Produrre Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

produrre — to produce — 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 produco, the participle is prodotto and the future is produrrò. Learn the three stems as a set instead of deriving them from the infinitive. On this page you will find produrre 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 produrre conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the produrre passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with produrre

In the present tense

  • “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “I produce olive oil”
  • “Tu produci olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “You produce olive oil”
  • “Lui produce olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “He produces olive oil”
  • “Noi produciamo olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “We produce olive oil”
  • “Voi producete olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “You produce olive oil”
  • “Loro producono olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “They produce olive oil”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “I have produced olive oil”
  • “Tu hai prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “You have produced olive oil”
  • “Lui ha prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “He has produced olive oil”
  • “Noi abbiamo prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “We have produced olive oil”
  • “Voi avete prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “You have produced olive oil”
  • “Loro hanno prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “They have produced olive oil”

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 producevo olio d'oliva una volta.” — “I used to produce olive oil”
  • “Tu produrrai olio d'oliva domani.” — “You will produce olive oil”
  • “Lui produrrebbe olio d'oliva un giorno.” — “He would produce olive oil”
  • “È importante che noi produciamo olio d'oliva.” — “It is important that we produce olive oil”
  • “Produci olio d'oliva!” — “Produce olive oil!”

How produrre is used

The first thing to know about produrre is its core meaning: to produce. 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 produco, the participle is prodotto and the future is produrrò. Learn the three stems as a set instead of deriving them from the infinitive. 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 produrre keeps. The present io form is produco, 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 prodotto, 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 produrre does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need produco, never produrre. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho prodotto, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle prodotto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Produrre in context

Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno. Tu produci olio d'oliva ogni giorno. Lui produce olio d'oliva ogni giorno. Noi produciamo olio d'oliva ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of produrre is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — produco, produci, produce, produciamo — while the meaning stays the same: to produce. Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana. Tu hai prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana. Lui ha prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana. Noi abbiamo prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of produrre 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 produce — 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 produrre olio d'oliva.”

✓ Right: “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.”

The infinitive produrre never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form produco.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io produci olio d'oliva.”

✓ Right: “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.”

produci is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is produco — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io produco olio d'oliva ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho prodotto here, not the present produco.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono prodotto olio d'oliva.”

✓ Right: “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) produco
    • B) produci
    • C) produce
    • D) produciamo

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

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

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

    • A) producevo
    • B) producevi
    • C) producevamo
    • D) produceva

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

    • A) produrremo
    • B) produrrò
    • C) produrrai
    • D) produrrà

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

    • A) produrrei
    • B) produrresti
    • C) produrrebbe
    • D) produrremmo

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

    • A) producesti
    • B) produsse
    • C) produssi
    • D) producemmo

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

    • A) produca
    • B) produciate
    • C) producano
    • D) produciamo

  8. What is the gerund of produrre?

    • A) producendo
    • B) prodotto
    • C) produrre
    • D) produco

  9. What is the past participle of produrre?

    • A) producendo
    • B) prodotto
    • C) produrre
    • D) produco

  10. What does produrre mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) produci — the correct form is produci. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho prodotto — the correct form is ho prodotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) produceva — the correct form is produceva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) produrremo — the correct form is produrremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) produrresti — the correct form is produrresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) produssi — the correct form is produssi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) produciamo — the correct form is produciamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) producendo — the correct form is producendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) prodotto — the correct form is prodotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to produce — the correct form is to produce. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does produrre mean in English?

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

Is produrre regular or irregular?

produrre is irregular. produrre 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 produrre?

The gerund is producendo and the past participle is prodotto. The perfect tenses use avere + prodotto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of produrre?

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

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