Viaggiare Conjugation in Italian
viaggiare means “to travel” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 758 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of viaggiare — 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 viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.” — “I travel to Rome.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: viaggiare
- English: to travel
- Verb type: Regular -are verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: viaggiando
- Present participle: viaggiante
- Past participle: viaggiato
- 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 viaggiare, 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 viaggiare in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about viaggiare
- 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 -giare stem drops its final i before e and i, so the io form is viaggio and the future is viaggerò.
- The perfect tenses use avere: the passato prossimo is formed with avere in the present plus the past participle viaggiato. 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 viaggiante and viaggiato: 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 viaggiare. 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 | viaggio |
| tu | viaggi |
| lui/lei | viaggia |
| noi | viaggiamo |
| voi | viaggiate |
| loro | viaggiano |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.” — “I travel to Rome”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggiai |
| tu | viaggiasti |
| lui/lei | viaggiò |
| noi | viaggiammo |
| voi | viaggiaste |
| loro | viaggiarono |
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 viaggiai a Roma ieri.” — “I traveled to Rome”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggiavo |
| tu | viaggiavi |
| lui/lei | viaggiava |
| noi | viaggiavamo |
| voi | viaggiavate |
| loro | viaggiavano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io viaggiavo a Roma una volta.” — “I used to travel to Rome”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggerò |
| tu | viaggerai |
| lui/lei | viaggerà |
| noi | viaggeremo |
| voi | viaggerete |
| loro | viaggeranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io viaggerò a Roma domani.” — “I will travel to Rome”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggerei |
| tu | viaggeresti |
| lui/lei | viaggerebbe |
| noi | viaggeremmo |
| voi | viaggereste |
| loro | viaggerebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io viaggerei a Roma un giorno.” — “I would travel to Rome”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | ho viaggiato |
| tu | hai viaggiato |
| lui/lei | ha viaggiato |
| noi | abbiamo viaggiato |
| voi | avete viaggiato |
| loro | hanno viaggiato |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui ha viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “He has traveled to Rome”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avevo viaggiato |
| tu | avevi viaggiato |
| lui/lei | aveva viaggiato |
| noi | avevamo viaggiato |
| voi | avevate viaggiato |
| loro | avevano viaggiato |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io avevo viaggiato a Roma prima della festa.” — “I had traveled to Rome”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrò viaggiato |
| tu | avrai viaggiato |
| lui/lei | avrà viaggiato |
| noi | avremo viaggiato |
| voi | avrete viaggiato |
| loro | avranno viaggiato |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io avrò viaggiato a Roma per domani.” — “I will have traveled to Rome”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | avrei viaggiato |
| tu | avresti viaggiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe viaggiato |
| noi | avremmo viaggiato |
| voi | avreste viaggiato |
| loro | avrebbero viaggiato |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io avrei viaggiato a Roma ieri.” — “I would have traveled to Rome”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggi |
| tu | viaggi |
| lui/lei | viaggi |
| noi | viaggiamo |
| voi | viaggiate |
| loro | viaggino |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io viaggi a Roma.” — “It is important that I travel to Rome”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | viaggiassi |
| tu | viaggiassi |
| lui/lei | viaggiasse |
| noi | viaggiassimo |
| voi | viaggiaste |
| loro | viaggiassero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io viaggiassi a Roma.” — “It was important that I travel to Rome”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | viaggia |
| lui/lei | viaggi |
| noi | viaggiamo |
| voi | viaggiate |
| loro | viaggino |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Viaggia a Roma!” — “Travel to Rome!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | viaggiare |
| lui/lei | viaggi |
| noi | viaggiamo |
| voi | viaggiate |
| loro | viaggino |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non viaggiare a Roma.” — “Do not travel to Rome.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | viaggiando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Viaggiando a Roma, imparo molto.” — “While traveling to Rome, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | viaggiante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle viaggiante 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 | viaggiato |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “I have traveled to Rome.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with viaggiare, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.” — “I travel to Rome”
- “Tu viaggiasti a Roma ieri.” — “You traveled to Rome”
- “Lui viaggiava a Roma una volta.” — “He used to travel to Rome”
- “Io viaggerò a Roma domani.” — “I will travel to Rome”
- “Tu viaggeresti a Roma un giorno.” — “You would travel to Rome”
- “Lui ha viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.” — “He has traveled to Rome”
- “Io avevo viaggiato a Roma prima della festa.” — “I had traveled to Rome”
- “Tu avrai viaggiato a Roma per domani.” — “You will have traveled to Rome”
- “È importante che io viaggi a Roma.” — “It is important that I travel to Rome”
- “Viaggia a Roma!” — “Travel to Rome!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io viaggi a Roma.”
