Studiare Conjugation in Italian
studiare means “to study” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 23 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of studiare — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.” — “I study Italian.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: studiare
- English: to study
- Verb type: Regular -are verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: studiando
- Present participle: studiante
- Past participle: studiato
- Auxiliary: avere (all perfect tenses are formed with avere + the past participle)
- Ending: -are verbs; pattern are in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read studiare in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about studiare
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -are pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions. The stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the tu form is studi and the noi form is studiamo.
- The perfect tenses use avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle studiato. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The participles are studiante and studiato: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for studiare. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studio |
| tu | studi |
| lui/lei | studia |
| noi | studiamo |
| voi | studiate |
| loro | studiano |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.” — “I study Italian”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studiai |
| tu | studiasti |
| lui/lei | studiò |
| noi | studiammo |
| voi | studiaste |
| loro | studiarono |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io studiai italiano ieri.” — “I studied Italian”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studiavo |
| tu | studiavi |
| lui/lei | studiava |
| noi | studiavamo |
| voi | studiavate |
| loro | studiavano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io studiavo italiano una volta.” — “I used to study Italian”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studierò |
| tu | studierai |
| lui/lei | studierà |
| noi | studieremo |
| voi | studierete |
| loro | studieranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io studierò italiano domani.” — “I will study Italian”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studierei |
| tu | studieresti |
| lui/lei | studierebbe |
| noi | studieremmo |
| voi | studiereste |
| loro | studierebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io studierei italiano un giorno.” — “I would study Italian”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho studiato |
| tu | hai studiato |
| lui/lei | ha studiato |
| noi | abbiamo studiato |
| voi | avete studiato |
| loro | hanno studiato |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “He has studied Italian”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo studiato |
| tu | avevi studiato |
| lui/lei | aveva studiato |
| noi | avevamo studiato |
| voi | avevate studiato |
| loro | avevano studiato |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo studiato italiano prima della festa.” — “I had studied Italian”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò studiato |
| tu | avrai studiato |
| lui/lei | avrà studiato |
| noi | avremo studiato |
| voi | avrete studiato |
| loro | avranno studiato |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò studiato italiano per domani.” — “I will have studied Italian”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei studiato |
| tu | avresti studiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe studiato |
| noi | avremmo studiato |
| voi | avreste studiato |
| loro | avrebbero studiato |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei studiato italiano ieri.” — “I would have studied Italian”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studi |
| tu | studi |
| lui/lei | studi |
| noi | studiamo |
| voi | studiate |
| loro | studino |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io studi italiano.” — “It is important that I study Italian”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | studiassi |
| tu | studiassi |
| lui/lei | studiasse |
| noi | studiassimo |
| voi | studiaste |
| loro | studiassero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io studiassi italiano.” — “It was important that I study Italian”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | studia |
| lui/lei | studi |
| noi | studiamo |
| voi | studiate |
| loro | studino |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Studia italiano!” — “Study Italian!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | studiare |
| lui/lei | studi |
| noi | studiamo |
| voi | studiate |
| loro | studino |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non studiare italiano.” — “Do not study Italian.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | studiando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Studiando italiano, imparo molto.” — “While studying Italian, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | studiante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle studiante is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | studiato |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “I have studied Italian.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with studiare, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.” — “I study Italian”
- “Tu studiasti italiano ieri.” — “You studied Italian”
- “Lui studiava italiano una volta.” — “He used to study Italian”
- “Io studierò italiano domani.” — “I will study Italian”
- “Tu studieresti italiano un giorno.” — “You would study Italian”
- “Lui ha studiato italiano questa settimana.” — “He has studied Italian”
- “Io avevo studiato italiano prima della festa.” — “I had studied Italian”
- “Tu avrai studiato italiano per domani.” — “You will have studied Italian”
- “È importante che io studi italiano.” — “It is important that I study Italian”
- “Studia italiano!” — “Study Italian!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io studi italiano.”
✓ Right: “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.”
studi is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with studio.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io studio italiano ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho studiato for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono studiato italiano.”
✓ Right: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of studiare is formed with avere plus the past participle studiato: the io form is ho studiato. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io studio italiano.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io studi italiano.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use studi here, not the indicative studio.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io ho studiando italiano.”
✓ Right: “Io ho studiato italiano questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle studiato, not the gerund studiando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on studiare. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of studiare in the Present indicative?
- A) studi
- B) studio
- C) studia
- D) studiamo
What is the lui/lei form of studiare in the Passato remoto?
- A) studiai
- B) studiasti
- C) studiò
- D) studiammo
What is the noi form of studiare in the Imperfect?
- A) studiavo
- B) studiavi
- C) studiava
- D) studiavamo
What is the tu form of studiare in the Future?
- A) studierai
- B) studierò
- C) studierà
- D) studieremo
What is the io form of studiare in the Conditional?
- A) studieresti
- B) studierei
- C) studierebbe
- D) studieremmo
What is the lui/lei form of studiare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho studiato
- B) hai studiato
- C) ha studiato
- D) abbiamo studiato
What is the lui/lei form of studiare in the Present subjunctive?
- A) studiamo
- B) studiate
- C) studino
- D) studi
What is the io form of studiare in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) studiassi
- B) studiasse
- C) studiassimo
- D) studiaste
What is the gerund of studiare?
- A) studiato
- B) studiando
- C) studiare
- D) studio
What does studiare mean in English?
- A) to sit down
- B) to get dressed
- C) to study
- D) to call
Answer key
- B) studio — the correct form is studio. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) studiò — the correct form is studiò. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) studiavamo — the correct form is studiavamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) studierai — the correct form is studierai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) studierei — the correct form is studierei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha studiato — the correct form is ha studiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) studi — the correct form is studi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) studiassi — the correct form is studiassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) studiando — the correct form is studiando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is studiare regular or irregular?
studiare is regular: it follows the ordinary -are pattern in every tense. The gerund is studiando and the past participle is studiato.
What are the gerund and past participle of studiare?
The gerund is studiando — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is studiato — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho studiato.
Which auxiliary does studiare take in the passato prossimo?
studiare takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho studiato. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle studiato.
How do I say “I study” in Italian?
Say “Io studio italiano ogni giorno.” — “I study Italian” The io form of the present is studio, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of studiare — every tense of studiare in one place.
- Studiare in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Studiare examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Italian.
- Chiamare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Cercare conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
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- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise studiare with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise studiare with the interactive tool.
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