Verbs: Conditional · 41f7620ae299b4a986224bcb787cefcb

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I Would

In English, when we're talking about possibilities, we might say I would think or you would put. But in Italian, you'll need to use some special verb endings. Let's have a look at them!

‑are and ‑ere verbs	‑ire verbs
trovare to find	offrire to offer
troverei (I) would find	offrirei (I) would offer
troveresti (you) would find	offriresti (you) would offer
troverebbe (he / she) would find	offrirebbe (he / she) would offer
troveremmo (we) would find	offriremmo (we) would offer
trovereste (you all) would find	offrireste (you all) would offer
troverebbero (they) would find	offrirebbero (they) would offer

Penserei le stesse cose.
I would think the same things.

I cittadini capirebbero.
The citizens would understand.

Protip: ‑are and ‑ere verbs use the same endings for the conditional, while ‑ire verbs are a bit different.

Sarei and Avrei

As usual, essere and avere have special forms.

essere to be	avere to have
sarei (I) would be	avrei (I) would have
saresti (you) would be	avresti (you) would have
sarebbe (he / she) would be	avrebbe (he / she) would have
saremmo (we) would be	avremmo (we) would have
sareste (you all) would be	avreste (you all) would have
sarebbero (they) would be	avrebbero (they) would have

Vorrei un caffè, per favore

Some other verbs also have special forms when talking about possibilities. These are the most common ones in their io form.

Verb	Conditional
venire	verrei
volere	vorrei
rimanere	rimarrei
tenere	terrei
potere	potrei
sapere	saprei
andare	andrei
vivere	vivrei

Protip: these verbs are the same ones that have special forms for the future!

Vorrei is a common way to say I would like when you are ordering something.