The Most Important Verbs in Italian

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Italian, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Italian verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	avere
I have	io ho
you have	tu hai
he has	lui ha
we have	noi abbiamo
you have	voi avete
they have	loro hanno

2
to be	essere
I am	io sono
you are	tu sei
he is	lui è
we are	noi siamo
you are	voi siete
they are	loro sono

3
to go	andare
I go	io vado
you go	tu vai
he goes	lui va
we go	noi andiamo
you go	voi andate
they go	loro vanno

4
can	potere
I can	io posso
you can	tu puoi
he can	lui può
we can	noi possiamo
you can	voi potete
they can	loro possono
you can (formal)	Lei può

5
to do	fare
I do	io faccio
you do	tu fai
he does	lui fa
we do	noi facciamo
you do	voi fate
they do	loro fanno

6
I had	io avevo
you had	tu avvei
he had	lui aveva
we had	noi avevamo
they had	loro avevano

7
I was	io ero
you were	tu eri
he was	lui era
we were	noi eravamo
you were	voi eravate

8
I went	io andavo
you went	tu andavi
he went	lui andava
we went	noi andavamo
you went	voi andavate
they went	loro andavano

9
you did	tu facevi
he did	lui faceva
we did	noi facevamo
you did	voi facevate
they did	loro facevano

10
I will have	io avrò
you will have	tu avrai
he will have	lui avrà
we will have	noi avremo
you will have	voi avrete
they will have	loro avranno

11
I will be	io sarò
you will be	tu sarai
he will be	lui sarà
we will be	noi saremo
you will be	voi sarete
they will be	loro saranno

12
I will go	io andrò
you will go	tu andrai
he will go	lui andrà
we will go	noi andremo
you will go	voi andrete
they will go	loro andranno

13
I will do	io farò
you will do	tu farai
he will do	lui farà
we will do	noi faremo
you will do	voi farete
they will do	loro faranno

14
Is there ... ?	C'è...?
May I ... ?	Posso...?
I need ...	Ho bisogno di...
Where is ... ?	Dov'è...?
What is ... ?	Che cos'è...?
How much is ... ?	Quanto costa...?
I would like to have ...	Vorrei...
Can you ... ?	Puoi...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Può...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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