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ITALIAN VERB

studiare

to study

  • #112 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: studiato
  • Gerund: studiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use studiare

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

  1. Present

    Studio medicina a Bologna da due anni.

    I've been studying medicine in Bologna for two years.

  2. Past

    Ieri ho studiato tutto il pomeriggio in biblioteca.

    Yesterday I studied all afternoon in the library.

  3. Imperfect

    Studiavamo insieme prima degli esami.

    We used to study together before exams.

  4. Future

    Studierò l'italiano anche quest'estate, al mare.

    I'll study Italian this summer too, at the seaside.

  5. Conditional

    Studierei di più se avessi tempo.

    I'd study more if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu studi un po' ogni giorno.

    It's better that you study a little every day.

  7. Imperative

    Studia bene i verbi irregolari.

    Study the irregular verbs well.

Good to know

  • Studiare da is to study to be something: studia da avvocato.

Verbs like this one

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