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ITALIAN VERB

restare

to stay

  • #81 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: restato
  • Gerund: restando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use restare

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

  1. Present

    Stasera resto a casa, sono stanca.

    Tonight I'm staying home, I'm tired.

  2. Past

    Siamo restati a cena dai nonni.

    We stayed for dinner at our grandparents'.

  3. Imperfect

    D'estate restavamo in spiaggia fino al tramonto.

    In summer we stayed on the beach until sunset.

  4. Future

    Resteremo a Firenze tre notti.

    We'll stay in Florence for three nights.

  5. Conditional

    Resterei un altro giorno, se potessi.

    I'd stay another day, if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che i bambini restino con noi.

    I'd rather the children stayed with us.

  7. Imperative

    Resta a pranzo, c'è pasta per tutti.

    Stay for lunch, there's pasta for everyone.

Good to know

  • Restare and rimanere both mean to stay; both take essere: sono restato a casa.

Where you hear restare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Resto a Fontelupo. I'm staying in Fontelupo.
  • Ieri Laura è restata al bar tutto il giorno. Yesterday Laura stayed at the bar all day.
  • Domani resti a Fontelupo, tesoro? Tomorrow are you staying in Fontelupo, sweetheart?

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Resto a Fontelupo. I'm staying in Fontelupo.
  • Ieri Laura è restata al bar tutto il giorno. Yesterday Laura stayed at the bar all day.
  • Domani resti a Fontelupo, tesoro? Tomorrow are you staying in Fontelupo, sweetheart?
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Stay

Beginner Level 1 · Resta! · Resto!

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Assunta Is Unwell

Beginner Level 2 · Resta a letto, Assunta. · Va bene. Resto a letto.

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Staying for the Autumn

Beginner Level 2 · Nonna, resto fino a Natale. · Resto qui.

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Ciro Comes Down

Intermediate Level 2 · Anche a noi! Resti tutta l'estate? · Vediamo... forse resto anch'io.

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Nunzia's Secret

Intermediate Level 2 · Resta tra noi.

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Donato's Offer

Intermediate Level 2 · Restare qui? Dopo l'estate?

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Saying No to Donato

Intermediate Level 2 · La ringrazio, ma non posso restare. · Resterei volentieri. · La porta resta aperta, Laura.

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Pietro at the Fountain

Intermediate Level 2 · Sono tornata, Pietro. Per restare. · Sì. Ma resterei qui con te, per sempre.

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Pietro's Answer

Intermediate Level 3 · Pietro, la casa resta nostra. Resto qui.

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Caring for the Old

Advanced Level 2 · No, resta un po'. Non lasciarlo solo.

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The Interview

Advanced Level 2 · Che un paese vive se la gente resta.

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Laura's Speech

Advanced Level 2 · Chiediamo solo di restare Fontelupo.

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And 7 more lessons.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.