Rimanere Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

rimanere — to stay — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, irregular -ere verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to stay and to remain somewhere, and it is different from stare, which is the verb for staying in a place for a while and for the progressive. It takes essere in the passato prossimo, and it is irregular in the present, the future and the passato remoto. On this page you will find rimanere in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the rimanere conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the rimanere passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with rimanere

In the present tense

  • “Io rimango a casa ogni giorno.” — “I stay at home”
  • “Tu rimani a casa ogni giorno.” — “You stay at home”
  • “Lui rimane a casa ogni giorno.” — “He stays at home”
  • “Noi rimaniamo a casa ogni giorno.” — “We stay at home”
  • “Voi rimanete a casa ogni giorno.” — “You stay at home”
  • “Loro rimangono a casa ogni giorno.” — “They stay at home”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io sono rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “I have stayed at home”
  • “Tu sei rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “You have stayed at home”
  • “Lui è rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “He has stayed at home”
  • “Noi siamo rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “We have stayed at home”
  • “Voi siete rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “You have stayed at home”
  • “Loro sono rimasto a casa questa settimana.” — “They have stayed at home”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io rimanevo a casa una volta.” — “I used to stay at home”
  • “Tu rimarrai a casa domani.” — “You will stay at home”
  • “Lui rimarrebbe a casa un giorno.” — “He would stay at home”
  • “È importante che noi rimaniamo a casa.” — “It is important that we stay at home”
  • “Rimani a casa!” — “Stay at home!”

How rimanere is used

The first thing to know about rimanere is its core meaning: to stay. It means to stay and to remain somewhere, and it is different from stare, which is the verb for staying in a place for a while and for the progressive. It takes essere in the passato prossimo, and it is irregular in the present, the future and the passato remoto. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company rimanere keeps. The present io form is rimango, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is sono rimasto, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what rimanere does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need rimango, never rimanere. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is sono rimasto, built with essere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle rimasto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Rimanere in context

Io rimango a casa ogni giorno. Tu rimani a casa ogni giorno. Lui rimane a casa ogni giorno. Noi rimaniamo a casa ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of rimanere is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — rimango, rimani, rimane, rimaniamo — while the meaning stays the same: to stay. Io sono rimasto a casa questa settimana. Tu sei rimasto a casa questa settimana. Lui è rimasto a casa questa settimana. Noi siamo rimasto a casa questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of rimanere appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to stay — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io rimanere a casa.”

✓ Right: “Io rimango a casa ogni giorno.”

The infinitive rimanere never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form rimango.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io rimani a casa.”

✓ Right: “Io rimango a casa ogni giorno.”

rimani is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is rimango — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io rimango a casa ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io sono rimasto a casa questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo sono rimasto here, not the present rimango.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io ho rimasto a casa.”

✓ Right: “Io sono rimasto a casa questa settimana.”

rimanere takes essere in the passato prossimo. The io form is sono rimasto — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on rimanere across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of rimanere in the Present indicative?

    • A) rimango
    • B) rimani
    • C) rimane
    • D) rimaniamo

  2. What is the io form of rimanere in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) sei rimasto
    • B) è rimasto
    • C) sono rimasto
    • D) siamo rimasto

  3. What is the lui/lei form of rimanere in the Imperfect?

    • A) rimanevo
    • B) rimanevi
    • C) rimanevamo
    • D) rimaneva

  4. What is the noi form of rimanere in the Future?

    • A) rimarremo
    • B) rimarrò
    • C) rimarrai
    • D) rimarrà

  5. What is the tu form of rimanere in the Conditional?

    • A) rimarrei
    • B) rimarresti
    • C) rimarrebbe
    • D) rimarremmo

  6. What is the io form of rimanere in the Passato remoto?

    • A) rimanesti
    • B) rimase
    • C) rimasi
    • D) rimanemmo

  7. What is the noi form of rimanere in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) rimanga
    • B) rimaniate
    • C) rimangano
    • D) rimaniamo

  8. What is the gerund of rimanere?

    • A) rimanendo
    • B) rimasto
    • C) rimanere
    • D) rimango

  9. What is the past participle of rimanere?

    • A) rimanendo
    • B) rimasto
    • C) rimanere
    • D) rimango

  10. What does rimanere mean in English?

  • A) to be
  • B) to have
  • C) to stay
  • D) to do, to make

Answer key

  1. B) rimani — the correct form is rimani. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) sono rimasto — the correct form is sono rimasto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) rimaneva — the correct form is rimaneva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) rimarremo — the correct form is rimarremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) rimarresti — the correct form is rimarresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) rimasi — the correct form is rimasi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) rimaniamo — the correct form is rimaniamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) rimanendo — the correct form is rimanendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) rimasto — the correct form is rimasto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to stay — the correct form is to stay. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does rimanere mean in English?

rimanere means “to stay”. You use it whenever you talk about to stay in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is rimanere regular or irregular?

rimanere is irregular. rimanere is irregular in present, passato-remoto, future, conditional, future-perfect, conditional-perfect, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative, past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect — learn those forms as a set.

What are the gerund and past participle of rimanere?

The gerund is rimanendo and the past participle is rimasto. The perfect tenses use essere + rimasto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of rimanere?

On the rimanere conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The rimanere passato prossimo tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for rimanere, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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