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10.4.7 exercise 7: Choose the options so that the events are reported in the right cronological order

Above the sentences you find a hint whether the actions / events reported in the subordinate clause happened before, at the same time or after beeing imagined. In this exercise we suppose that there is, in case that the introductory verb requires the congiuntivo, no difference between simultanity and posteriority. In the next exercises we suppose that there is a difference. In this exercise the imperfetto and the passato remoto are tenses of the past and the passato prossimo a tense of the present (be aware that this is the situation you find in "classical Italian, but not the situation you find the Italian spoken nowadays, are to be more precise, you find that situation only in the south of Italy!! ). Remember the tables we have shown before.

exercise7: Choose the options so that the events are reported in the right cronological order
Anteriority
	Lui pensava che lei arrivasse arrivi fosse arrivata . He thought that he had already come.	?
Simultanity
	Lui credeva che loro siano fossero stato fossero a Roma. He thought that they were in Rome.	?
Posteriority
	Io pensavo che lei dormi avesse dormito dormisse . I thought that he was sleeping.	?
Anteriority
	Io ero deluso che lei non sia fosse venuta. I was disappointed that she didn' t come.	?
Simultanity
	Noi temiamo che loro facessero facciano avesse fatto una sciocchezza. We were afraid that they would do some silliness.	?
Posteriority
	Voi sperate che noi avesse fatto facciamo tutto il lavoro. You hope that they will do the work.	?
Anteriority
	Io pensai che voi compri comprasse aveste comprato la casa. I thought that you had bought the house.	?
Simultanity
	Io dubitavo che lui sia fosse avesse stato capace di farlo. I doubted that he would be able to do it.	?
Posteriority
	Mi dispiaceva che tutto fosse stato fosse sia finito così male. I regret that all finished so bad.	?
Anteriority
	Sono convinto che l' ha rubato abbia rubato avessero rubato . I am convinced that they have stolen it.	?
Simultanity
	Immaginai che abbia bevuto avesse bevuto bevesse un bicchiere di vino. I imagined that they were drinking a glass of wine.	?
Posteriority
	Mi rallegravo che venga sia venuto fosse venuto venisse . I was happy that she would come.	?

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