• Unreal Conditional

Present Conditional
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Imperfect Subjunctive

Examples:

Se facesse bel tempo, andrei a correre. / If it were a nice day, I'd go for a run.
Se vincessi un milione di euro, mi ritirerei a vita privata. / If I won a million dollars, I'd live a secluded life.

 

• Unreal

ne esistono due casi:

a)

Congiuntivo Imperfetto
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Condizionale Presente

Examples:

Se avessimo caramelle, gliele darei ai bambini. / If we had some sweets, I'd give them to the children.

Se Luca fosse anche intelligente sarebbe perfetto. / If Luca was intelligent as well he would be perfect.
(There is no chance that Luca could be perfect because he isn't intelligent.)

Se fossi bello sarei un modello ben pagato. / If I were handsome I'd be a well-paid model.
(I'm not handsome so there is no chance of this happening.)

Se fossi in lui cambierei ragazza. / If I were him, I'd get another girlfriend.
(There is no chance of me being him.)

b)

Past Perfect Subjunctive
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Conditional Perfect

Examples:

Se avessi vinto un milione di euro, mi sarei ritirata a vita privata. / If I had won a million euros, I would have retired and lived a secluded life.

Se avessi avuto più fortuna avrei fatto Bingo. / If I'd been luckier I'd have played bingo.

Se fosse venuto in tempo avrebbe trovato ancora qualcosa da mangiare. / If I'd arrived in time I'd have found something to eat.

Se fosse stato più spigliato avrebbe sicuramente ottenuto il lavoro. / If he'd been more self-confident he would certainly have got the job.

Se non avessi visto il film "Titanic" ti avrei chiesto di prestarmi il dvd. / If I hadn't seen "Titantic", I'd have asked you to lend me the DVD.