Italian comparative if clauses

Comparative hypothetical  clauses are sentences which establish an  hypothetical comparison with the main clause. In this case the verb is always in the past of subjunctive. We use  imperfect of subjunctive if the main clause is in the present and past perfect of subjunctive if the main clause is in the past tense.
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Posted by admin on November 17th, 2008

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I romanzi aiutano a vivere (e le donne lo sanno) - Level: intermediate

Why do women read more novels than men?  Francesco Alberoni, a great contemporary sociologist and psycologist, wrote an interesting article in the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera about this  phenomenon
Se una sera andate a cena da degli amici e portate come regalo un romanzo spesso il padrone di casa vi dirà: «Grazie, mia moglie ne [...]

 
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Special comparatives and superlatives in Italian

The Italian adjectives buono, cattivo, alto, basso, grande and piccolo, have two forms of comparative and suparlative; example:
Il bar all’angolo è più buono di quello sotto l’ufficio = Il bar all’angolo è migliore di quello sotto l’ufficio
I dolci preparati da Luisa sono i più cattivi della festa = dolci preparati da Luisa sono i peggiori [...]

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