Correre Conjugation in Italian
correre means “to run” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 32 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of correre — 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 corro nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I run in the park.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: correre
- English: to run
- Verb type: Irregular -ere verb
- Irregular in: passato-remoto, past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect
- Gerund: correndo
- Present participle: corrente
- Past participle: corso
- Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + 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 correre, 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 correre in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about correre
- It is irregular in 4 tense(s): passato-remoto, past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect. Learn those forms as a set instead of guessing them from the infinitive, because the stem changes in ways no rule predicts.
- The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle corso. 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 corrente and corso: 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 correre
A note on the auxiliary: the tables on this page use essere, the auxiliary for correre as a verb of movement — io sono corso — as in running in the park. When correre takes a direct object, as in running a race, Italian uses avere instead: ho corso una gara. The meaning decides the auxiliary, and the tables give the auxiliary for the sense of movement they cover.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for correre. 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 | corro |
| tu | corri |
| lui/lei | corre |
| noi | corriamo |
| voi | correte |
| loro | corrono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io corro nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I run in the park”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | corsi |
| tu | corresti |
| lui/lei | corse |
| noi | corremmo |
| voi | correste |
| loro | corsero |
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 corsi nel parco ieri.” — “I ran in the park”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | correvo |
| tu | correvi |
| lui/lei | correva |
| noi | correvamo |
| voi | correvate |
| loro | correvano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io correvo nel parco una volta.” — “I used to run in the park”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | correrò |
| tu | correrai |
| lui/lei | correrà |
| noi | correremo |
| voi | correrete |
| loro | correranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io correrò nel parco domani.” — “I will run in the park”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | correrei |
| tu | correresti |
| lui/lei | correrebbe |
| noi | correremmo |
| voi | correreste |
| loro | correrebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io correrei nel parco un giorno.” — “I would run in the park”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sono corso |
| tu | sei corso |
| lui/lei | è corso |
| noi | siamo corso |
| voi | siete corso |
| loro | sono corso |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui è corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “He has run in the park”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ero corso |
| tu | eri corso |
| lui/lei | era corso |
| noi | eravamo corso |
| voi | eravate corso |
| loro | erano corso |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io ero corso nel parco prima della festa.” — “I had run in the park”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarò corso |
| tu | sarai corso |
| lui/lei | sarà corso |
| noi | saremo corso |
| voi | sarete corso |
| loro | saranno corso |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io sarò corso nel parco per domani.” — “I will have run in the park”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarei corso |
| tu | saresti corso |
| lui/lei | sarebbe corso |
| noi | saremmo corso |
| voi | sareste corso |
| loro | sarebbero corso |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io sarei corso nel parco ieri.” — “I would have run in the park”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | corra |
| tu | corra |
| lui/lei | corra |
| noi | corriamo |
| voi | corriate |
| loro | corrano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io corra nel parco.” — “It is important that I run in the park”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | corressi |
| tu | corressi |
| lui/lei | corresse |
| noi | corressimo |
| voi | correste |
| loro | corressero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io corressi nel parco.” — “It was important that I run in the park”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | corri |
| lui/lei | corra |
| noi | corriamo |
| voi | correte |
| loro | corrano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Corri nel parco!” — “Run in the park!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | correre |
| lui/lei | corra |
| noi | corriamo |
| voi | corriate |
| loro | corrano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non correre nel parco.” — “Do not run in the park.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | correndo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Correndo nel parco, imparo molto.” — “While running in the park, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | corrente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle corrente 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 | corso |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “I have run in the park.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with correre, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io corro nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I run in the park”
- “Tu corresti nel parco ieri.” — “You ran in the park”
- “Lui correva nel parco una volta.” — “He used to run in the park”
- “Io correrò nel parco domani.” — “I will run in the park”
- “Tu correresti nel parco un giorno.” — “You would run in the park”
- “Lui è corso nel parco questa settimana.” — “He has run in the park”
- “Io ero corso nel parco prima della festa.” — “I had run in the park”
- “Tu sarai corso nel parco per domani.” — “You will have run in the park”
- “È importante che io corra nel parco.” — “It is important that I run in the park”
- “Corri nel parco!” — “Run in the park!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io corri nel parco.”
✓ Right: “Io corro nel parco ogni giorno.”
corri is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with corro.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io corro nel parco ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo sono corso for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io ho corso nel parco.”
✓ Right: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of correre is formed with essere plus the past participle corso: the io form is sono corso. 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 corro nel parco.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io corra nel parco.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use corra here, not the indicative corro.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io sono correndo nel parco.”
✓ Right: “Io sono corso nel parco questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle corso, not the gerund correndo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on correre. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of correre in the Present indicative?
- A) corri
- B) corro
- C) corre
- D) corriamo
What is the lui/lei form of correre in the Passato remoto?
- A) corsi
- B) corresti
- C) corse
- D) corremmo
What is the noi form of correre in the Imperfect?
- A) correvo
- B) correvi
- C) correva
- D) correvamo
What is the tu form of correre in the Future?
- A) correrai
- B) correrò
- C) correrà
- D) correremo
What is the io form of correre in the Conditional?
- A) correresti
- B) correrei
- C) correrebbe
- D) correremmo
What is the lui/lei form of correre in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) sono corso
- B) sei corso
- C) è corso
- D) siamo corso
What is the lui/lei form of correre in the Present subjunctive?
- A) corriamo
- B) corriate
- C) corrano
- D) corra
What is the io form of correre in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) corressi
- B) corresse
- C) corressimo
- D) correste
What is the gerund of correre?
- A) corso
- B) correndo
- C) correre
- D) corro
What does correre mean in English?
- A) to sit down
- B) to get dressed
- C) to run
- D) to call
Answer key
- B) corro — the correct form is corro. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) corse — the correct form is corse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) correvamo — the correct form is correvamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) correrai — the correct form is correrai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) correrei — the correct form is correrei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) è corso — the correct form is è corso. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) corra — the correct form is corra. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) corressi — the correct form is corressi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) correndo — the correct form is correndo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is correre regular or irregular?
correre is irregular: it is irregular in passato-remoto, past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect. The gerund is correndo and the past participle is corso.
What are the gerund and past participle of correre?
The gerund is correndo — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is corso — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in sono corso.
Which auxiliary does correre take in the passato prossimo?
correre takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is sono corso. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle corso.
How do I say “I run” in Italian?
Say “Io corro nel parco ogni giorno.” — “I run in the park” The io form of the present is corro, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of correre — every tense of correre in one place.
- Correre in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Correre 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.
- Sedersi conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Tenere 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 correre with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise correre with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise correre with the interactive tool.