{"id":60797,"date":"2026-05-28T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60797"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:55:46","slug":"italian-stare-per-infinitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-stare-per-infinitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Stare Per + Infinitive: About To Do (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian <em>stare per + infinitive<\/em> is the everyday way to say &#8220;about to do something&#8221;. <em>Sto per uscire<\/em> means I&#8217;m about to head out; <em>il treno sta per partire<\/em> means the train is about to leave. The action hasn&#8217;t started yet, but it&#8217;s a hair away. Unlike English &#8220;about to&#8221;, Italian <em>stare per<\/em> works with people and with weather alike: <em>sta per piovere<\/em>, &#8220;it&#8217;s about to rain&#8221;. You&#8217;ll also meet two formal cousins, <em>essere sul punto di<\/em> and <em>essere in procinto di<\/em>, but for daily Italian, <em>stare per<\/em> wins. This guide shows you how to use italian stare per infinitive without overthinking, how to keep it apart from <em>stare + gerundio<\/em>, and when to switch to the simple future instead.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-sp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-sp-h gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#one-liner\">The one-liner: what italian stare per infinitive does<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-form\">How to form italian stare per infinitive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#imminence\">Why stare per signals imminence, not intention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#past\">Stavo per chiamarti: the imperfect of italian stare per infinitive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#weather\">Sta per piovere: when the subject is the weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vs-gerund\">Italian stare per infinitive vs stare + gerundio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vs-future\">Italian stare per infinitive vs the simple future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#formal\">Formal cousins: essere sul punto di, essere in procinto di<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#five-traps\">Five traps English speakers fall into<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at the trabocco in Vasto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"one-liner\">The one-liner: what italian stare per infinitive does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian <em>stare per<\/em> followed by an infinitive marks an action that is about to happen, usually in the next few seconds or minutes. It&#8217;s the natural equivalent of English &#8220;to be about to&#8221;. Picture Tea closing her purse on the pier in Vasto: <em>sto per uscire<\/em>, she says into the phone, and Lazzaro knows she&#8217;ll be at the door in under a minute. The italian stare per infinitive construction lives in that narrow window between &#8220;not yet started&#8221; and &#8220;happening right now&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The structure is simple: conjugate <em>stare<\/em>, add <em>per<\/em>, and finish with the infinitive of the action verb. No agreement, no special endings, no exceptions. That&#8217;s why this is one of the first patterns A2 learners can master cleanly and use straight away in real conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-form\">How to form italian stare per infinitive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pattern is always the same: <strong>stare (conjugated) + per + infinitive<\/strong>. The infinitive stays in its dictionary form, never agreeing with anything. Only the verb <em>stare<\/em> changes. Here are the basic present-tense forms with examples set in Vasto, on the Abruzzo coast where Tea and Lazzaro run a small trabocco restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sto per uscire dal trabocco.<br><em>I&#8217;m about to leave the trabocco.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stai per perdere il traghetto delle nove.<br><em>You&#8217;re about to miss the nine o&#8217;clock ferry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tea sta per ordinare un caff\u00e8 in pasticceria.<br><em>Tea is about to order a coffee at the pastry shop.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stiamo per inaugurare la stagione estiva.<br><em>We&#8217;re about to open the summer season.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>State per dimenticare le chiavi sul tavolo.<br><em>You (plural) are about to forget the keys on the table.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I clienti stanno per arrivare al trabocco per la cena.<br><em>The customers are about to arrive at the trabocco for dinner.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice that the infinitive carries the meaning. <em>Stare per<\/em> is the time frame (&#8220;right before&#8221;); the infinitive is the action (&#8220;leave&#8221;, &#8220;order&#8221;, &#8220;open&#8221;). Once you fix that division of labour in your head, italian stare per infinitive becomes almost mechanical to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"imminence\">Why stare per signals imminence, not intention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English &#8220;I&#8217;m going to&#8221; can mean two things: an action about to happen in the next moment, or a vaguer plan for next week. Italian splits these two senses. For the vague plan, Italian uses the simple future or the present indicative with a time marker (<em>vado a Pescara venerd\u00ec<\/em>). For the genuinely imminent action, Italian reaches for italian stare per infinitive. The signal is closeness in time, not the speaker&#8217;s resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why <em>sto per partire<\/em> and <em>partir\u00f2<\/em> aren&#8217;t interchangeable. <em>Sto per partire<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m about to leave, I&#8217;m already at the door&#8221;. <em>Partir\u00f2<\/em> just means &#8220;I will leave&#8221; at some unspecified future moment. If Lazzaro shouts <em>il taxi sta per arrivare!