✓ Right: “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.”
viaggi is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with viaggio.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io viaggio a Roma ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo ho viaggiato for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io sono viaggiato a Roma.”
✓ Right: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of viaggiare is formed with avere plus the past participle viaggiato: the io form is ho viaggiato. 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 viaggio a Roma.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io viaggi a Roma.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use viaggi here, not the indicative viaggio.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io ho viaggiando a Roma.”
✓ Right: “Io ho viaggiato a Roma questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle viaggiato, not the gerund viaggiando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on viaggiare. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of viaggiare in the Present indicative?
- A) viaggi
- B) viaggio
- C) viaggia
- D) viaggiamo
What is the lui/lei form of viaggiare in the Passato remoto?
- A) viaggiai
- B) viaggiasti
- C) viaggiò
- D) viaggiammo
What is the noi form of viaggiare in the Imperfect?
- A) viaggiavo
- B) viaggiavi
- C) viaggiava
- D) viaggiavamo
What is the tu form of viaggiare in the Future?
- A) viaggerai
- B) viaggerò
- C) viaggerà
- D) viaggeremo
What is the io form of viaggiare in the Conditional?
- A) viaggeresti
- B) viaggerei
- C) viaggerebbe
- D) viaggeremmo
What is the lui/lei form of viaggiare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) ho viaggiato
- B) hai viaggiato
- C) ha viaggiato
- D) abbiamo viaggiato
What is the lui/lei form of viaggiare in the Present subjunctive?
- A) viaggiamo
- B) viaggiate
- C) viaggino
- D) viaggi
What is the io form of viaggiare in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) viaggiassi
- B) viaggiasse
- C) viaggiassimo
- D) viaggiaste
What is the gerund of viaggiare?
- A) viaggiato
- B) viaggiando
- C) viaggiare
- D) viaggio
What does viaggiare mean in English?
- A) to sit down
- B) to get dressed
- C) to travel
- D) to call
Answer key
- B) viaggio — the correct form is viaggio. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) viaggiò — the correct form is viaggiò. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) viaggiavamo — the correct form is viaggiavamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) viaggerai — the correct form is viaggerai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) viaggerei — the correct form is viaggerei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) ha viaggiato — the correct form is ha viaggiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) viaggi — the correct form is viaggi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) viaggiassi — the correct form is viaggiassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) viaggiando — the correct form is viaggiando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is viaggiare regular or irregular?
viaggiare is regular: it follows the ordinary -are pattern in every tense. The gerund is viaggiando and the past participle is viaggiato.
What are the gerund and past participle of viaggiare?
The gerund is viaggiando — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is viaggiato — use it with avere for the perfect tenses, as in ho viaggiato.
Which auxiliary does viaggiare take in the passato prossimo?
viaggiare takes avere in the passato prossimo: the io form is ho viaggiato. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with avere plus the past participle viaggiato.
How do I say “I travel” in Italian?
Say “Io viaggio a Roma ogni giorno.” — “I travel to Rome” The io form of the present is viaggio, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of viaggiare — every tense of viaggiare in one place.
- Viaggiare in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Viaggiare 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.
- Italian verbs — the full hub of Italian conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise viaggiare with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise viaggiare with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise viaggiare with the interactive tool.