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Consiglio una partecipazione attiva e visibile postando la tua versione tra i commenti in fondo a questa pagina. In questo modo riceverai un mio commento o suggerimento in tempo più o meno reale. Ma per chi non se la sente, si può semplicemente annotare la propria versione e controllarla attraverso i miei commenti lasciati per gli altri.
Ecco la nuova frase:
Se avessi potuto immaginare quello che stava per fare prima che lo facesse davvero, gli avrei detto di non farlo.
Buon divertimento!
Puoi esercitarti quanto vuoiQUI.
Your comments are always very welcome.
Ingliando 
That’s why I failed. The third past perfect conditional and perfect conditional. But here you said that “If I could have imagined” is to be considered as the equivalent of a perfect past. This explains everything.
1. If I had been able to imagine what he was about to do before he actually did it, I would have told him not to do it.
2. If I could have imagined what he was going to do before he actually did it, I would have told him not to do it.
I think they are right now. Thanks 😊
Happy Eater 🐰
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That’s right now, Dani. Well done.
Have a good Easter! 🙂
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Hi prof
If I had imagined what he was going to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it.
thank you
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Hi there.
A good version.
It should really be “If I could have imagined…”
Also I would use “actually” rather than “really” in this kind of context.
🙂
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I’m late today prof…anyway
If I could have imagined what ha was about to do I would have told him not to do it.
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Sorry I forgot a bit
If I could have imagined what he was about to do before he did it I would have told him not to do it
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before he did it for real….
sorry,it’s just not my day!
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Ah-ha!
All very good, Davide.
Instead of “for real” afterwards, why not use “actually” before “did”?
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ok actually rather than for real
I need to get some rest!happy Easter Tony!
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Thanks! You, too! 🙂
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If I had imagined what was going to happen, before he really did it, I would actually have told him do not do it
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What’s happened to “potuto”, Giuseppe?
What’s happened to “stava per fare”?
I would remove the “actually” from the second part and use it to replace “really” in the first part 😉
Ready to try again?
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Sorry, Tony, but I don’t understand your comment to my attempt of translation. Can you, please, say it again in a different way? Thanks
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Yes, Giuseppe. And you’ve translated “cosa stava per succedere” and not “cosa stava per fare”.
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Sorry again, you have corrected me because I missed to translate “potuto”. Didn’t you?
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Se avessi potuto immaginare quello che stava per fare prima che lo facesse davvero, gli avrei detto di non farlo.
If I could have imagined what he was going to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it.
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Very good, Claudio.
As I said to Paolo, the only thing I would change is “really”. I think in this context “actually” would sound more typical.
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I got it!
Thanks
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😀👍
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Se avessi potuto immaginare quello che stava per fare prima che lo facesse davvero, gli avrei detto di non farlo.
If I could have guessed what he was going to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it.
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Very good, Paolo.
My only suggestion would be to use “actually” rather than “really” in this kind of context. 🙂
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Hi Tony. You surpassed yourself this time!!😅
If I had supposed what he was about to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it
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I have to keep raising the level because you’re all getting too good for me!
Your version is very good, Gaetano. However, I think I would use “guessed/imagined” rather than “supposed”. Also I would use “actually” rather than “really”.
Otherwise it’s spot on. 🙂
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Thanks Tony you are too good!!! Good Easter!
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Thanks Gaetano.
Enjoy your break, too! 🙂
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I’ve just looked at your version again and it should be:
“If I could have guessed/imagined…”
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If i could have guessed what he was going to do before he really did it, i would have told him not to do it.
I am not sure about the second part, i would told him not to do it, because the sentence before is past tence
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Hi Nadia, it’s all good. Well done.
My only suggestion here would be “actually” instead of “really” in the middle part. 🙂
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thanks a lot teacher Tony, have a peaceful Eastern!
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Thanks Nadia. You too! 🙂
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Se avessi potuto immaginare quello che stava per fare prima che lo facesse davvero, gli avrei detto di non farlo.
1. If I had been able to imagine what he was about to do before he had really done, I would have told him not to do it.
2. If I could imagine what he was going to do before he had really done, I would have told him not to do it.
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A good effort, Dani.
The main problem is the tense of the second verb which should be past simple and not past perfect:
“…before he actually did it…”
The other problem is in version 2. where “could imagine” needs to be more in the past: “could have imagined”.
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1. If I had been able to imagine what he was about to do before he actually did, I would have told him not to do it.
2. If I could have imagined what he was going to do before he actually did, I would have told him not to do it. ( I’d better not see on the web! Is this a mixed conditional? )
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It’s a slight variation of the third conditional, Dani but not actually “mixed”.
“If I could have imagined” is more or less the equivalent of a past perfect, but using a modal verb.
N.B. After that “did” you need “it”, in both versions! 😉
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if I could have imagined what He was going to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it
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Very good Giovanna. 🙂
Perhaps “actually” rather than “really” in this context.
Just a suggestion. 😉
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thank you Tony and Happy Easter
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Se avessi potuto immaginare quello che stava per fare prima che lo facesse davvero, gli avrei detto di non farlo.
If I had been able to immagine what he was going to do before he really did it, I would have told him not to do it.
Happy Easter!
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Hi Rachele. That’s really good. Well done. 🙂
I would like to suggest two alternatives which might be a little more typical:
Happy Easter to you, too. 🐇
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