Common -ere/-ire Verbs:
1. aprire = to open
2. avere = to have
3. bere = to drink
4. cadere = to fall
5. capire = to understand
6. chiedere = to ask for
7. chiudere = to close
8. conoscere = to know
9. credere = to believe
10. dire = to say, to tell
11. dormire = to sleep
12. dovere = must, ought to
13. essere = to be
14. finire = to finish, to end
15. leggere = to read
16. mettere = to put
17. nascere = to be born
18. nascondere = to hide
19. perdere = to lose
20. piacere = to like
21. piovere = to rain
22. potere = to be able to
23. prendere = to take
24. ricevere = to receive
25. ridere = to laugh
26. rimanere = to stay, to remain
27. rispondere = to answer
28. salire = to climb, to go up
29. sapere = to know
30. scegliere = to choose
31. scendere = to go down, to descend
32. scrivere = to write
33. sentirsi = to feel
34. spedire = to send
35. udire = to hear
36. uscire = to leave, to go out
37. vedere = to see
38. vendere = to sell
39. venire = to come
40. volere = to want
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