The Preterpluperfect is a Tense so perfectly past, that it cannot be interrupted.
- I am very glad
- rallegrársi
- to see you,
- vedére
- for
- your brother
- fratello
- told me
- dire
- you were gone to France.
- ’Tis true
- vero
- I was resolved
- risólvere
- to go there,
- andáre
- if
- [1]
- my father had given me
- padre avére dare
- money enough
- danáro
- to make that journey.
- fare viággio.
- Had he given you
- avére dáre
- leave
- licénza
- to go there?
- andáre?
- Yes,
- si
- and he gave me
- dare
- fifty guineas
- cinquánta ghinéa
- to make my journey.
- fare viággio.
- If
- [2]
- he had given me
- avére dare
- thirty more,
- trenta
- I should have gone
- essere andáre
- to Paris
- Parígi
- to pass the summer.
- passáre estáte.
- If
- you had come to see me,
- veníre vedére
- I would have lent
- avére prestáre
- you some.
- I am
- éssere
- much obliged
- molto obbligáto
- to you for it.
- When you had a mind
- quando pensare
- to go to France,
- andáre Fráncia
- were you resolved
- risólvere
- to set out
- partíre
- without
- senza
- taking leave of
- licenziársi
- your friends?
- amíco?