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Week 14 Paradigms

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  1. Syntax
    1. Conditions

Syntax

Conditions

Condition Type Protasis (“if”) Tense and Mood Apodosis (“then”) Tense and Mood Translation
past simple past indicative past indicative
present simple present indicative present indicative
future more vivid future or future perfect future or future perfect [protasis can optionally be translated as present]
past contrary-to-fact pluperfect subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive “had … would have”
present contrary-to-fact imperfect subjunctive imperfect subjunctive “were … would”
future less vivid present subjunctive present subjunctive “should … would”

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