{"id":60865,"date":"2026-05-28T07:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60865"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:53:52","slug":"italian-preferirei-id-rather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-preferirei-id-rather\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Preferirei: How to Say &#8216;I&#8217;d Rather&#8217; (B1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian <em>preferirei<\/em> is the polite, low-pressure way to say &#8220;I&#8217;d rather.&#8221; It&#8217;s the present conditional of <em>preferire<\/em>, and it softens a preference so it sounds like a suggestion, not a demand. You&#8217;ll meet it at the counter of a pasticceria, on the phone with a friend, at the box office of an opera house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This B1 guide walks you through every shape Italian preferirei can take: with a plain infinitive, with <em>che<\/em> + subjunctive when the subject changes, with <em>piuttosto che<\/em> for &#8220;rather than,&#8221; and with the past form <em>avrei preferito<\/em> for the regret-tinged &#8220;I would rather have.&#8221; We&#8217;ll borrow a small story from Pesaro, two friends arguing over cake and opera tickets at the Rossini Opera Festival, to keep things concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end you&#8217;ll be able to turn a blunt &#8220;voglio&#8221; into a soft <em>preferirei<\/em>, swap &#8220;or&#8221; for &#8220;rather than&#8221; the Italian way, and avoid the two traps that catch most learners: the missing <em>di<\/em> myth and the disjunctive <em>piuttosto che<\/em> error that even Italian newspapers get wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-preferirei\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-head-preferirei\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to sections<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-is\">What Italian preferirei actually is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conjugation\">Full conjugation of preferire in the conditional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#infinitive\">Italian preferirei + infinitive: &#8220;I&#8217;d rather do&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#che-subjunctive\">Preferirei che + subjunctive: when the person changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#past\">Avrei preferito: &#8220;I would rather have&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#piuttosto\">Piuttosto che: &#8220;rather than&#8221; with two options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meglio\">Meglio + infinitive: the lighter alternative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#preferisco-vs\">Preferisco vs preferirei: tone and certainty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#traps\">Two traps to avoid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue: Costanza and Gualtiero at the pasticceria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is\">What Italian preferirei actually is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture a small pasticceria a few steps from the seafront in Pesaro, the morning before the Rossini Opera Festival opens. The waiter is patient, the tourists are slow, and every order opens with the same Italian preferirei pattern. &#8220;Preferirei un cornetto alla crema.&#8221; &#8220;Preferirei sedermi fuori.&#8221; The polite Italian preferirei does the same job English does with &#8220;I&#8217;d rather&#8221;: it lowers the volume of a preference so it lands as a quiet wish, not a command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technically, Italian preferirei is the first-person singular of <em>preferire<\/em> in the present conditional. You can think of it as &#8220;I would prefer,&#8221; but its everyday job is exactly the English &#8220;I&#8217;d rather&#8221;: softer, more polite, less direct than the plain present tense. The same logic works for every person of the verb, from <em>preferiresti<\/em> (&#8220;you&#8217;d rather&#8221;) to <em>preferirebbero<\/em> (&#8220;they&#8217;d rather&#8221;). When the action stays in your own hands, it takes an infinitive; when somebody else has to do something, it takes <em>che<\/em> + the imperfect subjunctive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide focuses on the way Italian preferirei actually shows up in real life: ordering food, asking favours, suggesting plans, expressing mild regret. The grammar behind it is the polite use of the conditional, the same family as <em>vorrei<\/em>, <em>potrei<\/em>, <em>mi piacerebbe<\/em>. Once Italian preferirei clicks, that whole register clicks with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conjugation\">Full conjugation of preferire in the conditional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before we use Italian preferirei in sentences, here&#8217;s the full present conditional of <em>preferire<\/em>. The endings are the standard <em>-erei, -eresti, -erebbe, -eremmo, -ereste, -erebbero<\/em> tacked onto the stem <em>prefer-<\/em>. Notice that the present tense forms (<em>preferisco<\/em>, <em>preferisci<\/em>\u2026) use the <em>-isc-<\/em> insertion typical of many third-conjugation verbs, but the conditional drops it: it&#8217;s <em>preferirei<\/em>, not &#8220;preferiscerei.