<\/em> from the kitchen, Tea knows to grab her jacket right now. If he says <em>il taxi arriver\u00e0<\/em>, she has time to finish her coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-sp-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Fill the gap with the right form of <em>stare<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Io _____ per chiamarti, sai? Hai fatto bene a scrivermi.<\/li>\n<li>Il treno per Pescara _____ per partire dal binario quattro.<\/li>\n<li>Tea e Lazzaro _____ per chiudere la pasticceria, \u00e8 quasi mezzanotte.<\/li>\n<li>Tu _____ per dimenticare di nuovo l&#8217;ombrello sul tavolo.<\/li>\n<li>Voi _____ per ricevere una bella sorpresa stasera.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Io <strong>stavo<\/strong> per chiamarti (or <em>sto<\/em> if just about to)<\/p>\n<p>2. Il treno <strong>sta<\/strong> per partire<\/p>\n<p>3. Tea e Lazzaro <strong>stanno<\/strong> per chiudere<\/p>\n<p>4. Tu <strong>stai<\/strong> per dimenticare<\/p>\n<p>5. Voi <strong>state<\/strong> per ricevere<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past\">Stavo per chiamarti: the imperfect of italian stare per infinitive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most useful past form of italian stare per infinitive is the imperfect: <em>stavo, stavi, stava, stavamo, stavate, stavano<\/em>. The imperfect describes an action that was on the verge of happening but was interrupted, or was about to happen at a given moment in the past. It&#8217;s a workhorse in everyday storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stavo per uscire quando ha squillato il telefono.<br><em>I was about to leave when the phone rang.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tea stava per ordinare un caff\u00e8 quando ha visto Lazzaro entrare in pasticceria.<br><em>Tea was about to order a coffee when she saw Lazzaro come into the pastry shop.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lazzaro stava per chiamarti, perch\u00e9 non ti sei fatta sentire?<br><em>Lazzaro was just about to call you. why didn&#8217;t you get in touch?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stavamo per andarcene dal trabocco quando hanno servito il pesce.<br><em>We were about to leave the trabocco when they brought out the fish.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I clienti stavano per protestare quando \u00e8 arrivato il dolce.<br><em>The customers were about to complain when dessert arrived.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things to notice. First, the imperfect <em>stavo per + infinitive<\/em> often pairs with a passato prossimo or another imperfect that breaks the imminence: <em>stavo per uscire quando ha squillato<\/em>. Italian loves this pattern because it captures the very Italian taste for almost-happened moments. Second, the perfect <em>sono stato per<\/em> doesn&#8217;t exist in this construction. Italian stare per infinitive lives in the present and imperfect only. If you need a completed past, paraphrase with <em>quasi + verb<\/em> or <em>per poco non + verb<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weather\">Sta per piovere: when the subject is the weather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the cleanest tests for understanding italian stare per infinitive is the weather. Italian happily says <em>sta per piovere<\/em>, <em>sta per nevicare<\/em>, <em>sta per cominciare un temporale sull&#8217;Adriatico<\/em>. The subject here is impersonal: there&#8217;s no one intending anything, just nature about to do its thing. Compare with the more formal cousins: you can&#8217;t say <em>\u00e8 in procinto di piovere<\/em> because that construction needs a willing agent. Stare per is uniquely flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sta per piovere, prendiamo l&#8217;ombrello prima di scendere al trabocco.<br><em>It&#8217;s about to rain. let&#8217;s grab the umbrella before going down to the trabocco.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stava per scoppiare un temporale sopra Vasto.<br><em>A storm was about to break over Vasto.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sta per albeggiare, il pescatore \u00e8 gi\u00e0 al pontile.<br><em>Dawn is about to break. the fisherman is already at the pier.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sta per finire la primavera, presto sar\u00e0 tempo di mare.<br><em>Spring is about to end. soon it&#8217;ll be sea-bathing weather.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This impersonal flexibility is one of the reasons italian stare per infinitive is so common in news headlines and weather reports. You&#8217;ll hear <em>la borsa sta per chiudere<\/em>, <em>il sole sta per tramontare<\/em>, <em>il film sta per cominciare<\/em>: all events with no agent, all naturally expressed with stare per.