Condurre Conjugation in Italian
condurre means “to lead” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 271 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of condurre — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.” — “I lead the team.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: condurre
- English: to lead
- Verb type: Irregular -ere verb
- 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
- Gerund: conducendo
- Present participle: conducente
- Past participle: condotto
- Auxiliary: avere (all perfect tenses are formed with avere + the past participle)
- Ending: -ere verbs; pattern ere in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read condurre in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about condurre
- It is irregular in 15 tense(s): 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 instead of guessing them from the infinitive, because the stem changes in ways no rule predicts. It is one of the -rre verbs: the present, the remoto and the participle use different stems, so the io form is conduco and the participle is condotto.
- The perfect tenses use avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle condotto. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The participles are conducente and condotto: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
A note on condurre
A note on the pattern: condurre is one of the -rre verbs, so its present, remoto and participle use different stems — io conduco, the participle condotto, the future condurrò — while the imperfect follows the regular pattern from the stem. It means to lead a team and, in a formal sense, to drive; the everyday verb for driving a car is guidare.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for condurre. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | conduco |
| tu | conduci |
| lui/lei | conduce |
| noi | conduciamo |
| voi | conducete |
| loro | conducono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.” — “I lead the team”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | condussi |
| tu | conducesti |
| lui/lei | condusse |
| noi | conducemmo |
| voi | conduceste |
| loro | condussero |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io condussi la squadra ieri.” — “I led the team”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | conducevo |
| tu | conducevi |
| lui/lei | conduceva |
| noi | conducevamo |
| voi | conducevate |
| loro | conducevano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io conducevo la squadra una volta.” — “I used to lead the team”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | condurrò |
| tu | condurrai |
| lui/lei | condurrà |
| noi | condurremo |
| voi | condurrete |
| loro | condurranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io condurrò la squadra domani.” — “I will lead the team”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | condurrei |
| tu | condurresti |
| lui/lei | condurrebbe |
| noi | condurremmo |
| voi | condurreste |
| loro | condurrebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io condurrei la squadra un giorno.” — “I would lead the team”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho condotto |
| tu | hai condotto |
| lui/lei | ha condotto |
| noi | abbiamo condotto |
| voi | avete condotto |
| loro | hanno condotto |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “He has led the team”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo condotto |
| tu | avevi condotto |
| lui/lei | aveva condotto |
| noi | avevamo condotto |
| voi | avevate condotto |
| loro | avevano condotto |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo condotto la squadra prima della festa.” — “I had led the team”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò condotto |
| tu | avrai condotto |
| lui/lei | avrà condotto |
| noi | avremo condotto |
| voi | avrete condotto |
| loro | avranno condotto |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò condotto la squadra per domani.” — “I will have led the team”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei condotto |
| tu | avresti condotto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe condotto |
| noi | avremmo condotto |
| voi | avreste condotto |
| loro | avrebbero condotto |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei condotto la squadra ieri.” — “I would have led the team”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | conduca |
| tu | conduca |
| lui/lei | conduca |
| noi | conduciamo |
| voi | conduciate |
| loro | conducano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io conduca la squadra.” — “It is important that I lead the team”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | conducessi |
| tu | conducessi |
| lui/lei | conducesse |
| noi | conducessimo |
| voi | conduceste |
| loro | conducessero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io conducessi la squadra.” — “It was important that I lead the team”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | conduci |
| lui/lei | conduca |
| noi | conduciamo |
| voi | conducete |
| loro | conducano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Conduci la squadra!” — “Lead the team!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | condurre |
| lui/lei | conduca |
| noi | conduciamo |
| voi | conduciate |
| loro | conducano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non condurre la squadra.” — “Do not lead the team.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | conducendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Conducendo la squadra, imparo molto.” — “While leading the team, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | conducente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle conducente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | condotto |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “I have led the team.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with condurre, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.” — “I lead the team”
- “Tu conducesti la squadra ieri.” — “You led the team”
- “Lui conduceva la squadra una volta.” — “He used to lead the team”
- “Io condurrò la squadra domani.” — “I will lead the team”
- “Tu condurresti la squadra un giorno.” — “You would lead the team”
- “Lui ha condotto la squadra questa settimana.” — “He has led the team”
- “Io avevo condotto la squadra prima della festa.” — “I had led the team”
- “Tu avrai condotto la squadra per domani.” — “You will have led the team”
- “È importante che io conduca la squadra.” — “It is important that I lead the team”
- “Conduci la squadra!” — “Lead the team!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io conduci la squadra.”
✓ Right: “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.”
conduci is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with conduco.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io conduco la squadra ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho condotto for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono condotto la squadra.”
✓ Right: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of condurre is formed with avere plus the past participle condotto: the io form is ho condotto. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io conduco la squadra.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io conduca la squadra.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use conduca here, not the indicative conduco.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io ho conducendo la squadra.”
✓ Right: “Io ho condotto la squadra questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle condotto, not the gerund conducendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on condurre. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of condurre in the Present indicative?
- A) conduci
- B) conduco
- C) conduce
- D) conduciamo
What is the lui/lei form of condurre in the Passato remoto?
- A) condussi
- B) conducesti
- C) condusse
- D) conducemmo
What is the noi form of condurre in the Imperfect?
- A) conducevo
- B) conducevi
- C) conduceva
- D) conducevamo
What is the tu form of condurre in the Future?
- A) condurrai
- B) condurrò
- C) condurrà
- D) condurremo
What is the io form of condurre in the Conditional?
- A) condurresti
- B) condurrei
- C) condurrebbe
- D) condurremmo
What is the lui/lei form of condurre in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho condotto
- B) hai condotto
- C) ha condotto
- D) abbiamo condotto
What is the lui/lei form of condurre in the Present subjunctive?
- A) conduciamo
- B) conduciate
- C) conducano
- D) conduca
What is the io form of condurre in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) conducessi
- B) conducesse
- C) conducessimo
- D) conduceste
What is the gerund of condurre?
- A) condotto
- B) conducendo
- C) condurre
- D) conduco
What does condurre mean in English?
- A) to explain
- B) to answer
- C) to lead
- D) to ask
Answer key
- B) conduco — the correct form is conduco. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) condusse — the correct form is condusse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) conducevamo — the correct form is conducevamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) condurrai — the correct form is condurrai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) condurrei — the correct form is condurrei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha condotto — the correct form is ha condotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) conduca — the correct form is conduca. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) conducessi — the correct form is conducessi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) conducendo — the correct form is conducendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is condurre regular or irregular?
condurre is irregular: it 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. The gerund is conducendo and the past participle is condotto.
What are the gerund and past participle of condurre?
The gerund is conducendo — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is condotto — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho condotto.
Which auxiliary does condurre take in the passato prossimo?
condurre takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho condotto. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle condotto.
How do I say “I lead” in Italian?
Say “Io conduco la squadra ogni giorno.” — “I lead the team” The io form of the present is conduco, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of condurre — every tense of condurre in one place.
- Condurre in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Condurre examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian passato prossimo tense guide — the full guide to the passato prossimo tense in Italian.
- Italian irregular verbs — every common irregular Italian verb, grouped by pattern.
- Rispondere conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Discutere conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Italian verbs — the full hub of Italian conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise condurre with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise condurre with the interactive tool.
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