Past conditional (condizionale passato) in Italian
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The conditional past tense or conditional perfect tense in Italian is called condizionale passato. It is the past tense of the conditional mood.
The condizionale passato is used to:
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Suggestions and advice |
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Doubts |
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Condizionale ottativo |
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Condizionale di dissociazione |
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Periodo ipotetico dell'irrealtà |
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The condizionale passato can be used both in main clauses and in subordinate clauses.
E.g. Lorenzo avrebbe voluto un bicchiere d'acqua (Lorenzo would have liked a glass of water)
Penso che avresti dovuto salutarla (I think you should have said hello to her)
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The condizionale passato if formed by:
Condizionale presente of the auxiliary verb + past participle (participio passato) of the main verb
Here you can find out how regular verbs form the condizionale passato.
These verbs form the condizionale passato as follows:
Example amare (to love)
Condizionale presente auxiliary verb | Participio passato main verb | Example | Translation | |
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Io | avrei | amato | Io avrei amato questo film | I would have loved this film |
Tu | avresti | amato | Tu avresti amato questo film | You would have loved this film |
Egli/Ella | avrebbe | amato | Egli avrebbe amato questo film | He would have loved this film |
Noi | avremmo | amato | Noi avremmo amato questo film | We would have loved this film |
Voi | avreste | amato | Voi avreste amato questo film | You would have loved this film |
Essi/Esse | avrebbero | amato | Essi avrebbero amato questo film | They would have loved this film |
Such verbs form the condizionale passato as follows:
Example temere (to fear)
Condizionale presente auxiliary verb | Participio passato main verb | Example | Translation | |
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Io | avrei | temuto | Io avrei temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | I would have feared to enter the haunted house |
Tu | avresti | temuto | Tu avresti temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | You would have feared to enter the haunted house |
Egli/Ella | avrebbe | temuto | Egli avrebbe temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | He would have feared to enter the haunted house |
Noi | avremmo | temuto | Noi avremmo temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | We would have feared to enter the haunted house |
Voi | avreste | temuto | Voi avreste temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | You would have feared to enter the haunted house |
Essi/Esse | avrebbero | temuto | Essi avrebbero temuto di entrare nella casa stregata | They would have feared to enter the haunted house |
These verbs form the condiizonale passato as follows:
Example dormire (to sleep)
Condizionale presente auxiliary verb | Participio passato main verb | Example | Translation | |
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Io | avrei | dormito | Io avrei dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | I would have slept until lunchtime |
Tu | avresti | dormito | Tu avresti dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | You would have slept until lunchtime |
Egli/Ella | avrebbe | dormito | Egli avrebbe dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | He would have slept until lunchtime |
Noi | avremmo | dormito | Noi avremmo dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | We would have slept until lunchtime |
Voi | avreste | dormito | Voi avreste dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | You would have slept until lunchtime |
Essi/Esse | avrebbero | dormito | Essi avrebbero dormito fino all'ora di pranzo | They would have slept until lunchtime |
Here you can find a list of the main irregular verbs in the condizionale passato.
Leggere (to read) | Scrivere (to write) | Scegliere (to choose) | Dire (to say) | Fare (to do/make) | Decidere (to decide) | |
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Io | avrei letto | avrei scritto | avrei scelto | avrei detto | avrei fatto | avrei deciso |
Tu | avresti letto | avresti scritto | avresti scelto | avresti detto | avresti fatto | avresti deciso |
Egli/Ella | avrebbe letto | avrebbe scritto | avrebbe scelto | avrebbe detto | avrebbe fatto | avrebbe deciso |
Noi | avremmo letto | avremmo scritto | avremmo scelto | avremmo detto | avremmo fatto | avremmo deciso |
Voi | avreste letto | avreste scritto | avreste scelto | avreste detto | avreste fatto | avreste deciso |
Essi/Esse | avrebbero letto | avrebbero scritto | avrebbero scelto | avrebbero detto | avrebbero fatto | avrebbero deciso |
Here is the conjugation for the auxiliary verbs essere and avere.
Essere (to be) | Avere (to have) | |
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Io | sarei stato/a* | avrei avuto |
Tu | saresti stato/a* | avresti avuto |
Egli/Ella | sarebbe stato/a* | avrebbe avuto |
Noi | saremmo stati/e* | avremmo avuto |
Voi | sareste stati/e* | avreste avuto |
Essi/Esse | sarebbero stati/e* | avrebbero avuto |
*Remember that when you use the auxiliary verb essere, the past participle must agree with the subject in genser and number!
Examples:
Now it's time you test what you've learned on the condizionale passato with our exercises!
Conjugate the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the condizionale passato
Example: Mara sarebbe andata (andare) a casa presto - Mara would have gone home early
1. Se non avesse piovuto tutto il giorno, noi (andare) al parco - If it hadn't rained all day long, we would have gone to the park.
