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Advanced Hypothetical Conditionals — Periodo Ipotetico B2·Conditionals with Modal Verbs — potere, dovere, volere
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Rule reminder

MODAL VERBS IN CONDITIONALS: Modals (potere, dovere, volere) follow the same conditional pattern. Tipo possibilità: se potessi/dovessi/volessi + infinitive → conditional. Tipo impossibilità: se avessi potuto/dovuto/voluto + infinitive → conditional passato. The modal carries the tense, not the dependent verb.

Conditionals with Modal Verbs — potere, dovere, volere1 / 10

Se _____ partire subito, avrei già fatto le valigie.

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