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vs-gerund\">Italian stare per infinitive vs stare + gerundio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two constructions look similar but mean opposite things. <em>Sto per mangiare<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m about to eat&#8221; (food on the table, fork in hand, action not yet started). <em>Sto mangiando<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m eating right now&#8221; (action already in progress, mouth full). The little word <em>per<\/em> changes everything, and so does the form of the second verb: infinitive for the imminent action, gerund for the ongoing one.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tea sta per leggere il giornale.<br><em>Tea is about to read the newspaper.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tea sta leggendo il giornale.<br><em>Tea is reading the newspaper (right now).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lazzaro sta per cucinare il pesce.<br><em>Lazzaro is about to cook the fish.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lazzaro sta cucinando il pesce.<br><em>Lazzaro is cooking the fish (right now).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I bocconotti stanno per uscire dal forno.<br><em>The bocconotti pastries are about to come out of the oven.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I bocconotti stanno cuocendo nel forno.<br><em>The bocconotti pastries are baking in the oven.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a memory hook: <em>per + infinitive<\/em> means &#8220;in a moment&#8221;, with the action ahead; <em>+ gerundio<\/em> means &#8220;right now&#8221;, with the action in progress. The difference is night and day for a native speaker, even though both start with <em>sto, stai, sta<\/em>. Practise the contrast by taking any common verb and saying both forms aloud: <em>sto per scrivere \/ sto scrivendo, sto per pagare \/ sto pagando, sto per partire \/ sto partendo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vs-future\">Italian stare per infinitive vs the simple future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian simple future (<em>partir\u00f2, manger\u00f2, scriver\u00f2<\/em>) lives on the same continuum as italian stare per infinitive, but it covers a much wider window. <em>Partir\u00f2 domani<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;ll leave tomorrow&#8221;; <em>sto per partire<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m leaving in the next minute or two&#8221;. When the future is right around the corner, Italians prefer stare per; when it&#8217;s hours or days away, the simple future or the present indicative takes over.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sto per chiamarti.<br><em>I&#8217;m about to call you (in the next thirty seconds).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ti chiamer\u00f2 pi\u00f9 tardi.<br><em>I&#8217;ll call you later (tonight, tomorrow, whenever).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La pasticceria sta per chiudere.<br><em>The pastry shop is about to close (in five minutes).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La pasticceria chiuder\u00e0 alle otto.<br><em>The pastry shop will close at eight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margherita sta per laurearsi.<br><em>Margherita is about to graduate (this week or next).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margherita si laureer\u00e0 a luglio.<br><em>Margherita will graduate in July.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re not sure which one to use, ask yourself: would the action happen in the time it takes to finish my coffee? If yes, stare per. If you&#8217;d need to check a calendar, simple future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"formal\">Formal cousins: essere sul punto di, essere in procinto di<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has two more elevated ways to say &#8220;about to&#8221;: <em>essere sul punto di + infinitive<\/em> and <em>essere in procinto di + infinitive<\/em>. Both work like stare per, but they belong to written or formal spoken Italian: news articles, business emails, official announcements. They also carry a subtle restriction: they presuppose an intentional agent. You can say <em>era sul punto di partire<\/em> (&#8220;he was about to leave&#8221;), but you cannot say <em>era in procinto di piovere<\/em> for &#8220;it was about to rain&#8221;. Weather has no intention.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lazzaro era sul punto di chiamarti, perch\u00e9 non ti sei fatta sentire?<br><em>Lazzaro was on the verge of calling you. why didn&#8217;t you get in touch?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il sindaco \u00e8 in procinto di firmare il decreto sulla pesca costiera.<br><em>The mayor is on the verge of signing the coastal fishing decree.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eravamo sul punto di andarcene quando hanno servito il pesce.<br><em>We were on the verge of leaving when they brought out the fish.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;azienda \u00e8 in procinto di aprire una nuova sede a Pescara.<br><em>The company is on the verge of opening a new branch in Pescara.