Produrre Conjugation in Italian
produrre means “to produce” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 364 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 produco, the participle is prodotto and the future is produrrò. Learn the three stems as a set instead of deriving them from the infinitive. This page gives you the complete conjugation of produrre — 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 produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “I produce olive oil.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: produrre
- English: to produce
- 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: producendo
- Present participle: producente
- Past participle: prodotto
- 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 produrre, 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 produrre in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about produrre
- 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 produco and the participle is prodotto.
- The perfect tenses use avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle prodotto. 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 producente and prodotto: 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 produrre
A note on the pattern: produrre is one of the -rre verbs, so its present, remoto and participle use different stems — io produco, the participle prodotto, the future produrrò — while the imperfect follows the regular pattern from the stem. Learn the three stems as a set, and do not try to build the remoto or the participle from the infinitive.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for produrre. 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 | produco |
| tu | produci |
| lui/lei | produce |
| noi | produciamo |
| voi | producete |
| loro | producono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “I produce olive oil”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | produssi |
| tu | producesti |
| lui/lei | produsse |
| noi | producemmo |
| voi | produceste |
| loro | produssero |
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 produssi olio d'oliva ieri.” — “I produced olive oil”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | producevo |
| tu | producevi |
| lui/lei | produceva |
| noi | producevamo |
| voi | producevate |
| loro | producevano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io producevo olio d'oliva una volta.” — “I used to produce olive oil”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | produrrò |
| tu | produrrai |
| lui/lei | produrrà |
| noi | produrremo |
| voi | produrrete |
| loro | produrranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io produrrò olio d'oliva domani.” — “I will produce olive oil”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | produrrei |
| tu | produrresti |
| lui/lei | produrrebbe |
| noi | produrremmo |
| voi | produrreste |
| loro | produrrebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io produrrei olio d'oliva un giorno.” — “I would produce olive oil”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho prodotto |
| tu | hai prodotto |
| lui/lei | ha prodotto |
| noi | abbiamo prodotto |
| voi | avete prodotto |
| loro | hanno prodotto |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “He has produced olive oil”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo prodotto |
| tu | avevi prodotto |
| lui/lei | aveva prodotto |
| noi | avevamo prodotto |
| voi | avevate prodotto |
| loro | avevano prodotto |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo prodotto olio d'oliva prima della festa.” — “I had produced olive oil”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò prodotto |
| tu | avrai prodotto |
| lui/lei | avrà prodotto |
| noi | avremo prodotto |
| voi | avrete prodotto |
| loro | avranno prodotto |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò prodotto olio d'oliva per domani.” — “I will have produced olive oil”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei prodotto |
| tu | avresti prodotto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe prodotto |
| noi | avremmo prodotto |
| voi | avreste prodotto |
| loro | avrebbero prodotto |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei prodotto olio d'oliva ieri.” — “I would have produced olive oil”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | produca |
| tu | produca |
| lui/lei | produca |
| noi | produciamo |
| voi | produciate |
| loro | producano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io produca olio d'oliva.” — “It is important that I produce olive oil”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | producessi |
| tu | producessi |
| lui/lei | producesse |
| noi | producessimo |
| voi | produceste |
| loro | producessero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io producessi olio d'oliva.” — “It was important that I produce olive oil”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | produci |
| lui/lei | produca |
| noi | produciamo |
| voi | producete |
| loro | producano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Produci olio d'oliva!” — “Produce olive oil!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | produrre |
| lui/lei | produca |
| noi | produciamo |
| voi | produciate |
| loro | producano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non produrre olio d'oliva.” — “Do not produce olive oil.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | producendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Producendo olio d'oliva, imparo molto.” — “While producing olive oil, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | producente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle producente 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 | prodotto |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “I have produced olive oil.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with produrre, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “I produce olive oil”
- “Tu producesti olio d'oliva ieri.” — “You produced olive oil”
- “Lui produceva olio d'oliva una volta.” — “He used to produce olive oil”
- “Io produrrò olio d'oliva domani.” — “I will produce olive oil”
- “Tu produrresti olio d'oliva un giorno.” — “You would produce olive oil”
- “Lui ha prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.” — “He has produced olive oil”
- “Io avevo prodotto olio d'oliva prima della festa.” — “I had produced olive oil”
- “Tu avrai prodotto olio d'oliva per domani.” — “You will have produced olive oil”
- “È importante che io produca olio d'oliva.” — “It is important that I produce olive oil”
- “Produci olio d'oliva!” — “Produce olive oil!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io produci olio d'oliva.”
✓ Right: “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.”
produci is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with produco.
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.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho prodotto for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono prodotto olio d'oliva.”
✓ Right: “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of produrre is formed with avere plus the past participle prodotto: the io form is ho prodotto. 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 produco olio d'oliva.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io produca olio d'oliva.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use produca here, not the indicative produco.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io ho producendo olio d'oliva.”
✓ Right: “Io ho prodotto olio d'oliva questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle prodotto, not the gerund producendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on produrre. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of produrre in the Present indicative?
- A) produci
- B) produco
- C) produce
- D) produciamo
What is the lui/lei form of produrre in the Passato remoto?
- A) produssi
- B) producesti
- C) produsse
- D) producemmo
What is the noi form of produrre in the Imperfect?
- A) producevo
- B) producevi
- C) produceva
- D) producevamo
What is the tu form of produrre in the Future?
- A) produrrai
- B) produrrò
- C) produrrà
- D) produrremo
What is the io form of produrre in the Conditional?
- A) produrresti
- B) produrrei
- C) produrrebbe
- D) produrremmo
What is the lui/lei form of produrre in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho prodotto
- B) hai prodotto
- C) ha prodotto
- D) abbiamo prodotto
What is the lui/lei form of produrre in the Present subjunctive?
- A) produciamo
- B) produciate
- C) producano
- D) produca
What is the io form of produrre in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) producessi
- B) producesse
- C) producessimo
- D) produceste
What is the gerund of produrre?
- A) prodotto
- B) producendo
- C) produrre
- D) produco
What does produrre mean in English?
- A) to explain
- B) to answer
- C) to produce
- D) to ask
Answer key
- B) produco — the correct form is produco. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) produsse — the correct form is produsse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) producevamo — the correct form is producevamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) produrrai — the correct form is produrrai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) produrrei — the correct form is produrrei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha prodotto — the correct form is ha prodotto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) produca — the correct form is produca. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) producessi — the correct form is producessi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) producendo — the correct form is producendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is produrre regular or irregular?
produrre 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 producendo and the past participle is prodotto.
What are the gerund and past participle of produrre?
The gerund is producendo — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is prodotto — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho prodotto.
Which auxiliary does produrre take in the passato prossimo?
produrre takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho prodotto. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle prodotto.
How do I say “I produce” in Italian?
Say “Io produco olio d'oliva ogni giorno.” — “I produce olive oil” The io form of the present is produco, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of produrre — every tense of produrre in one place.
- Produrre in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Produrre 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 produrre with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise produrre with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise produrre with the interactive tool.