Condizionale Presente

The present conditional tense (condizionale presente) is equivalent to the English constructions of"would" verb (for example: I would never forget). Forming conditionals is easy: just take any verb, drop the final -e in its infinitive form, and add an appropriate ending—endings are the same for all three conjugation groups of verbs. The only spelling change occurs with -are verbs, which change the a of the infinitive ending to e. For details, see the table below.

CONJUGATING VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONDITIONAL

PRONOUN
PARLARE
CREDERE
SENTIRE

io
parlerei
crederei
sentirei

tu
parleresti
crederesti
sentiresti

lui/lei/Lei
parlerebbe
crederebbe
sentirebbe

noi
parleremmo
crederemmo
sentiremmo

voi
parlereste
credereste
sentireste

loro/Loro
parlerebbero
crederebbero
sentirebbero

Reflexive verbs follow the same scheme, with the addition of the reflexive pronouns mi, ti, si, ci, vi, or si when conjugating them: mi laverei, ti laveresti, si laverebbe, ci laveremmo, vi lavereste, si laverebbero. Here are some examples of conditional-tense sentences:

Vorrei un caffè. (I would like a coffee.)

Scriverei a mia madre, ma non ho tempo. (I would write to my mother, but I don't have time.)

Mi daresti il biglietto per la partita? (Would you give me a ticket for the game?)