13 Conditional simple e continuous Conditional simple and continuous be contratto due forma base opinione passata svolgimento soggetto suggerimento FORMA Il conditional simple si forma: + soggetto + would + ....................................... (contratta: d) you would/ d rent soggetto + would + not + forma base (contratta: wouldn t) you would not/wouldn t rent ? would + ....................................... + forma base would you rent? ll conditional continuous si forma: + soggetto + would + ....................................... + -ing form (contratta: d) you would/ d be flying soggetto + would + not + be + -ing form (contratta: wouldn t) you would not/wouldn t be flying ? would + soggetto + be + -ing form would you be flying? Le risposte brevi per entrambi i tempi richiedono gli ausiliari: + would (non contratto) wouldn t (.......................................) Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they would. No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they wouldn t. USO Si usa il conditional simple per esprimere: un parere o un ....................................... I would call and tell him what I think. la conseguenza nei periodi ipotetici di tipo ....................................... o di tipo misto They would remain here longer if they could. un abitudine ......................................., cambiata o rimasta tale nel presente (non con verbi di ......................................., percezione o sentimento) We would spend hours on the beach when we spent our summers in Penzance. Si usa il conditional continuous per azioni riferite al presente che sarebbero in ....................................... (talvolta in alternativa al conditional simple) I would be driving to my granny s if I hadn t bought a train ticket in advance. Conditional simple e continuous 49