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| INDICATIVE CONDITIONS: 1. Simple fact present | Present indicative in both clauses; translate verbs as present indicatives: Sî id facit, prûdêns est = If he is doing this [and it is quite possible that he is], he is wise. |
| INDICATIVE CONDITIONS: 2. Simple fact past | Past tense (perfect or imperfect) indicative in both clauses; translate verbs as past indicatives: Sî id fêcit, prûdêns fuit = If he did this [and quite possibly he did], he was wise. |
| INDICATIVE CONDITIONS: 3. Simple fact future (future more vivid) | Future indicative in both clauses; translate the verb in the protasis as a present tense, the verb in the conclusion as a future: Sî id faciet, prûdêns erit = If he does (will do) this [and quite possibly he will], he will be wise. |
| SUBJUNCTIVE CONDITIONS: 1. Contrary to fact present | Imperfect subjunctive in both clauses; translate with auxiliaries WERE (...ING) and WOULD (be): Sî id faceret, prûdêns esset = If he were doing this [but in fact he is not], he would be wise [but he is not]. |
| SUBJUNCTIVE CONDITIONS: 2. Contrary to fact past | Pluperfect subjunctive in both clauses; translate with auxiliaries HAD and WOULD HAVE: Sî id fêcisset, prûdêns fuisset = If he had done this [but he did not], he would have been wise [but he was not]. |
| SUBJUNCTIVE CONDITIONS: 3. Future less vivid (sometimes called "should-would") | Present subjunctive in both clauses; translate with auxiliaries SHOULD and WOULD: Sî id faciat, prûdêns sit = If he should do this [and he may, or he may not], he would be wise. |
