Condizionale Presente

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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, drop 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't have time.)
    Mi daresti il biglietto per la partita? (Would you give me a ticket for the game?)