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ITALIAN VERB

correggere

to correct

  • #488 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: corretto
  • Gerund: correggendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I correct
  2. tu you correct
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she corrects
  4. noi we correct
  5. voi you all correct
  6. loro they correct

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I corrected
  2. tu you corrected
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she corrected
  4. noi we corrected
  5. voi you all corrected
  6. loro they corrected

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to correct
  2. tu you used to correct
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to correct
  4. noi we used to correct
  5. voi you all used to correct
  6. loro they used to correct

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will correct
  2. tu you will correct
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will correct
  4. noi we will correct
  5. voi you all will correct
  6. loro they will correct

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would correct
  2. tu you would correct
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would correct
  4. noi we would correct
  5. voi you all would correct
  6. loro they would correct

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I correct
  2. tu (that) you correct
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she correct
  4. noi (that) we correct
  5. voi (that) you all correct
  6. loro (that) they correct

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu correct!
  2. Lei correct! (formal)
  3. noi correct! (let’s)
  4. voi correct! (all of you)

How to use correggere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    La maestra corregge i compiti la sera.

    The teacher marks homework in the evening.

  2. Past

    Ho corretto l'indirizzo sulla prenotazione.

    I corrected the address on the booking.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre mi correggeva ogni parola.

    My father corrected my every word.

  4. Future

    Correggeremo gli errori prima di stampare.

    We'll correct the mistakes before printing.

  5. Conditional

    Correggerei solo il titolo, il resto va bene.

    I'd only correct the title, the rest is fine.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che mi correggiate quando sbaglio.

    I prefer you to correct me when I make mistakes.

  7. Imperative

    Correggimi se dico qualcosa di sbagliato.

    Correct me if I say something wrong.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.