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For everyday Italian, stick with stare per. Treccani classifies <em>essere in procinto di<\/em> as belonging to formal registers, and that matches what you&#8217;ll observe: Italians use stare per in conversation roughly nine times out of ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"five-traps\">Five traps English speakers fall into<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the five mistakes English speakers make when first using italian stare per infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trap-1\">Trap 1: Translating &#8220;going to&#8221; with vado a<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English &#8220;I&#8217;m going to call you&#8221; doesn&#8217;t translate as <em>vado a chiamarti<\/em>. <em>Vado a + infinitive<\/em> only works when there&#8217;s actual physical movement to a place: <em>vado a comprare il giornale<\/em> (&#8220;I&#8217;m going out to buy the paper&#8221;). For the imminent-future meaning of &#8220;I&#8217;m going to + verb&#8221;, use italian stare per infinitive: <em>sto per chiamarti<\/em>. The online forums are full of learners who get caught by this calque from English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trap-2\">Trap 2: Dropping per before the infinitive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sto uscire<\/em> isn&#8217;t Italian. The <em>per<\/em> is mandatory: <em>sto per uscire<\/em>. Without it, the construction collapses and the listener will likely wait for you to continue the sentence. Treat <em>stare per<\/em> as a single unit of meaning. one verb plus its preposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trap-3\">Trap 3: Using stare per in compound tenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You cannot say <em>sono stato per uscire<\/em> in this construction. Italian stare per infinitive only appears in the present and the imperfect tenses. If you need a completed past meaning like &#8220;I almost did X&#8221;, switch to <em>per poco non + verb<\/em> or <em>quasi + verb<\/em>: <em>per poco non sono caduto<\/em>, <em>quasi cadevo dalle scale<\/em>. Stare per is for ongoing or remembered imminence, not for finished events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trap-4\">Trap 4: Confusing stare per with stare + gerundio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the single biggest pitfall. <em>Sto per mangiare<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m about to eat&#8221; (not started yet). <em>Sto mangiando<\/em> means &#8220;I&#8217;m eating&#8221; (in progress). The form of the second verb tells you everything: infinitive after <em>per<\/em>, gerund without it. If you mix them up, you flip the meaning entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trap-5\">Trap 5: Using stare per for vague future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian stare per infinitive is for the next few seconds or minutes, not for next week. Don&#8217;t say <em>sto per andare a Lecce il mese prossimo<\/em>. Use the present or the future instead: <em>vado a Lecce il mese prossimo<\/em> or <em>andr\u00f2 a Lecce il mese prossimo<\/em>. Stare per is reserved for genuinely imminent action.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-sp-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Fix the mistake in each sentence.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sto uscire dal trabocco, ci vediamo tra cinque minuti.<\/li>\n<li>Vado a chiamarti tra un secondo, ho l&#8217;orecchino in mano.<\/li>\n<li>Sono stato per cadere dalle scale stamattina.<\/li>\n<li>Sto mangiando il bocconotto, \u00e8 ancora nel piatto davanti a me.<\/li>\n<li>Sto per laurearmi il prossimo anno a giugno.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Sto <strong>per<\/strong> uscire dal trabocco (per is mandatory)<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Sto per<\/strong> chiamarti tra un secondo (vado a needs real movement)<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Per poco non sono caduto<\/strong> dalle scale (no compound past with stare per)<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Sto per<\/strong> mangiare il bocconotto (not started yet, gerundio is wrong)<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Mi laureer\u00f2<\/strong> il prossimo anno a giugno (too far away for stare per)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this cheat sheet to pick the right form when you mean &#8220;about to&#8221; in Italian. The decision rests on three questions: how soon is the action, is there a willing agent, and what register do you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Situation<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Italian example<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Action in next seconds (present)<\/td><td>sto per + infinitive<\/td><td>Sto per uscire.<\/td><td>I&#8217;m about to leave.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Action in next seconds (you)<\/td><td>stai per + infinitive<\/td><td>Stai per perdere il treno.<\/td><td>You&#8217;re about to miss the train.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Action in next seconds (he\/she)<\/td><td>sta per + infinitive<\/td><td>Tea sta per chiamarti.<\/td><td>Tea is about to call you.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Action in next seconds (we)<\/td><td>stiamo per + infinitive<\/td><td>Stiamo per chiudere.<\/td><td>We&#8217;re about to close.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Action in next seconds (they)<\/td><td>stanno per + infinitive<\/td><td>I clienti stanno per arrivare.<\/td><td>The customers are about to arrive.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>About to happen, interrupted in past<\/td><td>stavo per + infinitive<\/td><td>Stavo per uscire quando ha squillato il telefono.<\/td><td>I was about to leave when the phone rang.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Weather or impersonal subject<\/td><td>sta per + infinitive<\/td><td>Sta per piovere.