Speculate about technology's consequences with the irreal conditional.
Two researchers reflect on a hiring algorithm that discriminated unfairly.
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Type 3 (impossible/past, irrealtà): « Se + congiuntivo trapassato, + condizionale passato »: « Se avessimo controllato, avremmo scoperto » (If we had checked, we'd have discovered). Type 2 (present unreal): « Se + congiuntivo imperfetto, + condizionale presente »: « Se sapessimo, ci fideremmo » (If we knew, we'd trust). Key forms: avessi/avessimo + participle; sarei/saremmo + participle; fossi stato.
Write 4–5 sentences speculating about a technology mistake, using one type-3 and one type-2 conditional.
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