up

ringraziare

to thank

ripetere

to repeat

riportare

to take back, receive, get, carry forward, report

riprendere

to recapture, get back, resume, to shoot (a film)

risolvere

to solve, decide, annul, cancel, break down

rispondere

to answer, answer, back, to correspond to, respond

risultare

to prove to be, to emerge, appear

ritenere

to think, believe, withhold, deduct, retain

ritornare

to return, give back

ritrovare

to find, to meet again

riunire

to gather together, reunite, assemble

riuscire

to succeed, to be able, manage, to go out again

rivedere

to see again, revise, check

rivelare

to reveal, display

rivolgere

to turn, direct, address

rompere

to break, split, break off

salire

to climb, go up, rise, get into the car

saltare

to jump, to explode, to be fired, to skip

salutare

to greet, salute, give one’s regards to

salvare

to save, rescue

sapere

to know, to know how to

sbagliare

to miss, to make a mistake

scappare

to escape, overlook, to let slip or escape

scegliere

to choose

scendere

to descend, go down, to fall, drop

scherzare

to joke

scomparire

to disappear, vanish

scoppiare

to explode, burst, break out

scoprire

to discover, to unveil

scorrere

to run, flow, pass by, slide easily

scrivere

to write

scusare

to excuse, forgive

sedere

to sit down

segnare

to mark, note, indicate, score

seguire

to follow

sembrare

to seem

sentire

to feel, to taste, to hear, to smell, to listen to

servire

to serve, to deal, pass the ball to

significare

to mean, to matter

smettere

to stop, to give up

soffrire

to suffer, be in pain, to suffer from

sognare

to dream of or about

sorgere

to rise, to arise

sorprendere

to catch, to surprise

sorridere

to smile

sostenere

to support, sustain, withstand, maintain, uphold

spegnere

to extinguish, stifle, swith off, put out

sperare

to hope for

spiegare

to explain, unfold, deploy

spingere

to push, to press

sposare

to marry

stabilire

to establish, fix, decide

staccare

to remove, to stand out

stare

to be, to stay, remain, to live

stringere

to grip, clench, tighten, take in

studiare

to study, to learn

succedere

to happen, to succeed, follow

suonare

to play, ring, sound

superare

to exceed, cross, overtake, overcome, surpass, get over

svegliare

to wake up

svolgere

to unroll, unwind

tacere

to be silent

tagliare

to cut, slice, curve, mow, trim

temere

to fear, to be afraid of

tendere

to tighten, stretch out, pull tight, hold out

tenere

to hold, to keep, to give

tentare

to attempt, to test, to tempt

tirare

to pull, tow, draw, close, to print, throw

toccare

to touch, fee, reach

togliere

to remove, subtract

tornare

to return, to be right, turn out, prove

trarre

to draw, pull, pull out, get

trascinare

to drag

trasformare

to change, alter, convert

trattare

to deal with, discuss, treat

trovare

to find, to catch

uccidere

to kill, to murder

udire

to hear

unire

to unite, join, link, combine

usare

to use

uscire

to leave, to come out

valere

to be worth, to be valid, to be of use

vedere

to see, look out, find out, to visit

vendere

to sell

venire

to come, arrive, cost

vestire

to dress, to clothe, to wear

vincere

to win, to defeat, to overcome

vivere

to live, to be alive, to live on

volare

to fly, to spread quickly

volere

to want

volgere

to turn, to turn to

voltare

to turn