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ITALIAN VERB

uscire

to go out

  • #29 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: uscito
  • Gerund: uscendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use uscire

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

  1. Present

    Stasera esco con gli amici dell'università.

    Tonight I'm going out with my university friends.

  2. Past

    Siamo usciti a cena ieri sera.

    We went out for dinner last night.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo uscivo tutti i sabati sera.

    As a teenager I went out every Saturday night.

  4. Future

    Uscirò dall'ufficio verso le sei.

    I'll leave the office around six.

  5. Conditional

    Uscirei volentieri, ma devo finire questo lavoro.

    I'd happily go out, but I have to finish this work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che esca con questa pioggia.

    I don't want him going out in this rain.

  7. Imperative

    Esci un attimo, devo parlare con tua sorella.

    Step out for a moment, I need to talk to your sister.

Good to know

  • Uscire con is to go out with someone; uscire di casa is to leave the house.

Verbs like this one

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