Viaggiare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

viaggiare — to travel — 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 travel, and it is regular apart from its spelling: the -giare stem drops its final i before e and i, so the io form is viaggio and the future is viaggerò. On this page you will find viaggiare 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 viaggiare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the viaggiare present tense page.

Example sentences with viaggiare

In the present tense

  • “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.” — “I travel to Rome”
  • “Tu viaggi a Roma ogni giorno.” — “You travel to Rome”
  • “Lui viaggia a Roma ogni giorno.” — “He travels to Rome”
  • “Noi viaggiamo a Roma ogni giorno.” — “We travel to Rome”
  • “Voi viaggiate a Roma ogni giorno.” — “You travel to Rome”
  • “Loro viaggiano a Roma ogni giorno.” — “They travel to Rome”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “I have traveled to Rome”
  • “Tu hai viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “You have traveled to Rome”
  • “Lui ha viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “He has traveled to Rome”
  • “Noi abbiamo viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “We have traveled to Rome”
  • “Voi avete viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “You have traveled to Rome”
  • “Loro hanno viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “They have traveled to Rome”

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 viaggiavo a Roma una volta.” — “I used to travel to Rome”
  • “Tu viaggerai a Roma domani.” — “You will travel to Rome”
  • “Lui viaggerebbe a Roma un giorno.” — “He would travel to Rome”
  • “È importante che noi viaggiamo a Roma.” — “It is important that we travel to Rome”
  • “Viaggia a Roma!” — “Travel to Rome!”

How viaggiare is used

The first thing to know about viaggiare is its core meaning: to travel. It means to travel, and it is regular apart from its spelling: the -giare stem drops its final i before e and i, so the io form is viaggio and the future is viaggerò. 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 viaggiare keeps. The present io form is viaggio, 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 viaggiato, 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 viaggiare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need viaggio, never viaggiare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho viaggiato, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle viaggiato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Viaggiare in context

Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno. Tu viaggi a Roma ogni giorno. Lui viaggia a Roma ogni giorno. Noi viaggiamo a Roma ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of viaggiare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — viaggio, viaggi, viaggia, viaggiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to travel. Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana. Tu hai viaggiato a Roma questa settimana. Lui ha viaggiato a Roma questa settimana. Noi abbiamo viaggiato a Roma questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of viaggiare 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 travel — 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 viaggiare a Roma.”

✓ Right: “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.”

The infinitive viaggiare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form viaggio.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io viaggi a Roma.”

✓ Right: “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.”

viaggi is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is viaggio — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io viaggio a Roma ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho viaggiato here, not the present viaggio.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono viaggiato a Roma.”

✓ Right: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) viaggio
    • B) viaggi
    • C) viaggia
    • D) viaggiamo

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

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

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

    • A) viaggiavo
    • B) viaggiavi
    • C) viaggiavamo
    • D) viaggiava

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

    • A) viaggeremo
    • B) viaggerò
    • C) viaggerai
    • D) viaggerà

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

    • A) viaggerei
    • B) viaggeresti
    • C) viaggerebbe
    • D) viaggeremmo

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

    • A) viaggiasti
    • B) viaggiò
    • C) viaggiai
    • D) viaggiammo

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

    • A) viaggi
    • B) viaggiate
    • C) viaggino
    • D) viaggiamo

  8. What is the gerund of viaggiare?

    • A) viaggiando
    • B) viaggiato
    • C) viaggiare
    • D) viaggio

  9. What is the past participle of viaggiare?

    • A) viaggiando
    • B) viaggiato
    • C) viaggiare
    • D) viaggio

  10. What does viaggiare mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) viaggi — the correct form is viaggi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho viaggiato — the correct form is ho viaggiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) viaggiava — the correct form is viaggiava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) viaggeremo — the correct form is viaggeremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) viaggeresti — the correct form is viaggeresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) viaggiai — the correct form is viaggiai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) viaggiamo — the correct form is viaggiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) viaggiando — the correct form is viaggiando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) viaggiato — the correct form is viaggiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to travel — the correct form is to travel. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does viaggiare mean in English?

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

Is viaggiare regular or irregular?

viaggiare is regular. viaggiare 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 viaggiare?

The gerund is viaggiando and the past participle is viaggiato. The perfect tenses use avere + viaggiato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of viaggiare?

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

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