scorrere — Italian conjugation
to flow
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 | scorro | I flow |
| tu | scorri | you flow |
| lui/lei | scorre | he/she/it flows |
| noi | scorriamo | we flow |
| voi | scorrete | you (pl.) flow |
| loro | scorrono | they flow |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
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 | scorsi | I flowed |
| tu | scorresti | you flowed |
| lui/lei | scorse | he/she/it flowed |
| noi | scorremmo | we flowed |
| voi | scorreste | you (pl.) flowed |
| loro | scorsero | they flowed |
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 | scorrevo |
| tu | scorrevi |
| lui/lei | scorreva |
| noi | scorrevamo |
| voi | scorrevate |
| loro | scorrevano |
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 | scorrerei | I would flow |
| tu | scorreresti | you would flow |
| lui/lei | scorrerebbe | he/she/it would flow |
| noi | scorreremmo | we would flow |
| voi | scorrereste | you (pl.) would flow |
| loro | scorrerebbero | they would flow |
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 | scorrerò | I will flow |
| tu | scorrerai | you will flow |
| lui/lei | scorrerà | he/she/it will flow |
| noi | scorreremo | we will flow |
| voi | scorrerete | you (pl.) will flow |
| loro | scorreranno | they will flow |
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 | sono scorso/a | I have flowed |
| tu | sei scorso/a | you have flowed |
| lui/lei | è scorso/a | he/she/it has flowed |
| noi | siamo scorsi/e | we have flowed |
| voi | siete scorsi/e | you (pl.) have flowed |
| loro | sono scorsi/e | they have flowed |
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 | ero scorso/a | I had flowed |
| tu | eri scorso/a | you had flowed |
| lui/lei | era scorso/a | he/she/it had flowed |
| noi | eravamo scorsi/e | we had flowed |
| voi | eravate scorsi/e | you (pl.) had flowed |
| loro | erano scorsi/e | they had flowed |
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 | sarei scorso/a |
| tu | saresti scorso/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe scorso/a |
| noi | saremmo scorsi/e |
| voi | sareste scorsi/e |
| loro | sarebbero scorsi/e |
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 | sarò scorso/a | I will have flowed |
| tu | sarai scorso/a | you will have flowed |
| lui/lei | sarà scorso/a | he/she/it will have flowed |
| noi | saremo scorsi/e | we will have flowed |
| voi | sarete scorsi/e | you (pl.) will have flowed |
| loro | saranno scorsi/e | they will have flowed |
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 | scorra |
| tu | scorra |
| lui/lei | scorra |
| noi | scorriamo |
| voi | scorriate |
| loro | scorrano |
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 | scorressi |
| tu | scorressi |
| lui/lei | scorresse |
| noi | scorressimo |
| voi | scorreste |
| loro | scorressero |
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 | scorri |
| lui/lei | scorra |
| noi | scorriamo |
| voi | scorrete |
| loro | scorrano |
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 scorrere |
| lui/lei | non scorra |
| noi | non scorriamo |
| voi | non scorrete |
| loro | non scorrano |