Verbi d'Azione

Opposite Action & Movement Verbs in Italian (Verbi di Azione)

50 pairs

Master opposite action verbs covering daily routines, directional movement, and everyday physical interactions.

Maestro Tip: Directional movement verbs (entrare/uscire, salire/scendere) always take essere as their auxiliary in compound tenses.
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Termine A

salire

go up (go upstairs)

Termine B

scendere

go down

"Se l'ascensore è rotto, dobbiamo salire a piedi e poi scendere più tardi."

If the elevator is broken, we have to go up on foot and then go down later.