Concetti Chiave
- The exercise focuses on translating and formulating sentences using the third conditional in English.
- The correct structure for these sentences is: "If + subject + past perfect, subject + would have + past participle."
- Examples include scenarios where past actions could have led to different outcomes, like studying hard to pass exams.
- Each sentence provides both the English and Italian versions, highlighting the conditional structure.
- The exercise covers a variety of contexts, from personal achievements to hypothetical historical events.
English Phrases – Conditional III
Esercizio di grammatica inglese: traduzione e formulazioni di frasi in inglese con l’utilizzo del periodo ipotetico di terzo tipo.
La struttura da seguire per costruire frasi correttamente è la seguente:
If + soggetto + past perfect, soggetto + past conditional (would have + participio passato del verbo)
1) If you hadn’t studied hard, you would not have passed the exams.
Se tu non avessi studiato duramente non avresti superato l’esame.
2) The team would have won, if the players had paid more attention.
La squadra avrebbe vinto se i giocatori avessero prestato più attenzione.
3) If Mark had gone out that night, he would have died.
Se Mark fosse uscito quella notte, sarebbe morto.
4) If you had accepted your opportunity last year, you would have obtained a wonderful job.
Se tu avessi accettato la tua opportunità lo scorso anno, avresti ottenuto un lavoro meraviglioso.
5) If my grandmother hadn’t existed, my mother would not have existed as well.
Se mia nonna non fosse esistita, neanche mia madre sarebbe potuta esistere.
6) Sasha would not have graduated, if her parents had not helped her.
Sasha non si sarebbe laureata se i suoi genitori non l’avessero aiutata.
7) “Wuthering heights” wouldn’t have existed, if Emily Bronte had not had the inspiration.
“Cime tempestose” non sarebbe esistito, se Emily Bronte non avesse avuto l’ispirazione.
8) If cars had not been invented, the environment would have been less polluted.
Se le macchine non fossero state inventate, l’ambiente sarebbe stato meno inquinato.