Pensavo non vi sarebbe dispiaciuto.

It’s interesting to see how the conditional (and the future) sometimes “trump” the expected subjunctive.

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I get caught out by this too, especially with the conditional. Perhaps both are correct, or at least widely spoken.

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Me too ragazzi, this one caught my eye too. Italian tenses never fail to intrigue:-) And talking “trumps” @morbrorper, I’m now healthily addìcted to Briscola, a great little game.

Il sole splende oggi … :slight_smile:

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I think I have an explanation: this is treated as reported speech, which has its own rules.

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Mille grazie detective @morbrorper! Molto interessante!

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Indeed! Good job @morbrorper !

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