Camminare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

camminare — to walk — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to walk, and it is completely regular. It takes avere in the passato prossimo in the tables on this page, and it is the everyday verb for going somewhere on foot. On this page you will find camminare in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the camminare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the camminare present tense page.

Example sentences with camminare

In the present tense

  • “Io cammino nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I walk in the park”
  • “Tu cammini nel parco ogni giorno.” — “You walk in the park”
  • “Lui cammina nel parco ogni giorno.” — “He walks in the park”
  • “Noi camminiamo nel parco ogni giorno.” — “We walk in the park”
  • “Voi camminate nel parco ogni giorno.” — “You walk in the park”
  • “Loro camminano nel parco ogni giorno.” — “They walk in the park”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “I have walked in the park”
  • “Tu hai camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “You have walked in the park”
  • “Lui ha camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “He has walked in the park”
  • “Noi abbiamo camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “We have walked in the park”
  • “Voi avete camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “You have walked in the park”
  • “Loro hanno camminato nel parco questa settimana.” — “They have walked in the park”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io camminavo nel parco una volta.” — “I used to walk in the park”
  • “Tu camminerai nel parco domani.” — “You will walk in the park”
  • “Lui camminerebbe nel parco un giorno.” — “He would walk in the park”
  • “È importante che noi camminiamo nel parco.” — “It is important that we walk in the park”
  • “Cammina nel parco!” — “Walk in the park!”

How camminare is used

The first thing to know about camminare is its core meaning: to walk. It means to walk, and it is completely regular. It takes avere in the passato prossimo in the tables on this page, and it is the everyday verb for going somewhere on foot. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company camminare keeps. The present io form is cammino, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is ho camminato, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what camminare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need cammino, never camminare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho camminato, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle camminato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Camminare in context

Io cammino nel parco ogni giorno. Tu cammini nel parco ogni giorno. Lui cammina nel parco ogni giorno. Noi camminiamo nel parco ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of camminare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — cammino, cammini, cammina, camminiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to walk. Io ho camminato nel parco questa settimana. Tu hai camminato nel parco questa settimana. Lui ha camminato nel parco questa settimana. Noi abbiamo camminato nel parco questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of camminare appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to walk — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io camminare nel parco.”

✓ Right: “Io cammino nel parco ogni giorno.”

The infinitive camminare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form cammino.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io cammini nel parco.”

✓ Right: “Io cammino nel parco ogni giorno.”

cammini is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is cammino — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io cammino nel parco ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho camminato nel parco questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho camminato here, not the present cammino.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono camminato nel parco.”

✓ Right: “Io ho camminato nel parco questa settimana.”

camminare takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho camminato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on camminare across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of camminare in the Present indicative?

    • A) cammino
    • B) cammini
    • C) cammina
    • D) camminiamo

  2. What is the io form of camminare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) hai camminato
    • B) ha camminato
    • C) ho camminato
    • D) abbiamo camminato

  3. What is the lui/lei form of camminare in the Imperfect?

    • A) camminavo
    • B) camminavi
    • C) camminavamo
    • D) camminava

  4. What is the noi form of camminare in the Future?

    • A) cammineremo
    • B) camminerò
    • C) camminerai
    • D) camminerà

  5. What is the tu form of camminare in the Conditional?

    • A) camminerei
    • B) cammineresti
    • C) camminerebbe
    • D) cammineremmo

  6. What is the io form of camminare in the Passato remoto?

    • A) camminasti
    • B) camminò
    • C) camminai
    • D) camminammo

  7. What is the noi form of camminare in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) cammini
    • B) camminiate
    • C) camminino
    • D) camminiamo

  8. What is the gerund of camminare?

    • A) camminando
    • B) camminato
    • C) camminare
    • D) cammino

  9. What is the past participle of camminare?

    • A) camminando
    • B) camminato
    • C) camminare
    • D) cammino

  10. What does camminare mean in English?

  • A) to sit down
  • B) to get dressed
  • C) to walk
  • D) to call

Answer key

  1. B) cammini — the correct form is cammini. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho camminato — the correct form is ho camminato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) camminava — the correct form is camminava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) cammineremo — the correct form is cammineremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) cammineresti — the correct form is cammineresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) camminai — the correct form is camminai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) camminiamo — the correct form is camminiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) camminando — the correct form is camminando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) camminato — the correct form is camminato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to walk — the correct form is to walk. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does camminare mean in English?

camminare means “to walk”. You use it whenever you talk about to walk in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is camminare regular or irregular?

camminare is regular. camminare is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of camminare?

The gerund is camminando and the past participle is camminato. The perfect tenses use avere + camminato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of camminare?

On the camminare conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The camminare present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for camminare, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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