Studiare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

studiare — to study — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to study a subject and to study for an exam, and it is completely regular apart from its spelling: the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the tu form is studi and the noi form is studiamo. On this page you will find studiare 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 studiare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the studiare present tense page.

Example sentences with studiare

In the present tense

  • “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.” — “I study Italian”
  • “Tu studi italiano ogni giorno.” — “You study Italian”
  • “Lui studia italiano ogni giorno.” — “He studies Italian”
  • “Noi studiamo italiano ogni giorno.” — “We study Italian”
  • “Voi studiate italiano ogni giorno.” — “You study Italian”
  • “Loro studiano italiano ogni giorno.” — “They study Italian”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “I have studied Italian”
  • “Tu hai studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “You have studied Italian”
  • “Lui ha studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “He has studied Italian”
  • “Noi abbiamo studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “We have studied Italian”
  • “Voi avete studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “You have studied Italian”
  • “Loro hanno studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “They have studied Italian”

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 studiavo italiano una volta.” — “I used to study Italian”
  • “Tu studierai italiano domani.” — “You will study Italian”
  • “Lui studierebbe italiano un giorno.” — “He would study Italian”
  • “È importante che noi studiamo italiano.” — “It is important that we study Italian”
  • “Studia italiano!” — “Study Italian!”

How studiare is used

The first thing to know about studiare is its core meaning: to study. It means to study a subject and to study for an exam, and it is completely regular apart from its spelling: the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the tu form is studi and the noi form is studiamo. 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 studiare keeps. The present io form is studio, 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 ho studiato, 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 studiare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need studio, never studiare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho studiato, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle studiato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Studiare in context

Io studio italiano ogni giorno. Tu studi italiano ogni giorno. Lui studia italiano ogni giorno. Noi studiamo italiano ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of studiare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — studio, studi, studia, studiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to study. Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana. Tu hai studiato italiano questa settimana. Lui ha studiato italiano questa settimana. Noi abbiamo studiato italiano questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of studiare 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 study — 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 studiare italiano.”

✓ Right: “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.”

The infinitive studiare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form studio.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io studi italiano.”

✓ Right: “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.”

studi is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is studio — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io studio italiano ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho studiato here, not the present studio.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono studiato italiano.”

✓ Right: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.”

studiare takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho studiato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) studio
    • B) studi
    • C) studia
    • D) studiamo

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

    • A) hai studiato
    • B) ha studiato
    • C) ho studiato
    • D) abbiamo studiato

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

    • A) studiavo
    • B) studiavi
    • C) studiavamo
    • D) studiava

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

    • A) studieremo
    • B) studierò
    • C) studierai
    • D) studierà

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

    • A) studierei
    • B) studieresti
    • C) studierebbe
    • D) studieremmo

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

    • A) studiasti
    • B) studiò
    • C) studiai
    • D) studiammo

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

    • A) studi
    • B) studiate
    • C) studino
    • D) studiamo

  8. What is the gerund of studiare?

    • A) studiando
    • B) studiato
    • C) studiare
    • D) studio

  9. What is the past participle of studiare?

    • A) studiando
    • B) studiato
    • C) studiare
    • D) studio

  10. What does studiare mean in English?

  • A) to sit down
  • B) to get dressed
  • C) to study
  • D) to call

Answer key

  1. B) studi — the correct form is studi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho studiato — the correct form is ho studiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) studiava — the correct form is studiava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) studieremo — the correct form is studieremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) studieresti — the correct form is studieresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) studiai — the correct form is studiai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) studiamo — the correct form is studiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) studiando — the correct form is studiando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) studiato — the correct form is studiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to study — the correct form is to study. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does studiare mean in English?

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

Is studiare regular or irregular?

studiare is regular. studiare is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of studiare?

The gerund is studiando and the past participle is studiato. The perfect tenses use avere + studiato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of studiare?

On the studiare conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The studiare present 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 studiare, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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