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Person<\/th><th>Present conditional<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>io<\/td><td>preferirei<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather \/ I&#8217;d prefer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tu<\/td><td>preferiresti<\/td><td>you&#8217;d rather<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lui \/ lei \/ Lei<\/td><td>preferirebbe<\/td><td>he\/she\/you (formal) would rather<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>noi<\/td><td>preferiremmo<\/td><td>we&#8217;d rather<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>voi<\/td><td>preferireste<\/td><td>you (plural) would rather<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>loro<\/td><td>preferirebbero<\/td><td>they&#8217;d rather<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The past form pairs the present conditional of <em>avere<\/em> with the past participle <em>preferito<\/em>: <em>avrei preferito<\/em>, <em>avresti preferito<\/em>, <em>avrebbe preferito<\/em>, <em>avremmo preferito<\/em>, <em>avreste preferito<\/em>, <em>avrebbero preferito<\/em>. We&#8217;ll see that past form of Italian preferirei in action when we talk about regrets a little further down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"infinitive\">Italian preferirei + infinitive: &#8220;I&#8217;d rather do&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The simplest pattern is also the most common. When you and the doer are the same person, Italian preferirei takes a plain infinitive, with no <em>di<\/em>, no <em>a<\/em>, nothing in between. The structure mirrors English &#8220;I&#8217;d rather + base verb.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preferirei tornare a casa presto.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather go home early.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferirei un cornetto alla crema, se non \u00e8 troppo dolce.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather have a custard cornetto, if it&#8217;s not too sweet.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferireste sedervi dentro o al tavolino sul lungomare?<br><em>Would you rather sit inside or at the table on the seafront?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Costanza preferirebbe restare a sentire le prove del tenore.<br><em>Costanza would rather stay and listen to the tenor&#8217;s rehearsals.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferiremmo prenotare per le sette, se \u00e8 ancora libero un tavolo.<br><em>We&#8217;d rather book for seven, if a table is still free.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clean negative is even easier: just put <em>non<\/em> in front. <em>Preferirei non parlare di lavoro al Festival<\/em> (&#8220;I&#8217;d rather not talk about work at the Festival&#8221;) is the line you hear at half the dinner tables in town during opera week. When somebody offers something you don&#8217;t want, <em>preferirei di no<\/em> is the polite shortcut, the Italian equivalent of &#8220;I&#8217;d rather not.&#8221; That <em>di no<\/em> form is fixed; outside of that idiom, never put <em>di<\/em> between Italian preferirei and the infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-infinitive\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Mini-task.<\/strong> Soften each sentence using Italian preferirei and the right person.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voglio un caff\u00e8 macchiato.<\/li>\n<li>Vogliamo andare a piedi.<\/li>\n<li>Vuoi stare in giardino?<\/li>\n<li>Lei vuole pagare con la carta.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>1. Preferirei un caff\u00e8 macchiato. 2. Preferiremmo andare a piedi. 3. Preferiresti stare in giardino? 4. Lei preferirebbe pagare con la carta.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"che-subjunctive\">Preferirei che + subjunctive: when the person changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment the doer changes, the infinitive can&#8217;t carry the meaning anymore. If <em>I<\/em> would prefer that <em>you<\/em> do something, Italian switches to <em>preferirei che<\/em> + the imperfect subjunctive. The conditional in the main clause pulls the subjunctive into its past form, even when the action is in the present or near future. This is the same machinery you find with <em>vorrei che<\/em>, <em>mi piacerebbe che<\/em>, <em>sarebbe meglio che<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preferirei che tu venissi con noi al Teatro Rossini stasera.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather you came with us to the Teatro Rossini tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferiremmo che Costanza prenotasse il tavolo lei stessa.<br><em>We&#8217;d rather Costanza booked the table herself.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gualtiero preferirebbe che non parlassimo del prezzo davanti agli altri.<br><em>Gualtiero would rather we didn&#8217;t talk about the price in front of the others.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferirei che mi dicessi la verit\u00e0 adesso.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather you told me the truth now.