   100 most used Italian verbs   

1 essere to understand 46 tornare

to be to return
24 arrivare
2 avere to arrive 47 salire
to have to go up
25 scrivere
3 fare to write 48 preferire
to make, do to prefer
26 partire
4 andare to leave, depart 49 morire
to go to die
27 mettere
5 potere to put, place, set 50 aspettare
to be able to to wait
28 rimanere
6 dare to remain 51 comprare
to give to buy
29 dormire
7 volere to sleep 52 nascere
to want to be born
30 vivere
8 venire to live 53 cercare
to come to search
31 conoscere
9 dovere to know 54 perdere
to have to to lose
32 sentire
10 stare to feel, sense, hear 55 cantare
to be, stay to sing
33 cucinare
11 dire to cook 56 passare
to say to pass
34 studiare
12 sapere to study 57 cominciare
to know (how) to start
35 giocare
13 vedere to play 58 ascoltare
to see to listen
36 chiedere
14 mangiare to ask, demand 59 riuscire
to eat to succeed
37 trovare
15 parlare to find 60 decidere
to talk to decide
38 credere
16 uscire to believe 61 abitare
to go out, exit to live
39 aprire
17 prendere to open 62 cadere
to take to fall
40 lavorare
18 piacere to work 63 chiudere
to like to close
41 pensare
19 leggere to think 64 lasciare
to read to leave
42 correre
20 amare to run 65 scegliere
to love to choose
43 tenere
21 bere to keep 66 portare
to drink to carry
44 guardare
22 finire to watch 67 ricevere
to finish to recieve
45 chiamare
23 capire to call 68 lavare
 to wash 92 cambiare
to change
69 rispondere
to answer 93 viaggiare
to travel
70 sedere
to sit 94 spegnere
to turn off
71 vincere
to win 95 ricordare
to remember
72 pagare
to pay 96 apparire
to appear
73 alzare
to raise, lift 97 aiutare
to help
74 ridere
to laugh 98 tacere
to be quiet
75 scendere
to go down 99 spedire
to send, ship
76 incontrare
to encounter 100 preparare
to prepare
77 offrire
to offer

78 imparare
to learn

79 dimenticare
to forget

80 svegliare
to wake up

81 crescere
to grow

82 vendere
to sell

83 divertire
to have fun

84 diventare
to become

85 porre
to place, put

86 entrare
to enter

87 temere
to fear

88 pulire
to clean

89 vestire
to dress

90 seguire
to follow

91 restare
to stay, remain