first conditional

 

In that sentence — "Se domani c’è il sole, ______ (venire) in barca con voi" — we’re dealing with a first conditional in Italian. The first part (Se domani c’è il sole) is in the present tense, so the second part should be in the future simple.

The verb venire in the future simple, first person singular, is:

verrò → "Se domani c’è il sole, verrò in barca con voi." (If tomorrow is sunny, I will come on the boat with you.)

💡 Grammar tip:

• venire is irregular in the future tense — the stem changes to verr-.

• First conditional in Italian often uses present tense in the "if" clause and future tense in the main clause.

Here we’re in the realm of the second conditional in Italian — a hypothetical situation in the present or future. The structure is:

• Se + imperfetto congiuntivo (imperfect subjunctive) in the “if” clause

• condizionale presente (present conditional) in the main clause

The verb vincere in the imperfect subjunctive, second person singular, is:

vincessi → "Se tu vincessi un milione di euro, che cosa faresti?" (If you won a million euros, what would you do?)

💡 Why “vincessi”?

• vincere is irregular in the subjunctive: the stem changes to vincess-.

• This tense signals that the condition is imagined, not certain.