Italian verb conjugation
stare
irregular"to stay, to be" — irregular Italian verb
Forms you may meet: sto, stette, stesse, starò, stava.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sto | sono stato / sono stata | stavo | stetti | starò |
| 2sg | stai | sei stato / sei stata | stavi | stesti | starai |
| 3sg | sta | è stato / è stata | stava | stette | starà |
| 1pl | stiamo | siamo stati / siamo state | stavamo | stemmo | staremo |
| 2pl | state | siete stati / siete state | stavate | steste | starete |
| 3pl | stanno | sono stati / sono state | stavano | stettero | staranno |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | stia | stessi |
| 2sg | stia | stessi |
| 3sg | stia | stesse |
| 1pl | stiamo | stessimo |
| 2pl | stiate | steste |
| 3pl | stiano | stessero |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | starei |
| 2sg | staresti |
| 3sg | starebbe |
| 1pl | staremmo |
| 2pl | stareste |
| 3pl | starebbero |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | stai |
| 1pl | stiamo |
| 2pl | state |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- stare
- Gerund
- stando
- Past participle
- stato
- Present participle
- stante
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