YOU SAID:

Had he been told otherwise, he would have told himself off for holding out hope.

INTO JAPANESE

もし違うことを言われていたら、彼は希望を持ち続けることを自分に言い聞かせていただろう。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If he had been told otherwise, he would have told himself to hold out hope.

INTO JAPANESE

もし違うことを言われていたら、彼は希望を持ち続けようと自分に言い聞かせただろう。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If he had been told otherwise, he would have told himself to hold out hope.