<\/td><td>It&#8217;s about to rain.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Formal, written register<\/td><td>essere in procinto di \/ sul punto di<\/td><td>Il sindaco \u00e8 in procinto di firmare.<\/td><td>The mayor is on the verge of signing.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Vague future plan<\/td><td>simple future or present<\/td><td>Andr\u00f2 a Lecce il mese prossimo.<\/td><td>I&#8217;ll go to Lecce next month.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Action in progress (not imminent)<\/td><td>sto + gerundio<\/td><td>Sto mangiando.<\/td><td>I&#8217;m eating.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue at the trabocco in Vasto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tea and Lazzaro run a small trabocco restaurant on the Adriatic coast just outside Vasto, in Abruzzo. It&#8217;s a Saturday afternoon in late spring, and the first customers of the evening are about to arrive. Tea is at the pasticceria in town picking up the last tray of bocconotti while Lazzaro waits at the trabocco. Notice how italian stare per infinitive carries the whole scene.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-sp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Tea:<\/strong> Lazzaro, sto per uscire dalla pasticceria. Sono pronti i bocconotti?<br><em>Lazzaro, I&#8217;m about to leave the pastry shop. Are the bocconotti ready?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Lazzaro:<\/strong> Quasi. La signora Margherita li sta finendo adesso. Stanno per uscire dal forno.<br><em>Almost. Mrs Margherita is finishing them right now. They&#8217;re about to come out of the oven.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Tea:<\/strong> Bene. Senti, sta per piovere anche da te, o solo qui in centro?<br><em>Good. Listen, is it about to rain over there too, or only here in town?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Lazzaro:<\/strong> Qui al trabocco il cielo \u00e8 ancora pulito. Per\u00f2 quei nuvoloni sull&#8217;Adriatico stanno per arrivare anche qui.<br><em>Here at the trabocco the sky is still clear. But those big clouds over the Adriatic are about to reach us too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Tea:<\/strong> Allora mi sbrigo. Stavo per ordinare anche un caff\u00e8 ma lascio perdere.<br><em>Then I&#8217;ll hurry. I was about to order a coffee too but I&#8217;ll skip it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Lazzaro:<\/strong> Bene. I primi clienti stanno per arrivare verso le sette. Sono quattro, hanno chiesto il tavolo vicino al mare.<br><em>Good. The first customers are about to arrive around seven. There are four of them. they asked for the table by the sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Tea:<\/strong> Perfetto. A proposito, la pasticceria sta per chiudere, devo proprio andare via.<br><em>Perfect. By the way, the pastry shop is about to close. I really have to get going.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Lazzaro:<\/strong> Va bene. Stavo per chiamarti proprio per dirti di non perdere tempo.<br><em>All right. I was just about to call you to tell you not to waste time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Tea:<\/strong> Arrivo tra venti minuti, traffico permettendo. Stai per finire di sistemare i tavoli?<br><em>I&#8217;ll be there in twenty minutes, traffic allowing. Are you about to finish setting the tables?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Lazzaro:<\/strong> S\u00ec, sto finendo adesso l&#8217;ultimo. Tutto pronto quando arrivi.<br><em>Yes, I&#8217;m just finishing the last one now. Everything will be ready when you arrive.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to notice in the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sto per uscire dalla pasticceria<\/strong>: classic imminent action, Tea is at the door.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stanno per uscire dal forno<\/strong>: subject is the pastries themselves, no intention needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sta per piovere<\/strong>: impersonal weather subject, italian stare per infinitive&#8217;s sweet spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stavo per ordinare anche un caff\u00e8<\/strong>: imperfect with the typical &#8220;I was about to &#8230; but&#8221; pattern.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stavo per chiamarti proprio per dirti<\/strong>: the very Italian taste for almost-coincidence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sto finendo adesso l&#8217;ultimo<\/strong>: the contrast. gerundio for action in progress, not stare per.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-sp-final\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Final challenge:<\/strong> Translate into natural Italian, using italian stare per infinitive where it fits.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;m about to leave the trabocco, see you in ten minutes.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s about to rain over Vasto, grab the umbrella.<\/li>\n<li>The pastry shop is about to close, hurry up.<\/li>\n<li>Tea was about to order a coffee when she saw Lazzaro.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m eating a bocconotto right now, call me later.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ll open the summer season next week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Sto per uscire dal trabocco, ci vediamo tra dieci minuti.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <em>Sta per piovere su Vasto, prendi l&#8217;ombrello.