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common mistake at B1 with Italian preferirei is to use the indicative after <em>che<\/em>: <em>preferirei che tu vieni<\/em> sounds wrong to a native ear. Pair the conditional preferirei with the imperfect subjunctive (<em>venissi<\/em>, <em>prenotasse<\/em>, <em>dicessi<\/em>) and the sentence locks into place. If the action is clearly in the past, use the trapassato congiuntivo: <em>preferirei che tu fossi venuto<\/em> (&#8220;I&#8217;d rather you had come&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past\">Avrei preferito: &#8220;I would rather have&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back at something that didn&#8217;t go your way? Switch from Italian preferirei to <em>avrei preferito<\/em>, the past conditional of <em>preferire<\/em>. It&#8217;s the form for mild regret, lost opportunity, the polite Italian version of &#8220;I would rather have done X.&#8221; The structure is the present conditional of <em>avere<\/em> + the past participle <em>preferito<\/em>, optionally followed by an infinitive or a <em>che<\/em> + trapassato congiuntivo clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avrei preferito assaggiare la torta Rossini prima dello spettacolo.<br><em>I would rather have tried the Rossini cake before the show.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gualtiero avrebbe preferito un tavolo all&#8217;ombra, ma erano tutti occupati.<br><em>Gualtiero would have preferred a table in the shade, but they were all taken.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Avremmo preferito che ci avvertissi prima del cambio di programma.<br><em>We would rather you had warned us before the change of plan.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Avrebbero preferito vedere l&#8217;opera dal palco, non dalla galleria.<br><em>They would rather have watched the opera from the stalls, not from the gallery.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past-conditional Italian preferirei is also the soft way to deliver a complaint without sounding bitter. &#8220;Avrei preferito saperlo prima&#8221; lands much better than &#8220;Dovevi dirmelo prima.&#8221; The same machinery, the same etiquette, just back-dated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"piuttosto\">Piuttosto che: &#8220;rather than&#8221; with two options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the contrast is between two actions or two options, Italian pairs preferirei with <em>piuttosto che<\/em>, the standard &#8220;rather than.&#8221; With two infinitives, the structure is <em>preferirei X piuttosto che Y<\/em>. With two nouns, <em>piuttosto che<\/em> still works, though many speakers also use the simpler comparator <em>che<\/em> on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preferirei tornare a Pesaro in treno piuttosto che in macchina.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather go back to Pesaro by train than by car.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Preferiremmo cenare leggero piuttosto che mangiare due primi.<br><em>We&#8217;d rather have a light dinner than two main dishes.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Costanza preferirebbe pagare il biglietto intero piuttosto che fare la fila per il ridotto.<br><em>Costanza would rather pay full price than queue for the discount.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Farei qualunque cosa piuttosto che dir di no.<br><em>I&#8217;d do anything rather than say no.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch out for one trap that even Italian journalists fall into: <em>piuttosto che<\/em> is <strong>not<\/strong> a synonym for <em>o<\/em> (&#8220;or&#8221;). In recent years you&#8217;ll hear sentences like &#8220;abbiamo mele piuttosto che pere&#8221; meaning &#8220;we have apples or pears,&#8221; but that disjunctive use is widely considered an error and is flagged by every Italian language authority. Keep <em>piuttosto che<\/em> for genuine &#8220;rather than&#8221; contrasts, and use <em>o<\/em> \/ <em>oppure<\/em> when you mean &#8220;or.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meglio\">Meglio + infinitive: the lighter alternative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian preferirei has a shorter, even more conversational cousin: <em>meglio + infinitive<\/em>, often introduced by <em>sarebbe<\/em>. Where Italian preferirei foregrounds the speaker (&#8220;I&#8217;d rather&#8221;), <em>meglio<\/em> foregrounds the situation (&#8220;it&#8217;d be better to&#8221;). The two are not perfectly interchangeable, but in suggestions and gentle advice they overlap a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarebbe meglio prenotare i biglietti adesso: domani sar\u00e0 tutto esaurito.<br><em>It&#8217;d be better to book the tickets now: tomorrow everything will be sold out.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Meglio non parlare di politica durante la cena.<br><em>Better not talk about politics during dinner.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sarebbe meglio che Gualtiero arrivasse in anticipo, c&#8217;\u00e8 sempre coda.<br><em>It&#8217;d be better if Gualtiero arrived early, there&#8217;s always a queue.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the last example: with a different subject, <em>meglio<\/em> also pulls in <em>che<\/em> + the imperfect subjunctive, the same pattern as <em>preferirei che<\/em>. The conditional <em>sarebbe<\/em> is doing the polite work; the subjunctive completes the construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"preferisco-vs\">Preferisco vs preferirei: tone and certainty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the trickiest questions for English-speaking learners is when to use the present <em>preferisco<\/em> and when to soften it to Italian preferirei. The grammatical jump is tiny; the social difference is significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Preferisco il caff\u00e8 senza zucchero.