Conjugating regular Italian verbs in the present conditional tense
The present conditional (condizionale presente) is conjugated much like the future tense using a different set of endings. Like the future tense it is actually relatively easy to learn as in essence all three conjugations have the same endings. The only difference again like the future tense is for IRE and ERE verbs you just drop the final E and add the endings but for the ARE verbs you drop the ARE then ad ER and the endings. (for irregular verbs you use the future stem) This is illustrated below.To illustrate how to conjugate these verbs, I like to use math equations as an example but first here are the conjugated endings for all regular verbs;
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Subject Pronoun Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Ending ei esti ebbe emmo este ebbero |
To conjugate the regular ARE verbs in the present conditional tense = infinitive verb – infinitive ending = verb stem + "er" + conjugated ending = conjugated verb. Example;
Parlare (To Speak) - are = Parl + er = Parler + emmo (ending for we) = Parleremmo (We would speak)
Parlare conjugated in the present conditional tense
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Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Parlerei Parleresti Parlerebbe Parleremmo Parlereste Parlerebbero |
I would speak You would speak He/She/It would speak We would speak Y'all would speak They would speak |
To conjugate the regular ERE verbs in the present conditional tense = infinitive verb – the final "e" + conjugated ending = conjugated verb. Example;
leggere (To Read) - e = legger + emmo (ending for we) = Leggeremmo (We would read)
Leggere conjugated in the present conditional tense
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Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Leggerei Leggeresti Leggerebbe Leggeremmo Leggereste Leggerebbero |
I would read You would read He/She/It would read We would read Y'all would read They would read |
To conjugate the regular IRE verbs in the present conditional = infinitive verb – the final "e" + conjugated ending = conjugated verb. Example;
vestire (To dress) - e = vestir + emmo (ending for we) = Vestiremmo (We would dress)
Vestire conjugated in the present conditional tense
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Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Vestirei Vestiresti Vestirebbe Vestiremmo Vestireste Vestirebbero |
I would dress You would dress He/She/It would dress We would dress Y'all would dress They would dress |
In order to conjugate irregular verbs in the present conditional, simply add the conditional endings to the irregular stem (the same irregular stem used in the future tense. As an example;
Andare
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Io Tu Lui/Lei Noi Voi Loro |
Andrei Andresti Andrebbe Andremmo Andreste Andrebbero |
I would go You would go He/She/It would go We would go Y'all would go They would go |
