The Present Conditional
To talk about what you "would" do—like how you would live if you suddenly became a billionaire—use the present conditional.
To form the conditional, drop the final -e of the infinitive and add the conditional endings. For -are verbs, the characteristic a changes to e (comprare uses the stem comprer-):
| Pronoun | Verb | Ending |
|---|---|---|
| io | comprerei | -ei |
| tu | compreresti | -esti |
| lui/lei | comprerebbe | -ebbe |
| noi | compreremmo | -emmo |
| voi | comprereste | -este |
| loro | comprerebbero | -ebbero |
| I would buy a private helicopter. | Io comprerei un elicottero privato. |
| Would you buy a very big boat? | Compreresti una barca molto grande? |
| A billionaire would not work every day. | Un miliardario non lavorerebbe ogni giorno. |
Regular -ere verbs take the same endings:
| Would you take the helicopter every morning? | Prenderesti l'elicottero ogni mattina? |
| We would absolutely accept this option. | Accetteremmo assolutamente questa opzione. |
Conjugating -ire Verbs
Verbs ending in -ire (like dormire) take the exact same endings, but their stem keeps the i.
| We would not sleep in the boat in winter. | Non dormiremmo nella barca in inverno. |
Living in Luxury
Use the conditional to imagine a life of wealth. You might fly an elicottero (helicopter), hire an autista (driver), or simply live in a villa.
| I would live in the villa with the whole family. | Abiterei nella villa con tutta la famiglia. |
| The billionaire would use his helicopter. | Il miliardario userebbe il suo elicottero. |
| The private driver would wait in front of the door. | L'autista privato aspetterebbe davanti alla porta. |
| They would love to live in luxury. | Amerebbero abitare nel lusso. |
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