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Il condizionale
The conditional mood

“… il numero dovrebbe crescere”
(… the number is expected to grow)

In this sentence, the conditional mood is used to express a possibility or uncertainty. Here, the verb “dovrebbe” is the condizionale form of dovere, which means “should”, “could”.
In Italian the Conditional mood is used to describe what would / could / should happen in a given situation (“under certain conditions”), as well as for polite requests and offers.

1. to express a DESIRE:
– MI PIACEREBBE tanto visitare Parigi! (I WOULD really LIKE to visit Paris)

2. to express POLITENESS:
– VORREI un cappuccino, per favore (I WOULD LIKE a cappuccino, please)

3. to give ADVICE:
– Secondo me, DOVRESTI studiare di più (I think you SHOULD STUDY harder)

4. to express HYPOTHESIS:
– Domani POTREBBE piovere (Tomorrow it COULD rain)

To form the conditional of regular -ARE and -ERE verbs, take the stem and add the following endings:
-erei, -eresti, -erebbe, -eremmo, -ereste, -erebbero

To make the conditional of regular -IRE verbs, take the stem and add the following endings:
-irei, -iresti, -irebbe, -iremmo, -ireste, -irebbero

parlare > PARLEREI, PARLERESTI…
credere > CREDEREI, CREDERESTI…
finire > FINIREI, FINIRESTI…