B1Italianit.b1.090

Expressing regret: magari / avrei dovuto

Structure:

Magari! (I wish!); avrei dovuto/potuto + infinitive (regret about past)

Example:

Magari avessi studiato medicina! Avrei dovuto ascoltarla. **Translation:** If only I had studied medicine! I should have listened to her.

Examples

Magari avessi studiato medicina!

If only I had studied medicine!

Avrei dovuto ascoltarla.

I should have listened to her.

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Magari avessi studiato medicina!"

Andare + participio passato (past result state)

Causative: fare + infinitive

Causative: farsi + infinitive (for oneself)

Ci vuole / ci vogliono (it takes)

Cleft sentence: è…che