Correre Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

correre — to run — 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 means to run, and it is a dual-auxiliary verb: the tables on this page use essere, the auxiliary for running as movement — io sono corso — while running something, as in running a race, takes avere. Its passato remoto and past participle are irregular, with the participle corso. On this page you will find correre 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 correre conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the correre passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with correre

In the present tense

  • “Io corro nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I run in the park”
  • “Tu corri nel parco ogni giorno.” — “You run in the park”
  • “Lui corre nel parco ogni giorno.” — “He runs in the park”
  • “Noi corriamo nel parco ogni giorno.” — “We run in the park”
  • “Voi correte nel parco ogni giorno.” — “You run in the park”
  • “Loro corrono nel parco ogni giorno.” — “They run in the park”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “I have run in the park”
  • “Tu sei corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “You have run in the park”
  • “Lui è corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “He has run in the park”
  • “Noi siamo corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “We have run in the park”
  • “Voi siete corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “You have run in the park”
  • “Loro sono corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “They have run 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 correvo nel parco una volta.” — “I used to run in the park”
  • “Tu correrai nel parco domani.” — “You will run in the park”
  • “Lui correrebbe nel parco un giorno.” — “He would run in the park”
  • “È importante che noi corriamo nel parco.” — “It is important that we run in the park”
  • “Corri nel parco!” — “Run in the park!”

How correre is used

The first thing to know about correre is its core meaning: to run. It means to run, and it is a dual-auxiliary verb: the tables on this page use essere, the auxiliary for running as movement — io sono corso — while running something, as in running a race, takes avere. Its passato remoto and past participle are irregular, with the participle corso. 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 correre keeps. The present io form is corro, 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 sono corso, 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 correre does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need corro, never correre. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is sono corso, built with essere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle corso is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Correre in context

Io corro nel parco ogni giorno. Tu corri nel parco ogni giorno. Lui corre nel parco ogni giorno. Noi corriamo nel parco ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of correre is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — corro, corri, corre, corriamo — while the meaning stays the same: to run. Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana. Tu sei corso nel parco questa settimana. Lui è corso nel parco questa settimana. Noi siamo corso nel parco questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of correre 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 run — 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 correre nel parco.”

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

The infinitive correre never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form corro.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io corri nel parco.”

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

corri is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is corro — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io corro nel parco ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo sono corso here, not the present corro.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io ho corso nel parco.”

✓ Right: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.”

correre takes essere in the passato prossimo. The io form is sono corso — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) corro
    • B) corri
    • C) corre
    • D) corriamo

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

    • A) sei corso
    • B) è corso
    • C) sono corso
    • D) siamo corso

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

    • A) correvo
    • B) correvi
    • C) correvamo
    • D) correva

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

    • A) correremo
    • B) correrò
    • C) correrai
    • D) correrà

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

    • A) correrei
    • B) correresti
    • C) correrebbe
    • D) correremmo

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

    • A) corresti
    • B) corse
    • C) corsi
    • D) corremmo

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

    • A) corra
    • B) corriate
    • C) corrano
    • D) corriamo

  8. What is the gerund of correre?

    • A) correndo
    • B) corso
    • C) correre
    • D) corro

  9. What is the past participle of correre?

    • A) correndo
    • B) corso
    • C) correre
    • D) corro

  10. What does correre mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) corri — the correct form is corri. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) sono corso — the correct form is sono corso. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) correva — the correct form is correva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) correremo — the correct form is correremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) correresti — the correct form is correresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) corsi — the correct form is corsi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) corriamo — the correct form is corriamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) correndo — the correct form is correndo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) corso — the correct form is corso. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to run — the correct form is to run. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does correre mean in English?

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

Is correre regular or irregular?

correre is irregular. correre is irregular in passato-remoto, past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect — learn those forms as a set.

What are the gerund and past participle of correre?

The gerund is correndo and the past participle is corso. The perfect tenses use essere + corso.

Where can I see the full conjugation of correre?

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

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