<\/em>: a statement of fact. Permanent or near-permanent preference.<br><em>I prefer coffee without sugar.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Preferirei il caff\u00e8 senza zucchero.<\/em>: same fact, but framed as a polite request in the moment.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather have coffee without sugar.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Preferisco non venire stasera.<\/em>: firm, almost a refusal.<br><em>I prefer not to come tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Preferirei non venire stasera.<\/em>: soft, leaves room for negotiation.<br><em>I&#8217;d rather not come tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rule of thumb at B1: when you&#8217;re describing a habit, use <em>preferisco<\/em>; when you&#8217;re answering a question, making a request, or expressing a wish in the moment, reach for Italian preferirei. In a pasticceria or at a ticket office, preferirei is almost always the right choice, because anything else can sound abrupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"traps\">Two traps to avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two errors keep showing up in B1 essays and exams around Italian preferirei, and they&#8217;re worth flagging clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trap 1: adding &#8220;di&#8221; before the infinitive.<\/strong> English speakers are often tempted to say <em>preferirei di tornare a casa<\/em>. Wrong. Italian preferirei takes a bare infinitive: <em>preferirei tornare a casa<\/em>. The only fixed exception is the idiom <em>preferirei di no<\/em> \/ <em>preferirei di s\u00ec<\/em> (&#8220;I&#8217;d rather not \/ I&#8217;d rather yes&#8221;), where <em>di<\/em> is locked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trap 2: using &#8220;piuttosto che&#8221; to mean &#8220;or.&#8221;<\/strong> In casual TV speech you might hear &#8220;preferiamo l&#8217;opera piuttosto che il balletto&#8221; used to mean &#8220;we like opera or ballet&#8221;, as a list, not a contrast. That disjunctive use is considered an error. Keep <em>piuttosto che<\/em> for real &#8220;rather than&#8221; choices, and stick to <em>o<\/em> \/ <em>oppure<\/em> for genuine alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-traps\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Mini-task.<\/strong> Spot the mistake and rewrite each sentence the right way.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preferirei di andare al concerto sinfonico.<\/li>\n<li>Preferirei che tu vieni con me.<\/li>\n<li>Stasera mangiamo pesce piuttosto che carne (meaning: &#8220;fish or meat, doesn&#8217;t matter&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>Avrei preferito di restare a casa.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>1. Preferirei andare al concerto sinfonico (no &#8220;di&#8221;). 2. Preferirei che tu venissi con me (subjunctive). 3. Stasera mangiamo pesce o carne (use &#8220;o&#8221;, not &#8220;piuttosto che&#8221;). 4. Avrei preferito restare a casa (no &#8220;di&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is every Italian preferirei pattern from this guide in one table, with the closest English equivalent for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pattern<\/th><th>Italian<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Same subject + verb<\/td><td>Preferirei tornare a casa.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather go home.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Different subject<\/td><td>Preferirei che tu tornassi a casa.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather you went home.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Past regret<\/td><td>Avrei preferito tornare a casa.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather have gone home.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Past regret + other subject<\/td><td>Avrei preferito che tu fossi tornato a casa.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather you had gone home.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Choice between two actions<\/td><td>Preferirei camminare piuttosto che guidare.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather walk than drive.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Polite &#8220;no&#8221;<\/td><td>Preferirei di no.<\/td><td>I&#8217;d rather not.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lighter alternative<\/td><td>Sarebbe meglio prenotare adesso.<\/td><td>It&#8217;d be better to book now.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue: Costanza and Gualtiero at the pasticceria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a Friday morning in Pesaro. Costanza and Gualtiero are arguing politely, in true Italian preferirei style, about cake, coffee and tonight&#8217;s opera. Listen for every form of preferirei, plus a few piuttosto che and avrei preferito.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialogue-preferirei\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Costanza:<\/strong> Allora, preferiresti la torta Rossini o un cornetto alla crema?