TWP: is there something wrong with the German verb interface?

Even in italian, verbs are in imperative form.
Prendi, apri, chiudi… (pick up, open, close)
If it were in indicative form, it was
Prendo, apro, chiudo
Io prendo la motosega = I pick up the chainsaw
Prendi la motosega = pick up the chainsaw

Only in a revision of Monkey Island, verbs were in infinite form, but it was odd.