| 10.3.5.5 which tense of the congiuntivo ? |
Why this clear distinction between present tenses and past tenses is to be made we will see in chapter 18. For those who speak French or Spanish we want to make clear that, despite the fact that the pasado perfecto / passé composé are tenses of the present, it is a tense of the past in Italian and it is a tense of the past even in the regions of Italy where he has not assumed the function of the passato remoto.
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| tense of the present and simultaneity / posteriority | |
| Io penso che lui non lavori abbastanza. I think that he doesn' t work enough. |
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| Io credo che lei possa farlo. I think that she can do it. |
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| Siamo sicuri che loro paghino. We are sure that they can pay it. |
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| tense of the present and anteriority | |
| Io penso che lui non abbia lavorato abbastanza. I think that he didn' t work enough. |
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| Io credo che lei abbia potuto farlo. I think that she can have done it. |
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| Siamo sicuri che loro abbiano pagato. We are sure that she had been paid. |
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| tense of the past and simultanity / posteriority | |
| Io pensavo che lui non lavorassi abbastanza. I thought that he didn' t work enough. |
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| Io credei che lei potesse farlo. I thougth that she could do it. |
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| Eravamo sicuri che loro pagassero. We were sure that they will pay. |
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| tense of the past and anteriority | |
| Io pensai che lui non avesse lavorato abbastanza. I thought, that he didn' t work enough. |
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| Io credevo che lei avesse potuto farlo. I thought, that she could had done it. |
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| Eravamo sicuri che loro avessero pagato. We were sure, that they had payed. |
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