Impara le forme irregolari del condizionale.
(Learn the irregular forms of the present conditional.)
- The endings do not change; what changes is the verb stem.
| Cambio della base (Stem change) | Esempio (Example) |
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| Essere → sar- | Lei sarebbe un'ottima scrittrice. (She would be an excellent writer.) |
| Avere → avr- | Io avrei bisogno di un dizionario. (I would need a dictionary.) |
| Potere → potr- | Potresti consigliarmi un libro? (Could you recommend a book to me?) |
| Sapere → sapr- | Mi sapresti dire dov'è la libreria? (Could you tell me where the bookstore is?) |
| Venire → ver- | Tu verresti con noi in biblioteca? (Would you come with us to the library?) |
| Volere → vor- | Io vorrei andare oggi in libreria. (I would like to go to the bookstore today.) |
| Dovere → dovr- | Io dovrei cercare un libro. (I should look for a book.) |
Exercise 1: Multiple choice
Instruction: Choose the correct answer
1. Per registrarti come nuovo socio, ______ compilare questo modulo.
To register as a new member, ______ fill out this form.2. ______ prendere in prestito un romanzo classico, ma non so quale scegliere.
______ like to borrow a classic novel, but I don’t know which one to choose.3. ______ consigliarmi una biografia breve e facile da leggere?
______ recommend a short biography that’s easy to read?4. Mi ______ dire dove sono le riviste di letteratura?
Could you ______ tell me where the literary magazines are?Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct sentence in the present conditional (irregular verbs).
Exercise 3: Rewrite the phrases
Instruction: Rewrite the sentences using the present conditional of the irregular verbs indicated (to be, to have, to be able to/can, to know, to come, to want, to have to/ought to).
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⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleMi sapresti dire l’orario della biblioteca?(Could you tell me the library’s opening hours?)
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⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleVerresti con me in libreria oggi pomeriggio?(Would you come with me to the bookstore this afternoon?)
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⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExampleAvresti un dizionario da prestarmi per un’ora?(Would you happen to have a dictionary you could lend me for an hour?)
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⇒ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ExamplePotresti consigliarmi un libro facile in italiano?(Could you recommend an easy book in Italian?)
Exercise 4: Grammar in action
Instruction: In pairs, recommend books to each other and arrange the loan using the conditional.
- Che libro prenderesti per il corso serale e perché? (Which book would you take for the evening course and why?)
- Potresti consigliarmi un autore o un titolo specifico? Per quale motivo? (Could you recommend an author or a specific title? For what reason?)
- Vorrei prendere un romanzo classico o una biografia. (I would like to borrow a classic novel or a biography.)
- Potresti prestarmi quel libro? (Could you lend me that book?)
- Dovrei restituire il libro tra due settimane. (I should return the book in two weeks.)
- vorrei (I would like)
- potresti (could you)
- dovrei (I should)