Verb Conjugations

Verb

restare

to stay / to remain

Auxiliary: essere

Regular -are verb; forms its compound tenses with 'essere', so the participle agrees in gender and number.

Resto a casa stasera.

I'm staying home tonight.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

io resto

I stay

Resto qui ad aspettarti.

I'll stay here and wait for you.

tu resti

you stay

Perché resti sempre in silenzio?

Why do you always stay silent?

lui/lei resta

he/she stays

Maria resta al lavoro fino a tardi.

Maria stays at work until late.

noi restiamo

we stay

Stasera restiamo a casa.

Tonight we're staying home.

voi restate

you (plural) stay

Quanto tempo restate a Roma?

How long are you staying in Rome?

loro restano

they stay

I bambini restano in giardino.

The children stay in the garden.

Imperfetto

Imperfect

io restavo

I was staying

Da bambino restavo spesso dai nonni.

As a child I often stayed at my grandparents'.

tu restavi

you were staying

Prima restavi sempre fino alla fine.

You used to always stay until the end.

lui/lei restava

he/she was staying

Lei restava in ufficio anche il sabato.

She used to stay at the office even on Saturdays.

noi restavamo

we were staying

In estate restavamo al mare per un mese.

In summer we would stay at the seaside for a month.

voi restavate

you (plural) were staying

Restavate sempre svegli fino a tardi.

You always stayed up late.

loro restavano

they were staying

I turisti restavano affascinati dal panorama.

The tourists would remain enchanted by the view.

Passato prossimo

Present Perfect

io sono restato/a

I stayed

Ieri sera sono restato a casa.

Last night I stayed home.

tu sei restato/a

you stayed

Sei restato solo tutta la sera?

Did you stay alone all evening?

lui/lei è restato/a

he/she stayed

Anna è restata a dormire da noi.

Anna stayed the night at our place.

noi siamo restati/e

we stayed

Siamo restati in fila per due ore.

We stayed in line for two hours.

voi siete restati/e

you (plural) stayed

Siete restati fino alla fine del film?

Did you stay until the end of the film?

loro sono restati/e

they stayed

Gli ospiti sono restati oltre mezzanotte.

The guests stayed past midnight.

Trapassato prossimo

Past Perfect

io ero restato/a

I had stayed

Ero restato sveglio tutta la notte.

I had stayed awake all night.

tu eri restato/a

you had stayed

Eri restato indietro rispetto agli altri.

You had stayed behind the others.

lui/lei era restato/a

he/she had stayed

Lei era restata a casa perché stava male.

She had stayed home because she felt ill.

noi eravamo restati/e

we had stayed

Eravamo restati soli in tutta la casa.

We had stayed alone in the whole house.

voi eravate restati/e

you (plural) had stayed

Eravate restati chiusi in ufficio tutto il giorno.

You had stayed shut in the office all day.

loro erano restati/e

they had stayed

Erano restati senza benzina in autostrada.

They had been left without petrol on the motorway.

Futuro semplice

Future

io resterò

I will stay

Domani resterò a letto fino a tardi.

Tomorrow I'll stay in bed until late.

tu resterai

you will stay

Resterai ancora molto in città?

Will you stay in town much longer?

lui/lei resterà

he/she will stay

Il cane resterà con i vicini per il weekend.

The dog will stay with the neighbours for the weekend.

noi resteremo

we will stay

Resteremo in albergo tre notti.

We'll stay at the hotel for three nights.

voi resterete

you (plural) will stay

Resterete fino a domenica?

Will you stay until Sunday?

loro resteranno

they will stay

I nonni resteranno da noi per Natale.

The grandparents will stay with us for Christmas.

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

Conditional

io resterei

I would stay

Resterei volentieri, ma devo andare.

I'd gladly stay, but I have to go.

tu resteresti

you would stay

Resteresti con me ancora un po'?

Would you stay with me a little longer?

lui/lei resterebbe

he/she would stay

Senza il lavoro, resterebbe volentieri all'estero.

Without the job, he'd gladly stay abroad.

noi resteremmo

we would stay

Resteremmo un altro giorno, se potessimo.

We'd stay another day if we could.

voi restereste

you (plural) would stay

Restereste a cena da noi?

Would you stay for dinner with us?

loro resterebbero

they would stay

Con più tempo, resterebbero volentieri.

With more time, they'd gladly stay.

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

Present Subjunctive

io resti

(that) I stay

Vuoi che resti ancora un po'?

Do you want me to stay a bit longer?

tu resti

(that) you stay

Spero che tu resti fino a domani.

I hope you stay until tomorrow.

lui/lei resti

(that) he/she stay

È meglio che lei resti a riposo.

It's better that she stays and rests.

noi restiamo

(that) we stay

Preferisci che restiamo qui?

Do you prefer that we stay here?

voi restiate

(that) you (plural) stay

Bisogna che restiate calmi.

You need to stay calm.

loro restino

(that) they stay

Non credo che restino a lungo.

I don't think they'll stay long.

Congiuntivo imperfetto

Imperfect Subjunctive

io restassi

(that) I stayed

Vorrebbe che restassi ancora una notte.

He'd like me to stay one more night.

tu restassi

(that) you stayed

Se restassi, ti mostrerei la città.

If you stayed, I'd show you the city.

lui/lei restasse

(that) he/she stayed

Speravo che restasse fino a sera.

I was hoping he'd stay until evening.

noi restassimo

(that) we stayed

Se restassimo un altro giorno, vedremmo il museo.

If we stayed another day, we'd see the museum.

voi restaste

(that) you (plural) stayed

Sarebbe bello se restaste a pranzo.

It'd be nice if you stayed for lunch.

loro restassero

(that) they stayed

Avrei preferito che restassero uniti.

I'd have preferred that they stayed united.

Imperativo

Imperative

tu resta!

stay!

Resta qui con me!

Stay here with me!

Lei resti!

stay! (formal)

Resti pure seduto, prego.

Please stay seated.

noi restiamo!

let's stay!

Restiamo ancora un momento.

Let's stay a moment longer.

voi restate!

stay! (plural)

Restate uniti, mi raccomando!

Stay together, please!