Most Common -ERE Verbs in Italian

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Present Tense of ‘scrivere‘ (regular verb)

Io	scrivo	I write or I’m writing
Tu	scrivi	You write you’re writing
Lui/Lei	scrive	He/she writes or he/she is writing
Noi	scriviamo	We write or we are writing
Voi	scrivete	You all write or you’re all writing
Loro	scrivono	They write or they are writing

conjugation of “ere verbs” with the present tense (2nd group verb)

As a beginner, a good practice to build up your vocabulary fast in Italian is to make a list of the high-frequency verbs and words that Italians use every day.

Smart tip. Memorizing the conjugation pattern of the Italian present tense for ‘ere’ verbs, along with the following list of high-frequency Italian verbs, will help you construct and understand many different Italian sentences from the very beginning of your Italian learning journey.

List of the most common ‘-ERE’ verbs in Italian

leggere	to read
scrivere	to write
vedere	to see
mettere	to put
credere	to believe
conoscere	to know
chiudere	to close
prendere	to take
rispondere	to answer
vendere	to sell
perdere	to lose
correre	to run
rompere	to break
spendere	to spend (money)
risolvere	to solve
chiedere	to ask
ricevere	to receive
accendere	to turn off
spegnere	to turn down
ripetere	to repeat
vivere	to live

most common “ere” verbs, in Italian (2nd group verbs)

Irregular Verbs

The “ere” group of verbs also includes several irregular verbs, which change their stem at the time of conjugation. The most common ones are:

bere – to drink
tenere – to hold
volere – to want
dovere – to have to, must
potere – to be able to, can
sapere – to know (how to do something)

Pronoun	Bere (to drink)	Tenere (to hold)	Volere (to want)	Dovere (to have to, must)	Potere (to be able to, can)	Sapere (to know)
Io	bevo	tengo	voglio	devo	posso	so
Tu	bevi	tieni	vuoi	devi	puoi	sai
Lui/Lei	beve	tiene	vuole	deve	può	sa
Noi	beviamo	teniamo	vogliamo	dobbiamo	possiamo	sappiamo
Voi	bevete	tenete	volete	dovete	potete	sapete
Loro	bevono	tengono	vogliono	devono	possono	sanno

irregular verbs of the “ere” conjugation

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