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, 0drop 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 |