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I would look for an apartment if they offered me that job
cercherei un appartemento se mi offrisero quel lavoro
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if it's cold I'm staying at home
se fa freddo resto a casa
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if you study, you will not have problems
se studierai, non avrai problemi
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If they had more free time, they'd do more sport
se avessero piu tempo libero, farebbero piu sport
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if they had a car, they wouldn't have to travel by bus
se avessero la macchina, non dovrebbero viaggiare in autobus
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would you dance if we went to a disco?
balleresti se andassimo in discoteca?
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if she were more attractive, I'd go out with her
se fosse piu attraente, uscirei con lei
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if I were you, I wouldn't wear red clothes
se fossi in te, non porterei vestiti rossi
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if he felt ill he should have stayed in bed
se si sentiva male doveva stare a letto
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if you come, you'll be able to meet my friend
se verrai, potrai conoscere il mio amico
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if you were a nurse, you would work in a hospital
se fossi infermiera, lavoresti in ospedale
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if we hurry we will be able to see the show
se facciamo presto, potremo vedere lo spettacolo
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if we had a bigger car, it would be easier
sarebbe piu facile se avessimo una macchina piu grande
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they would be much prettier (carine) if they cut their hair
sarebbero molto piu carine si si tagliassero i capelli
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If I had the money, I'd go to Hawaii
se avessi i soldi, andrei alle hawaii
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if I were younger, I could go out
se fossi piu giovane, potrei uscire
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if the economy improved, I would succed in finding a new job
se migliorasse l'economia, riuscirei a trovare un nuovo lavoro
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if you accompanied me, we could discuss it
se mi accompagnassi, potremmo discuterlo
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Possible or contingent hypotheticals?
se past subj (-assi), present/past conditional (emmo/avremmo -to)
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I'd buy it if it weren't so expensive
Lo comprerei se non fosse cosi costoso
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if I were rich, I'd buy myself an apartment in Paris
se fossi ricco, mi comprerei un appartamento a Parigi
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if he weren't an idiot (scemo), he wouldn't have treated her badly
se non fosse uno scemo, non l'avrebbe trattata male
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Impossible hypothetical (changing the past)
se + past perfect subjunctive (avessi -to), present/past conditional (emmo, avremmo -to)
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if I had taken the train, I would be in Rome now
se avessi preso il treno, ora sarei a Roma
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if you had accompanied me, we could have discussed it
se tu mi avessi accompagnato, avremmo potuto discuterlo
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if he called, we wouldn't be worried
se telefonasse, non saremmo preoccupati
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if I had seen him, I would have told him
se l'avessi visto, glielo avrei detto
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when do you use imperfect subjunctive (parlassi) and when do you use past perfect subjunctive (avessi parlato)?
Possible: imperfect subjunctive (parlassi):
Impossible: past perfect subjunctive (avessi parlato)
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if more pepole had voted, we would have won
se avesse votato piu, avremmo vinto
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if it had been darker, you would have lived it
se fosse stato piu scuro, ti sarebbe piacuto
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if you had asked me, I would have said yes
se mi avessi chiesto, ti avrei detto di si
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if I had studied di piu, I would have gone to university
se avessi studiato, sarei andato all'universita
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Would you have come if I had invited you?
Saresti venuto se ti avessi invitato?
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if I had gone to that restaurant, I would have eaten a beefsteak
se fossi andato a quel ristorante, avrei mangiato una bistecca
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if I had more money I would have bought the car
se avessi avuto i soldi, avrei compato quella macchina
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if he had my phone number, he would have called me
se avesse avuto il mio numero di telefono, mi avrebbe chiamato
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if you hadn't asked me for it, I wouldn't have given it to you
se non mi lo avessi chiesto, non te lo avrei dato
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if they had offered you the job, would you have accepted?
se ti avessero offerto il lavoro, l'avresti accettato?
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you would have been surprised if you had seen her on the street
saresti stato sorpreso se l'avessi vista per la strada
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if the world were flat, we would fall off
se il mondo fosse piatto, cadremmo
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if Columbus had GPS, he would have found India
se Colombo avesse avuto GPS, avrebbe scoperto l'India
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if I had known it, I would have helped him
se l'avessi saputo, l'avrei aiuto
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