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Preferirei la torta, ma a quest&#8217;ora avrei preferito qualcosa di salato. Hai visto se hanno la pizzetta?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Costanza:<\/strong> Finita. La cameriera dice che ne preparano altre fra venti minuti.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Va bene, allora preferirei aspettare. Tu intanto prendi qualcosa?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Costanza:<\/strong> Preferirei un caff\u00e8 in ghiaccio. Pi\u00f9 che un caff\u00e8 caldo, oggi mi va qualcosa di fresco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Senti, per stasera: preferiresti il Barbiere o L&#8217;Italiana in Algeri?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Costanza:<\/strong> Preferirei il Barbiere, l&#8217;ho gi\u00e0 sentito ma con un altro tenore. Tu?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Gualtiero:<\/strong> Preferirei che decidessi tu. 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Conjugate in the conditional<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>To say &#8216;I&#8217;d rather&#8217;, use the present conditional of preferire: io preferirei, tu preferiresti, lui\/lei preferirebbe, noi preferiremmo, voi preferireste, loro preferirebbero.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7199\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Al posto tuo io (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferirei)<\/span><\/span> andare a piedi.<br><br><em>If I were you I'd rather go on foot.<\/em><\/li><li>Noi (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferiremmo)<\/span><\/span> cenare un po' prima.<br><br><em>We'd rather have dinner a bit earlier.<\/em><\/li><li>Tu cosa (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferiresti)<\/span><\/span> fare stasera?<br><br><em>What would you rather do tonight?<\/em><\/li><li>Loro (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferirebbero)<\/span><\/span> restare ancora un giorno.<br><br><em>They'd rather stay one more day.<\/em><\/li><li>Mia madre (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferirebbe)<\/span><\/span> una casa in collina.<br><br><em>My mother would prefer a house on the hill.<\/em><\/li><li>Voi (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferireste)<\/span><\/span> il mare o la montagna?<br><br><em>Would you rather have the sea or the mountains?<\/em><\/li><li>Io (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferirei)<\/span><\/span> un t\u00e8, se posso.<br><br><em>I'd rather have a tea, if I may.<\/em><\/li><li>Mio fratello (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferirebbe)<\/span><\/span> lavorare da casa.<br><br><em>My brother would rather work from home.<\/em><\/li><li>Noi due (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferiremmo)<\/span><\/span> un tavolo all'aperto.<br><br><em>The two of us would rather have a table outside.<\/em><\/li><li>E tu, non (preferire - condizionale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(preferiresti)<\/span><\/span> partire domani?<br><br><em>And you, wouldn't you rather leave tomorrow?<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. You conjugate preferire in the conditional.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>io preferirei, tu preferiresti, lei preferirebbe, noi preferiremmo, voi preferireste, loro preferirebbero.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>These are conditional endings on the stem prefer-: -ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correct conditional sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7200\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Al posto tuo prefererei andare a piedi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Al posto tuo preferir\u00f2 andare a piedi adesso.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Al posto tuo preferirei andare a piedi.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Noi preferiremmo cenare prima.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Noi preferiremo cenare prima stasera.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Noi preferirebbero cenare prima noi.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Tu cosa preferirebbe fare stasera?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Tu cosa preferiresti fare stasera?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Tu cosa prefereresti fare stasera?<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Loro preferirebbero restare un giorno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Loro preferirebbe restare un giorno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Loro preferiremmo restare un giorno loro.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Voi preferereste il mare?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Voi preferirebbero il mare voi?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1165_7200\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Voi preferireste il mare?<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                               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                                                              <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Six out of six.