Condurre Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

condurre — to lead — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, irregular -ere verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is one of the -rre verbs, and it is totally irregular: the present, the remoto and the participle use different stems, so the io form is conduco, the participle is condotto and the future is condurrò. It means to lead a team and, in a formal sense, to drive; the everyday verb for driving a car is guidare. On this page you will find condurre 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 condurre conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the condurre passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with condurre

In the present tense

  • “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.” — “I lead the team”
  • “Tu conduci la squadra ogni giorno.” — “You lead the team”
  • “Lui conduce la squadra ogni giorno.” — “He leads the team”
  • “Noi conduciamo la squadra ogni giorno.” — “We lead the team”
  • “Voi conducete la squadra ogni giorno.” — “You lead the team”
  • “Loro conducono la squadra ogni giorno.” — “They lead the team”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “I have led the team”
  • “Tu hai condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “You have led the team”
  • “Lui ha condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “He has led the team”
  • “Noi abbiamo condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “We have led the team”
  • “Voi avete condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “You have led the team”
  • “Loro hanno condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “They have led the team”

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 conducevo la squadra una volta.” — “I used to lead the team”
  • “Tu condurrai la squadra domani.” — “You will lead the team”
  • “Lui condurrebbe la squadra un giorno.” — “He would lead the team”
  • “È importante che noi conduciamo la squadra.” — “It is important that we lead the team”
  • “Conduci la squadra!” — “Lead the team!”

How condurre is used

The first thing to know about condurre is its core meaning: to lead. It is one of the -rre verbs, and it is totally irregular: the present, the remoto and the participle use different stems, so the io form is conduco, the participle is condotto and the future is condurrò. It means to lead a team and, in a formal sense, to drive; the everyday verb for driving a car is guidare. 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 condurre keeps. The present io form is conduco, 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 condotto, 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 condurre does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need conduco, never condurre. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho condotto, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle condotto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Condurre in context

Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno. Tu conduci la squadra ogni giorno. Lui conduce la squadra ogni giorno. Noi conduciamo la squadra ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of condurre is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — conduco, conduci, conduce, conduciamo — while the meaning stays the same: to lead. Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana. Tu hai condotto la squadra questa settimana. Lui ha condotto la squadra questa settimana. Noi abbiamo condotto la squadra questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of condurre 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 lead — 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 condurre la squadra.”

✓ Right: “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.”

The infinitive condurre never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form conduco.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io conduci la squadra.”

✓ Right: “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.”

conduci is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is conduco — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io conduco la squadra ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho condotto here, not the present conduco.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono condotto la squadra.”

✓ Right: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) conduco
    • B) conduci
    • C) conduce
    • D) conduciamo

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

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

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

    • A) conducevo
    • B) conducevi
    • C) conducevamo
    • D) conduceva

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

    • A) condurremo
    • B) condurrò
    • C) condurrai
    • D) condurrà

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

    • A) condurrei
    • B) condurresti
    • C) condurrebbe
    • D) condurremmo

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

    • A) conducesti
    • B) condusse
    • C) condussi
    • D) conducemmo

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

    • A) conduca
    • B) conduciate
    • C) conducano
    • D) conduciamo

  8. What is the gerund of condurre?

    • A) conducendo
    • B) condotto
    • C) condurre
    • D) conduco

  9. What is the past participle of condurre?

    • A) conducendo
    • B) condotto
    • C) condurre
    • D) conduco

  10. What does condurre mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to lead
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) conduci — the correct form is conduci. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho condotto — the correct form is ho condotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) conduceva — the correct form is conduceva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) condurremo — the correct form is condurremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) condurresti — the correct form is condurresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) condussi — the correct form is condussi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) conduciamo — the correct form is conduciamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) conducendo — the correct form is conducendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) condotto — the correct form is condotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to lead — the correct form is to lead. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does condurre mean in English?

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

Is condurre regular or irregular?

condurre is irregular. condurre is irregular in present, passato-remoto, imperfect, future, conditional, present-perfect, pluperfect, future-perfect, conditional-perfect, present-subjunctive, imperfect-subjunctive, gerund, past-participle, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative — learn those forms as a set.

What are the gerund and past participle of condurre?

The gerund is conducendo and the past participle is condotto. The perfect tenses use avere + condotto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of condurre?

On the condurre conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The condurre passato prossimo 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 condurre, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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