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <em>La pasticceria sta per chiudere, sbrigati.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <em>Tea stava per ordinare un caff\u00e8 quando ha visto Lazzaro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <em>Sto mangiando un bocconotto adesso, chiamami pi\u00f9 tardi.<\/em> (not stare per: action in progress)<\/p>\n<p>6. <em>Inaugureremo la stagione estiva la settimana prossima.<\/em> (not stare per: too far in the future)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian stare per infinitive clicks once you stop translating &#8220;about to&#8221; word by word and start picturing the time frame: the next few breaths, not the next few days. 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display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=8\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#7b2d8b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Get the 10-Lesson Package &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the &#8216;about to&#8217; form<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>&#8216;stare per + infinitive&#8217; means &#8216;to be about to&#8217;. The verb is always stare, the preposition always per.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7101\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Sbrigati, il treno (sta a, sta per, sta di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta per)<\/span><\/span> partire!<br><br><em>Hurry up, the train is about to leave!<\/em><\/li><li>(Sto per, Sono per, Vado per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Sto per)<\/span><\/span> uscire, ci sentiamo dopo.<br><br><em>I'm about to go out, talk to you later.<\/em><\/li><li>Attento, il bicchiere (sta a, sta, sta per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta per)<\/span><\/span> cadere.<br><br><em>Careful, the glass is about to fall.<\/em><\/li><li>(Stiamo per, Siamo per, Andiamo per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Stiamo per)<\/span><\/span> arrivare, ancora cinque minuti.<br><br><em>We're about to arrive, five more minutes.<\/em><\/li><li>Lo spettacolo (sta a, sta per, sta di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta per)<\/span><\/span> cominciare, spegni il telefono.<br><br><em>The show is about to start, turn off your phone.<\/em><\/li><li>(Vado per, Sono per, Sto per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Sto per)<\/span><\/span> finire, aspetta un attimo.<br><br><em>I'm about to finish, wait a moment.<\/em><\/li><li>I bambini (sono per, stanno per, vanno per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(stanno per)<\/span><\/span> addormentarsi.<br><br><em>The children are about to fall asleep.<\/em><\/li><li>L'acqua (sta a, sta di, sta per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta per)<\/span><\/span> bollire, butta la pasta.<br><br><em>The water is about to boil, put the pasta in.<\/em><\/li><li>(Stai per, Sei per, Vai per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Stai per)<\/span><\/span> fare un errore, fermati!<br><br><em>You're about to make a mistake, stop!<\/em><\/li><li>Le foglie (sono per, stanno per, vanno per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(stanno per)<\/span><\/span> cadere, \u00e8 autunno.<br><br><em>The leaves are about to fall, it's autumn.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. You say &#8216;about to&#8217; correctly.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>sto per uscire, sta per partire, stiamo per arrivare: stare (conjugated) + per + infinitive.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>sto\/sta\/stiamo&#8230; per + infinitive = about to: sto per uscire, sta per piovere. Not &#8216;sono per&#8217; or &#8216;sta a&#8217;.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correct sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7102\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Il sole sta a tramontare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Il sole \u00e8 per tramontare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Il sole sta per tramontare.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Sto per chiamarti, che coincidenza!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Sono per chiamarti, che coincidenza!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Vado per chiamarti, che coincidenza!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Siamo per partire, sali in macchina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Stiamo per partire, sali in macchina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Stiamo a partire, sali in macchina.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> I negozi stanno per chiudere.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> I negozi sono per chiudere.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> I negozi stanno a chiudere.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Sei per perdere l'autobus, corri!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Vai per perdere l'autobus, corri!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Stai per perdere l'autobus, corri!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> La torta sta a bruciare nel forno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1116_7102\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> La torta sta per bruciare nel forno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                     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           <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Six out of six.