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Preferirei andare a piedi; Noi preferiremmo cenare prima; Cosa preferiresti fare?; 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They cover the difference from the present tense, the subjunctive after <em>che<\/em>, the rules around <em>piuttosto che<\/em>, and the small idioms around Italian preferirei that always trip people up.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between preferisco and preferirei?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Preferisco states a habitual preference as a fact: Preferisco il caff\u00e8 senza zucchero means &#8216;I prefer coffee without sugar&#8217; as a permanent taste. Preferirei is the conditional and softens the same preference into a polite request or a momentary wish: Preferirei un caff\u00e8 senza zucchero, per favore is &#8216;I&#8217;d rather have a coffee without sugar, please.&#8217; In ordering food, asking for favours and answering questions, Italian preferirei is almost always the politer choice.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need the subjunctive after preferirei che?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. When the subject changes, preferirei che takes the imperfect subjunctive: Preferirei che tu venissi con noi, not Preferirei che tu vieni. If the action is clearly in the past, use the trapassato congiuntivo: Preferirei che tu fossi venuto. This is the same pattern that follows vorrei che and sarebbe meglio che.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is preferirei di + infinitive ever correct?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Almost never. After preferirei the infinitive is bare: Preferirei tornare a casa, not Preferirei di tornare a casa. The only fixed exception is the short answer preferirei di no (&#8216;I&#8217;d rather not&#8217;) and its mirror preferirei di si (&#8216;I&#8217;d rather yes&#8217;), which are idiomatic and locked in.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I use piuttosto che to mean &#8216;or&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No, even though you may hear it on TV and in newspapers. Piuttosto che means &#8216;rather than&#8217; and introduces a contrast between two options: Preferirei camminare piuttosto che guidare. Using it as a synonym of o (&#8216;or&#8217;) is widely considered an error in Italian. When you mean a simple alternative, use o or oppure: Vuoi il caff\u00e8 o il te?<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How is preferirei different from vorrei?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both are polite conditionals, but they answer different questions. Vorrei = &#8216;I would like&#8217; and expresses what you want; preferirei = &#8216;I&#8217;d rather&#8217; and expresses a choice between two or more options, stated or implied. At a counter, Vorrei un caff\u00e8 is your order, Preferirei un caff\u00e8 (when offered tea) signals a comparison. Italians often use vorrei to ask and preferirei to choose.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What about avrei preferito?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Avrei preferito is the past conditional of preferire and translates &#8216;I would rather have&#8217; or &#8216;I would have preferred&#8217;. Use it for mild regret about something already over: Avrei preferito restare a casa (&#8216;I would rather have stayed home&#8217;). With a different subject, follow it with che and the trapassato congiuntivo: Avrei preferito che tu fossi venuto.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is preferirei used in formal writing too?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. The conditional preferirei belongs to the register the Treccani grammar calls &#8216;condizionale di cortesia&#8217;, the polite conditional. It works perfectly in formal emails (Preferirei spostare l&#8217;appuntamento), in business meetings, and in academic correspondence. It&#8217;s not slang and not chatty: it&#8217;s simply the polite form of preferisco, fit for almost any context.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-conditional\/\">Italian Conditional: Forms, Uses, Future-in-the-Past<\/a>: the full conditional family that preferirei belongs to.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-can-could-might\/\">Italian Can, Could, Might: Potere Across Tenses<\/a>: the sibling polite-modal that pairs naturally with preferirei.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-che-conjunctions\/\">Italian -ch\u00e9 Conjunctions: Affinch\u00e9, Purch\u00e9, Bench\u00e9, Poich\u00e9<\/a>: for the <em>che<\/em>-based connectors that work alongside piuttosto che.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/condizionale_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Treccani: Condizionale<\/a>: Italian institutional reference on the conditional, including the polite use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian preferirei is the polite, low-pressure way to say &#8216;I&#8217;d rather.&#8217; Master preferirei + infinitive, preferirei che + subjunctive, piuttosto che, and avrei preferito with examples from Pesaro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1865,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b1","category-lingua","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60865"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62317,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60865\/revisions\/62317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}