USE OF IMPLICIT FORMS IN A PERIOD

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Implicit forms of verbs can be used in a group of clauses to make the speech shorter or more fluent.
Implicit forms can be used to substitute an explicit clause.

Examples:
" Prima di andare a casa Marco passa dalla banca. "
In this example the infinitive substitutes a temporal clause ('Prima che vada...')

" Visti i prezzi Marco decide di comprarsi una giacca nuova. "
In this example the past participle substitutes a temporal clause ('Dopo che ha visto...')

Attention:
Usually implicit forms can be used only if the subjects of the supporting and dependent clauses coincide.

In this section you can study the different functions that implicit forms can have.

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