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Literal equivalents of the following are possible in Italian.  Are these possible in French?

 

  1. Je voudrais l’avoir fait.  For:       I wish (now) I had done it.       (or)

                                                        I’d like to have done it.

      1a. Je voudrais qu’il l’ait fait.  For:  I wish (now) he had done it.  (or)

                                                                   I’d like him to have done it.

  1. J’aurais voulu le faire.  For:       I was wishing (at that time) I would do it.  (or)

                                                       I would have liked/wanted (at that time) to do it.

2a. J’aurais voulu qu’il le fasse.  For:  I was wishing (at that time) he would do it.   

                                 (or)    (at that time) I would have liked/wanted him to do it.

 

  1. J’aurais voulu l’avoir fait.  For:       I was wishing (at that time) I had done it.  (or)

                                                             I wish (now & in the past) I had done it. (or)

                                                             I would have liked to have done it.

 

3a. J’aurais voulu qu’il l’ait fait.  For:  I was wishing (at that time) he had done it.

                                                          (or)  I wish (now & in the past) he had done it. 

                                                          (or)  I would have liked him to have done it

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Oui, la traduction littérale en français est exacte. Yes, those literal translations are possible and in proper French.
Bravo, not only are you correct, but your linguistic approach is commendable. The 3 romance languages, close to me, French, Italian & Spanish have such intriguing evolutionary paths. Some times cognates are shared by only 2. Très curieux.
Claude Poliakoff

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