Uscire Conjugation in Italian
uscire means “to go out” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 59 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. It means to go out and to leave a place, and it takes essere in the passato prossimo. Its present has a stem change in the singular and third-person plural, and its forms are worth learning as a set. This page gives you the complete conjugation of uscire — 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 esco con Maria ogni giorno.” — “I go out with Maria.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: uscire
- English: to go out
- Verb type: Irregular -ire verb
- Irregular in: present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: uscendo
- Present participle: uscente
- Past participle: uscito
- Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + the past participle)
- Ending: -ire verbs; pattern ire in the verified tables
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for uscire, 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 uscire in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about uscire
- It is irregular in 4 tense(s): present, present-subjunctive, 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.
- The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle uscito. 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 uscente and uscito: 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.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for uscire. 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 | esco |
| tu | esci |
| lui/lei | esce |
| noi | usciamo |
| voi | uscite |
| loro | escono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io esco con Maria ogni giorno.” — “I go out with Maria”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | uscii |
| tu | uscisti |
| lui/lei | uscì |
| noi | uscimmo |
| voi | usciste |
| loro | uscirono |
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 uscii con Maria ieri.” — “I went out with Maria”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | uscivo |
| tu | uscivi |
| lui/lei | usciva |
| noi | uscivamo |
| voi | uscivate |
| loro | uscivano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io uscivo con Maria una volta.” — “I used to go out with Maria”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | uscirò |
| tu | uscirai |
| lui/lei | uscirà |
| noi | usciremo |
| voi | uscirete |
| loro | usciranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io uscirò con Maria domani.” — “I will go out with Maria”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | uscirei |
| tu | usciresti |
| lui/lei | uscirebbe |
| noi | usciremmo |
| voi | uscireste |
| loro | uscirebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io uscirei con Maria un giorno.” — “I would go out with Maria”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sono uscito |
| tu | sei uscito |
| lui/lei | è uscito |
| noi | siamo uscito |
| voi | siete uscito |
| loro | sono uscito |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui è uscito con Maria questa settimana.” — “He has gone out with Maria”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ero uscito |
| tu | eri uscito |
| lui/lei | era uscito |
| noi | eravamo uscito |
| voi | eravate uscito |
| loro | erano uscito |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io ero uscito con Maria prima della festa.” — “I had gone out with Maria”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarò uscito |
| tu | sarai uscito |
| lui/lei | sarà uscito |
| noi | saremo uscito |
| voi | sarete uscito |
| loro | saranno uscito |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io sarò uscito con Maria per domani.” — “I will have gone out with Maria”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | sarei uscito |
| tu | saresti uscito |
| lui/lei | sarebbe uscito |
| noi | saremmo uscito |
| voi | sareste uscito |
| loro | sarebbero uscito |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io sarei uscito con Maria ieri.” — “I would have gone out with Maria”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | esca |
| tu | esca |
| lui/lei | esca |
| noi | usciamo |
| voi | usciate |
| loro | escano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io esca con Maria.” — “It is important that I go out with Maria”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | uscissi |
| tu | uscissi |
| lui/lei | uscisse |
| noi | uscissimo |
| voi | usciste |
| loro | uscissero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io uscissi con Maria.” — “It was important that I go out with Maria”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | esci |
| lui/lei | esca |
| noi | usciamo |
| voi | uscite |
| loro | escano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Esci con Maria!” — “Go out with Maria!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | uscire |
| lui/lei | esca |
| noi | usciamo |
| voi | usciate |
| loro | escano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non uscire con Maria.” — “Do not go out with Maria.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | uscendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Uscendo con Maria, imparo molto.” — “While going out with Maria, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | uscente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle uscente 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 | uscito |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io sono uscito con Maria questa settimana.” — “I have gone out with Maria.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with uscire, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io esco con Maria ogni giorno.” — “I go out with Maria”
- “Tu uscisti con Maria ieri.” — “You went out with Maria”
- “Lui usciva con Maria una volta.” — “He used to go out with Maria”
- “Io uscirò con Maria domani.” — “I will go out with Maria”
- “Tu usciresti con Maria un giorno.” — “You would go out with Maria”
- “Lui è uscito con Maria questa settimana.” — “He has gone out with Maria”
- “Io ero uscito con Maria prima della festa.” — “I had gone out with Maria”
- “Tu sarai uscito con Maria per domani.” — “You will have gone out with Maria”
- “È importante che io esca con Maria.” — “It is important that I go out with Maria”
- “Esci con Maria!” — “Go out with Maria!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Io uscire con Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io esco con Maria ogni giorno.”
The infinitive uscire never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form esco.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io esci con Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io esco con Maria ogni giorno.”
esci is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with esco.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io esco con Maria ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io sono uscito con Maria questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo sono uscito for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io ho uscito con Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io sono uscito con Maria questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of uscire is formed with essere plus the past participle uscito: the io form is sono uscito. 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 esco con Maria.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io esca con Maria.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use esca here, not the indicative esco.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io sono uscendo con Maria.”
✓ Right: “Io sono uscito con Maria questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle uscito, not the gerund uscendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on uscire. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of uscire in the Present indicative?
- A) esci
- B) esco
- C) esce
- D) usciamo
What is the lui/lei form of uscire in the Passato remoto?
- A) uscii
- B) uscisti
- C) uscì
- D) uscimmo
What is the noi form of uscire in the Imperfect?
- A) uscivo
- B) uscivi
- C) usciva
- D) uscivamo
What is the tu form of uscire in the Future?
- A) uscirai
- B) uscirò
- C) uscirà
- D) usciremo
What is the io form of uscire in the Conditional?
- A) usciresti
- B) uscirei
- C) uscirebbe
- D) usciremmo
What is the lui/lei form of uscire in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) sono uscito
- B) sei uscito
- C) è uscito
- D) siamo uscito
What is the lui/lei form of uscire in the Present subjunctive?
- A) usciamo
- B) usciate
- C) escano
- D) esca
What is the io form of uscire in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) uscissi
- B) uscisse
- C) uscissimo
- D) usciste
What is the gerund of uscire?
- A) uscito
- B) uscendo
- C) uscire
- D) esco
What does uscire mean in English?
- A) to be
- B) to have
- C) to go out
- D) to do, to make
Answer key
- B) esco — the correct form is esco. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) uscì — the correct form is uscì. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) uscivamo — the correct form is uscivamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) uscirai — the correct form is uscirai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) uscirei — the correct form is uscirei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) è uscito — the correct form is è uscito. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) esca — the correct form is esca. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) uscissi — the correct form is uscissi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) uscendo — the correct form is uscendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) to go out — the correct form is to go out. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
Frequently asked questions
What does uscire mean in English?
uscire means “to go out”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is uscire regular or irregular?
uscire is irregular: it is irregular in present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. The gerund is uscendo and the past participle is uscito.
What are the gerund and past participle of uscire?
The gerund is uscendo — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is uscito — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in sono uscito.
Which auxiliary does uscire take in the passato prossimo?
uscire takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is sono uscito. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle uscito.
How do I say “I go out” in Italian?
Say “Io esco con Maria ogni giorno.” — “I go out with Maria” The io form of the present is esco, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of uscire — every tense of uscire in one place.
- Uscire in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Uscire 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.
- Dire conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Venire 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 uscire with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise uscire with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise uscire with the interactive tool.