Congiuntivo imperfetto vs. trapassato I'm trying to understand the difference between congiuntivo imperfetto and congiuntivo trapassato. I believe I understand that the choice has to do with the temporal reference of the independent and dependent clauses but I'm struggling a bit with translating the dependent clause in English to Italian and choosing the right form? For example, what is the difference in English between these? Pensavo che Fabio lavorasse alla Fiat I thought that Fabio worked (but is no longer employed) at Fiat (this one is especially tricky because in English, "worked" can also mean "is currently working" even though it's workED which is a past tense construction in English.) Pensavo che fabio avesse lavorato alla Fiat I thought that Fabio (used to work, HAD worked a long time in the past) at Fiat Could I get a few more examples of pretty much the same sentence but one is imperfetto and the other is trapassato? I think I'm REALLY close to understanding this but I need one more little push! Also, for the native English speakers, are there any tricks you utilize to remember how to choose between these two when translating a sentence? Thanks! Leanne