2. Laura ha detto che (partire) per il Portogallo - Laura said she would have left to go to Portugal.
3. Gianmarco (studiare) di più, se avesse avuto più tempo - Gianmarco would have studied more, if he had had more time.
4. Dopo l'incidente l'attrice (essere) ricoverata a causa delle gravi ferite - After the accident the actress has been hospitalised due to some bad injuries.
5. Il cane (mangiare) tutto il cibo che c'era sul tavolo, se non l'avessimo fermato - The dog would have eaten all the food that was on table, if we hadn't stopped him.
6. Io (volere) andare al concerto di Jarabe de Palo - I would have liked to go to Jarabe de Palo's concert.
7. Tu (leggere) quel libro altre cento volte - You would have read that book a hundred times more.
8. Voi cosa (fare) al mio posto? - What would you have done in my place?
9. Penso che Luca e Mara (scrivere) una lettera alla nonna se avessero avuto voglia - I think Luca and Mara would have written a letter to their grandmother, if they had felt like doing it.
10. A quanto pare i due cantanti argentini (decidere) di sposarsi in Spagna - Apparently the two Argentinian singers have decided to get married in Spain.
Click on the verbs in the condizionale passato
Ieri Mara andò a scuola presto perchè voleva prendere un croissant al bar prima di entrare in classe. La sua amica Ludovica le disse che avrebbe aspettato il suo arrivo vicino alla panchina davanti a scuola. Quando Mara arrivò, la sua amica propose di saltare la scuola e di andare alla fiera. Mara accettò e una volta arrivate a destinazione le due iniziarono a guardarsi intorno. Le due amiche avrebbero voluto provare tutte le giostre e a loro sarebbe piaciuto assaggiare tutti i tipi di cibi che c'erano. Sfortunatamente, Mara ricevette una telefonata da sua madre, la quale le disse che sarebbe dovuta rientrare subito a casa perchè i suoi genitori avevano scoperto cosa aveva fatto. Sulla strada verso casa Mara pensò a cosa avrebbe potuto dire per scusarsi, ma già sapeva che i suoi genitori non avrebbero perdonato così facilmente questo suo gesto. I suoi genitori erano sempre stati molto severi e Mara sapeva che sarebbe stato difficile e che ci sarebbe voluto del tempo affinchè le cose tornassero come prima. Una volta a casa, i genitori di Mara la sgridarono e la misero in punizione. Quella sera Mara telefonò alla sua amica dicendole che il giorno seguente sarebbe venuta a scuola accompagnata da suo padre. Le due amiche mai avrebbero pensato che sarebbero state scoperte.
Vocabulary
Saltare la scuola - to skive off school, to skip school
Panchina - bench
Fiera - fair
Giostre - carousels
Perdonare - forgive
Severi - strict, severe
Conjugate the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the condizionale passato
Example: Mara sarebbe andata (andare) a casa presto - Mara would have gone home early
1. Se non avesse piovuto tutto il giorno, noi (andare) al parco - If it hadn't rained all day long, we would have gone to the park.
2. Laura ha detto che (partire) per il Portogallo - Laura said she would have left to go to Portugal.
3. Gianmarco (studiare) di più, se avesse avuto più tempo - Gianmarco would have studied more, if he had had more time.
4. Dopo l'incidente l'attrice (essere) ricoverata a causa delle gravi ferite - After the accident the actress has been hospitalised due to some bad injuries.
5. Il cane (mangiare) tutto il cibo che c'era sul tavolo, se non l'avessimo fermato - The dog would have eaten all the food that was on table, if we hadn't stopped him.
6. Io (volere) andare al concerto di Jarabe de Palo - I would have liked to go to Jarabe de Palo's concert.
7. Tu (leggere) quel libro altre cento volte - You would have read that book a hundred times more.
8. Voi cosa (fare) al mio posto? - What would you have done in my place?
9. Penso che Luca e Mara (scrivere) una lettera alla nonna se avessero avuto voglia - I think Luca and Mara would have written a letter to their grandmother, if they had felt like doing it.
10. A quanto pare i due cantanti argentini (decidere) di sposarsi in Spagna - Apparently the two Argentinian singers have decided to get married in Spain.
