italiano · A2 · verb · 4 minutes
Uscire: present tense
Use esc- in singular and third plural, usc- in noi and voi.
Understand the choice
Uscire covers leaving a place and going out socially. Da marks the place exited; con names companions; a can introduce purpose such as uscire a cena.
Core rule: Uscire uses esc- for singular and loro, usc- for noi and voi.
Notice it in context
Esco dall’ufficio alle sei, ma loro escono più tardi.
I leave the office at six, but they go out later.
Esco is first singular; dall’ufficio is da + l’; escono is third plural.
Usciamo con gli amici questa sera.
We are going out with friends tonight.
Usciamo uses usc- and con names company.
A che ora esci da scuola?
What time do you leave school?
Esci agrees with tu; da scuola gives origin without article.
What to remember
- Uscire uses essere in compound tenses: sono uscito/a.
- Uscita is an exit or outing depending on context.
Common trap: Do not form io uscio. The singular stem is esc-: esco.