rimanere — Italian conjugation
to remain
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | rimango | I remain |
| tu | rimani | you remain |
| lui/lei | rimane | he/she/it remains |
| noi | rimaniamo | we remain |
| voi | rimanete | you (pl.) remain |
| loro | rimangono | they remain |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | rimasi | I remained |
| tu | rimanesti | you remained |
| lui/lei | rimase | he/she/it remained |
| noi | rimanemmo | we remained |
| voi | rimaneste | you (pl.) remained |
| loro | rimasero | they remained |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | rimanevo |
| tu | rimanevi |
| lui/lei | rimaneva |
| noi | rimanevamo |
| voi | rimanevate |
| loro | rimanevano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | rimarrei | I would remain |
| tu | rimarresti | you would remain |
| lui/lei | rimarrebbe | he/she/it would remain |
| noi | rimarremmo | we would remain |
| voi | rimarreste | you (pl.) would remain |
| loro | rimarrebbero | they would remain |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | rimarrò | I will remain |
| tu | rimarrai | you will remain |
| lui/lei | rimarrà | he/she/it will remain |
| noi | rimarremo | we will remain |
| voi | rimarrete | you (pl.) will remain |
| loro | rimarranno | they will remain |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono rimasto/a | I have remained |
| tu | sei rimasto/a | you have remained |
| lui/lei | è rimasto/a | he/she/it has remained |
| noi | siamo rimasti/e | we have remained |
| voi | siete rimasti/e | you (pl.) have remained |
| loro | sono rimasti/e | they have remained |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero rimasto/a | I had remained |
| tu | eri rimasto/a | you had remained |
| lui/lei | era rimasto/a | he/she/it had remained |
| noi | eravamo rimasti/e | we had remained |
| voi | eravate rimasti/e | you (pl.) had remained |
| loro | erano rimasti/e | they had remained |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei rimasto/a |
| tu | saresti rimasto/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe rimasto/a |
| noi | saremmo rimasti/e |
| voi | sareste rimasti/e |
| loro | sarebbero rimasti/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò rimasto/a | I will have remained |
| tu | sarai rimasto/a | you will have remained |
| lui/lei | sarà rimasto/a | he/she/it will have remained |
| noi | saremo rimasti/e | we will have remained |
| voi | sarete rimasti/e | you (pl.) will have remained |
| loro | saranno rimasti/e | they will have remained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | rimanga |
| tu | rimanga |
| lui/lei | rimanga |
| noi | rimaniamo |
| voi | rimaniate |
| loro | rimangano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | rimanessi |
| tu | rimanessi |
| lui/lei | rimanesse |
| noi | rimanessimo |
| voi | rimaneste |
| loro | rimanessero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | rimani |
| lui/lei | rimanga |
| noi | rimaniamo |
| voi | rimanete |
| loro | rimangano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non rimanere |
| lui/lei | non rimanga |
| noi | non rimaniamo |
| voi | non rimanete |
| loro | non rimangano |