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>sta per tramontare, sto per chiamarti, stiamo per partire, stanno per chiudere: stare + per + infinitive.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n          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The construction is documented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/stare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani vocabolario entry on stare<\/a>, which classifies stare per as a perifrasi verbale of imminence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is italian stare per infinitive the same as &#8216;sto andando a&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. Sto andando a + infinitive is a calque from English and only works when there is real physical movement to a place. Sto andando a comprare il pane means I&#8217;m physically walking to buy bread. For the meaning I&#8217;m about to do something, with no movement implied, Italian uses sto per + infinitive. Sto per chiamarti means I&#8217;m about to call you, not I&#8217;m walking somewhere to call you. online forums threads are full of examples where learners get caught by this distinction.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can italian stare per infinitive be used with the weather?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, and this is one of the cleanest tests. Sta per piovere (it&#8217;s about to rain), sta per nevicare (it&#8217;s about to snow), stava per scoppiare un temporale (a storm was about to break) are all perfectly natural. The subject is impersonal, with no willing agent. This is also why stare per is more flexible than essere in procinto di or essere sul punto di, which both require an intentional subject. You can say sta per piovere, but you cannot say \u00e8 in procinto di piovere.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What&#8217;s the difference between sto per partire and partir\u00f2?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Sto per partire means the departure is genuinely imminent: bag in hand, taxi outside, leaving in the next minute or two. Partir\u00f2 means I will leave, at some future point that could be later today, next week, or next month. The two are not interchangeable. If a friend asks come stai and you answer sto per partire, they understand you&#8217;re about to walk out the door. If you answer partir\u00f2, they expect more context about when. Use stare per for the next few seconds or minutes, the simple future for everything longer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say &#8216;I was about to call you&#8217; in Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use the imperfect of stare: stavo per chiamarti. This is one of the most common uses of italian stare per infinitive in everyday speech. It captures the very Italian fondness for almost-coincidences: stavo per chiamarti proprio adesso, stavamo per uscire quando hai bussato, era sul punto di addormentarsi quando ha sentito un rumore. The pattern stavo per + infinitive + quando + passato prossimo is a workhorse of conversational Italian. You&#8217;ll hear it constantly when Italians retell small everyday moments.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why are essere in procinto di and essere sul punto di considered too formal?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both expressions exist and mean roughly the same as stare per, but they belong to written or formal spoken Italian: news articles, official notices, business correspondence, polite formal speech. They also presuppose an intentional agent, which makes them ungrammatical with weather subjects: a storm has no intention, so essere in procinto di piovere doesn&#8217;t work. In everyday conversation Italians overwhelmingly prefer stare per. Reach for essere in procinto di only when you&#8217;re writing a formal email or a press release; for any other context, stare per will sound more natural and less stilted.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-sp-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can italian stare per infinitive be used in compound tenses like the passato prossimo?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. The verb stare in this construction only appears in the present and the imperfect tenses. Sono stato per uscire is not standard Italian. If you need a completed past meaning along the lines of I almost did X, paraphrase with per poco non + verb or quasi + verb: per poco non sono caduto (I almost fell), quasi cadevo dalle scale (I almost fell down the stairs). Italian stare per infinitive belongs to ongoing or remembered imminence, not to finished events viewed from outside.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-stare-gerundio-progressive\/\">Italian Stare + Gerundio: Sto Facendo, Stavo, Star\u00e0 (A2\/B1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-per-idioms\/\">Italian PER Idioms: Stare Per, Per Poco Non and More<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-stare-a-fare-trovarsi-a-fare\/\">Italian Stare a Fare, Trovarsi a Fare (B1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/stare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani vocabolario: stare<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian stare per + infinitive is the everyday way to say &#8220;about to do something&#8221;. Sto per uscire means I&#8217;m about to head out; il treno sta per partire means the train is about to leave. The action hasn&#8217;t started yet, but it&#8217;s a hair away. 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