stare

to stay, to be

verb irregular Word 16 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate stare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

io	sto I stay / I am staying / I am
tu	stai you stay / you are staying / you are
lui/lei	sta he/she stays / he/she is staying / he/she is
noi	stiamo we stay / we are staying / we are
voi	state you all stay / you all are staying / you all are
loro	stanno they stay / they are staying / they are

io	stavo I was staying / I used to stay / I was
tu	stavi you were staying / you used to stay / you were
lui/lei	stava he/she was staying / he/she used to stay / he/she was
noi	stavamo we were staying / we used to stay / we were
voi	stavate you all were staying / you all used to stay / you all were
loro	stavano they were staying / they used to stay / they were

io	starò I will stay / I will be
tu	starai you will stay / you will be
lui/lei	starà he/she will stay / he/she will be
noi	staremo we will stay / we will be
voi	starete you all will stay / you all will be
loro	staranno they will stay / they will be

io	sono stato I stayed / I have stayed / I was / I have been
tu	sei stato you stayed / you have stayed / you were / you have been
lui/lei	è stato he/she stayed / he/she has stayed / he/she was / he/she has been
noi	siamo stati we stayed / we have stayed / we were / we have been
voi	siete stati you all stayed / you all have stayed / you all were / you all have been
loro	sono stati they stayed / they have stayed / they were / they have been

Sto bene, grazie.

I'm fine, thanks.

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