correggere — Italian conjugation
to correct
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | correggo | I correct |
| tu | correggi | you correct |
| lui/lei | corregge | he/she/it corrects |
| noi | correggiamo | we correct |
| voi | correggete | you (pl.) correct |
| loro | correggono | they correct |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | corressi | I corrected |
| tu | correggesti | you corrected |
| lui/lei | corresse | he/she/it corrected |
| noi | correggemmo | we corrected |
| voi | correggeste | you (pl.) corrected |
| loro | corressero | they corrected |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | correggevo |
| tu | correggevi |
| lui/lei | correggeva |
| noi | correggevamo |
| voi | correggevate |
| loro | correggevano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | correggerei | I would correct |
| tu | correggeresti | you would correct |
| lui/lei | correggerebbe | he/she/it would correct |
| noi | correggeremmo | we would correct |
| voi | correggereste | you (pl.) would correct |
| loro | correggerebbero | they would correct |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | correggerò | I will correct |
| tu | correggerai | you will correct |
| lui/lei | correggerà | he/she/it will correct |
| noi | correggeremo | we will correct |
| voi | correggerete | you (pl.) will correct |
| loro | correggeranno | they will correct |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho corretto | I have corrected |
| tu | hai corretto | you have corrected |
| lui/lei | ha corretto | he/she/it has corrected |
| noi | abbiamo corretto | we have corrected |
| voi | avete corretto | you (pl.) have corrected |
| loro | hanno corretto | they have corrected |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo corretto | I had corrected |
| tu | avevi corretto | you had corrected |
| lui/lei | aveva corretto | he/she/it had corrected |
| noi | avevamo corretto | we had corrected |
| voi | avevate corretto | you (pl.) had corrected |
| loro | avevano corretto | they had corrected |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei corretto |
| tu | avresti corretto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe corretto |
| noi | avremmo corretto |
| voi | avreste corretto |
| loro | avrebbero corretto |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò corretto | I will have corrected |
| tu | avrai corretto | you will have corrected |
| lui/lei | avrà corretto | he/she/it will have corrected |
| noi | avremo corretto | we will have corrected |
| voi | avrete corretto | you (pl.) will have corrected |
| loro | avranno corretto | they will have corrected |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | corregga |
| tu | corregga |
| lui/lei | corregga |
| noi | correggiamo |
| voi | correggiate |
| loro | correggano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | correggessi |
| tu | correggessi |
| lui/lei | correggesse |
| noi | correggessimo |
| voi | correggeste |
| loro | correggessero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | correggi |
| lui/lei | corregga |
| noi | correggiamo |
| voi | correggete |
| loro | correggano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non correggere |
| lui/lei | non corregga |
| noi | non correggiamo |
| voi | non correggete |
| loro | non correggano |