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Forme del passato irreale e condizionali invertiti

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Usa le forme del passato per l'irrealtà presente o futura ed elimina if invertendo should, were e had.

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It's high time the council ___ the road before someone is injured.
- a) repaired
- b) repairs
- c) will repair
- d) repairing
I'd rather you ___ the windows closed while the paint dries.
- a) to keep
- b) will keep
- c) kept
- d) keeping
At the meeting she spoke as if she ___ the project herself, although it was her predecessor's.
- a) leads
- b) has led
- c) would lead
- d) had led
___ for the generosity of a few donors, the museum would have closed.
- a) But
- b) Besides
- c) Unless
- d) Despite
___ it not been for the early warning, many more people would have been affected.
- a) Have
- b) Were
- c) Had
- d) Should
___ you require further information, please contact the office.
- a) Would
- b) Should
- c) Had
- d) Were
Suppose you ___ the chance to live anywhere, where would you choose?
- a) are given
- b) were given
- c) would be given
- d) have given
Were Nadia ___ see the final report, she would be astonished.
- a) to
- b) for
- c) so
- d) about

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It's about time we ___ (start) thinking about a long-term solution.
I'd rather you ___ told anyone about the results before the announcement; it's too late now.
The lecturer spoke as though the audience ___ already read the paper, which few had.
___ it not for his constant encouragement, I would have given up long ago.
___ the budget been approved earlier, the bridge would be finished by now.
Were the company ___ (close) its factory, hundreds of workers would lose their jobs.
But ___ the quick thinking of the pilot, the flight would have ended badly.
Supposing you ___ (win) a large prize tomorrow, what would you do with it?

a) repairedIt's high time è seguito da un verbo al past simple che si riferisce a ora: repaired.
c) keptWould rather + un soggetto diverso richiede il past simple per desideri presenti o futuri.
d) had ledAs if con un evento passato che non è avvenuto richiede il past perfect.
a) ButBut for + nome significa "se non fosse stato per".
c) HadHad it not been for sostituisce if it had not been for.
b) ShouldShould you require è una sostituzione formale di if you require.
b) were givenSuppose + past simple introduce una situazione irreale, in accordo con would choose.
a) toWere + soggetto + to + infinito è la forma invertita di if + soggetto + were to.

startedDopo it's about time, usa il past simple.
hadn't / had notPer rimpiangere un'azione passata, usa would rather + past perfect: hadn't told.
hadAs though + past perfect esprime una situazione passata irreale.
wereWere it not for significa "se non fosse per". Il suo incoraggiamento è ancora in corso, quindi può combinarsi con un risultato passato (un periodo ipotetico misto); per una condizione puramente passata usa Had it not been for.
hadHad + soggetto + participio passato sostituisce if the budget had been approved.
to closeWere + soggetto + to + infinito sostituisce if the company were to close.
forBut for + nome significa "se non fosse stato per".
won / were to winSupposing richiede il past simple, oppure were to + infinito, per un futuro ipotetico.