| Protasis (if) | Apodosis (then) | |
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| Simple present | Present indicative | Present indicative |
| Is/is | Si Caesar ad Galliam venit | vincit |
| Simple past | Imperfect
or
perfect indicative |
Imperfect
or
perfect indicative |
| Si Catullus Lesbiam amabat, | gaudêbat. | |
| Si Catullus rosâs Lesbiae dedit, | eum laudâvit. | |
| Simple
future
"future more vivid" |
Future indicative | Future indicative |
| Is/will | Si Catullus rosâs Lesbiae dabit, | gaudêbit. |
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| Contrary to fact present | Imperfect subjunctive | Imperfect subjunctive |
| Were/would | Si Cicero Caesarem amaret, | Caesar gauderet. |
| Contrary to fact past | Pluperfect subjunctive | Pluperfect subjunctive |
| Had/would | Si Britanniam Caesar vicisset, | Cicero eum laudâvisset. |
| Future less vivid | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| Should/would | Si Horatius malum librum scribat, | populi Romani eî noceant |
Subjunctive Syntax so far:
Independent Subjunctive