Condizionale Presente: Irregular Verbs

Just as the futuro semplice has irregular stems, the condizionale presente uses the exact same irregular stems. If you learned the irregular future stems, you already know the conditional stems. Simply swap the future endings for the conditional endings (-ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero).

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The Key Principle

Future and conditional share the same stem — always.

Verb	Irregular Stem	Future (io)	Conditional (io)
essere	sar-	sarò	sarei
avere	avr-	avrò	avrei
andare	andr-	andrò	andrei
fare	far-	farò	farei
potere	potr-	potrò	potrei
dovere	dovr-	dovrò	dovrei
sapere	sapr-	saprò	saprei
vedere	vedr-	vedrò	vedrei
vivere	vivr-	vivrò	vivrei
volere	vorr-	vorrò	vorrei
venire	verr-	verrò	verrei
tenere	terr-	terrò	terrei
rimanere	rimarr-	rimarrò	rimarrei
bere	berr-	berrò	berrei
dare	dar-	darò	darei
stare	star-	starò	starei

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Full Conjugation: Essere (To Be)

Subject	Conjugation	English
io	sarei	I would be
tu	saresti	you would be
lui/lei/Lei	sarebbe	he/she would be
noi	saremmo	we would be
voi	sareste	you all would be
loro	sarebbero	they would be

Examples

• Sarei felice di aiutarti. — I would be happy to help you.
• Sarebbe meglio partire presto. — It would be better to leave early.
• Sarebbero contenti di vederti. — They would be happy to see you.

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Full Conjugation: Avere (To Have)

Subject	Conjugation	English
io	avrei	I would have
tu	avresti	you would have
lui/lei/Lei	avrebbe	he/she would have
noi	avremmo	we would have
voi	avreste	you all would have
loro	avrebbero	they would have

Examples

• Avrei bisogno di più tempo. — I would need more time.
• Avresti voglia di un gelato? — Would you fancy an ice cream?
• Non avremmo problemi con questa soluzione. — We would not have problems with this solution.

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Full Conjugation: Volere (To Want)

Subject	Conjugation	English
io	vorrei	I would like
tu	vorresti	you would like
lui/lei/Lei	vorrebbe	he/she would like
noi	vorremmo	we would like
voi	vorreste	you all would like
loro	vorrebbero	they would like

Cultural note: Vorrei is one of the most important words in Italian. It is how you politely order in restaurants, shops, and any service situation.

Examples

• Vorrei un caffè, per favore. — I would like a coffee, please.
• Vorresti venire con noi? — Would you like to come with us?
• Vorremmo prenotare un tavolo per due. — We would like to book a table for two.

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Full Conjugation: Potere (To Be Able To)

Subject	Conjugation	English
io	potrei	I could / I would be able to
tu	potresti	you could
lui/lei/Lei	potrebbe	he/she could
noi	potremmo	we could
voi	potreste	you all could
loro	potrebbero	they could

Examples