Click on the verbs in the condizionale passato
Ieri Mara andò a scuola presto perchè voleva prendere un croissant al bar prima di entrare in classe. La sua amica Ludovica le disse che avrebbe aspettato il suo arrivo vicino alla panchina davanti a scuola. Quando Mara arrivò, la sua amica propose di saltare la scuola e di andare alla fiera. Mara accettò e una volta arrivate a destinazione le due iniziarono a guardarsi intorno. Le due amiche avrebbero voluto provare tutte le giostre e a loro sarebbe piaciuto assaggiare tutti i tipi di cibi che c'erano. Sfortunatamente, Mara ricevette una telefonata da sua madre, la quale le disse che sarebbe dovuta rientrare subito a casa perchè i suoi genitori avevano scoperto cosa aveva fatto. Sulla strada verso casa Mara pensò a cosa avrebbe potuto dire per scusarsi, ma già sapeva che i suoi genitori non avrebbero perdonato così facilmente questo suo gesto. I suoi genitori erano sempre stati molto severi e Mara sapeva che sarebbe stato difficile e che ci sarebbe voluto del tempo affinchè le cose tornassero come prima. Una volta a casa, i genitori di Mara la sgridarono e la misero in punizione. Quella sera Mara telefonò alla sua amica dicendole che il giorno seguente sarebbe venuta a scuola accompagnata da suo padre. Le due amiche mai avrebbero pensato che sarebbero state scoperte.
Vocabulary
Saltare la scuola - to skive off school, to skip school
Panchina - bench
Fiera - fair
Giostre - carousels
Perdonare - forgive
Severi - strict, severe
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Hi everyone!
My name is Daniela, I am Italian and I come from a small town in Sicily, Southern Italy. I am a qualified Italian language teacher and a CELI examiner! I work in two language schools teaching Italian and I also teach English at school.
I love foreign languages, translating, reading and listening to music. Are you ready to start your language learning path with me? We are going to learn many things and to talk a lot, if you allow me to! Don’t worry if you’ve never studied the language before: everyone can attend my classes – from beginner to advanced students. You just need passion for what you're going to do and... a good Internet connection. Materials are provided by me!
See you online!
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Highly recommend Daniela She is professional, knowledgeable of on line teaching methods and has a good understanding of your proficiency level to know where to start you.
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Hello Everybody
My name is Luisa and I teach Italian for foreign students, English, French and German for Italian students
Since 1994, I have dedicated myself to translating and teaching thanks to my travels, abroad studies, foreign reading and writing. I provide fun and customized lessons based on the student's goals. I also triy to minimize English speaking during the lessons. I give homework exercises, and my lessons are intermixed with grammar, conversation, customs and traditions. My goal is to make certain that each student finds learning Italian exciting.
I am available for any explanations also via e mail
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Luisa is such a great teacher; she’s energetic, patient, enthusiastic. I recommend her for anyone, child or adult.
Luisa A.
Thank you so much Nicole !!!! much appreciated !!
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I am a qualified teacher with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and a TESOL certificate. I will make you fall in love with English or Afrikaans. My goal is to make learning as fun and exiting as possible by using these methods in class: singing, dancing, games, role play and using fun colorful resources. I can help you with anything from pronunciation, grammer, reading and writing, phonics and building your vocabulary.
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Magda has a lot of experience and is well-structured. She offers a lot of materials. I would totally recommend her.
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Hi there, I’m Letizia!
I've always had a great passion for languages and have made it my life's work.
I have been teaching English, Spanish and Italian as second languages (L2) to international students for 7 years now. I mainly work with teenagers and adults, but I also have experience with school-age children.
I am specialised in Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics for teaching: specifically, I work on the processes of L2 language acquisition (SLA), language development and processing.
Course features:
- Exams and certifications
- Academic and colloquial language
- Vocabulary and oral skills
- Course build on your needs and goals
- Interactive activities
- Authentic and personalised study materials.
Cancellation policy: to cancel or reschedule a lesson, please give at least a 6 hours notice.
Delays are accepted for up to 15 minutes, after which the lesson will be considered not cancelled and, thus, charged.
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Very professional. Well thought out and planned lessons. Materials to prep for lesson sent out well in advance.
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I am from Calabria, but over the years I have felt at home in various places. In each one I have searched for my way and in the end in each one I have found little clues that have allowed me to understand that I want to teach my language to those who do not yet know it.
I have always loved the word, its power and the infinite possibilities it offers; at first I only thought of writing it down but there was still something missing. What use is the word if it is not shared, if it does not become an opportunity for exchange between cultures, or better, between individuals?
So, between one suitcase and another, I graduated in Italian literature and specialised in journalism, then I obtained the Ditals II from the University for Foreigners of Siena and the two-year specialisation school as a teacher of Italian to foreigners at the same university.
I have been teaching Italian for more than ten years: in Italy in state schools, in schools for adult migrants (Cpia in Modena and Rome) and in public schools; abroad at the Dante Alighieri in Valletta and at the University of Cork.
I have a passion for music, cinema, documentaries and photography, different mo(n)es which allow me to learn and tell stories.
Step by step I have become more and more aware of how much I love this job which has given me the opportunity to meet wonderfully unique people, now very often friends.
I look forward to sharing more details of my experience and motivations with you. Thank you for your time consideration.
Sincerely,
Federica Lento
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Just great experience! Thank you. To be continued. What a nice and easy platform. Good and interesting teacher.. Congradulations. Nina
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