CONDITIONS
in Indirect Discourse



 

 

ORIGINAL CONDITION DICIT + condition DIXIT + condition
PROTASIS APODOSIS PROTASIS APODOSIS

SIMPLE
si + present indicative

SI + present.
subjunctive
present
infinitive
SI + imperfect
subjunctive
present
infinitive

PAST / PAST GENERAL
si + imperfect indicative

SI + pres. subj. (or)
imperfect subjunctive
perfect
infinitive
SI + imperfect
subjunctive
perfect
infinitive

FURURE MORE VIVID

SI + present
subjunctive
future
infinitive
SI + imperfect
subjunctive
future
infinitive

PAST

SI + perfect
subjunctive
perfectt
infinitive 
SI + pluperfect
subjunctive
perfect
infinitive

FUTURE MOST VIVID

SI + perfect
subjunctive
future
infinitive 
SI + pluperfect
subjunctive
future
infinitive 

FUTURE LESS VIVID

SI + present
subjunctive
future
infinitive 
SI + imperfect
subjunctive
future
infinitive 

PRESENT Contrary-To-Fact

SI + imperfect
subjunctive
accusative of future
participle + fuisse
SI + imperfect
subjunctive
accusative of future
participle + fuisse 

PAST Contrary-To-Fact

SI + pluperfect
subjunctive
accusative of future
participle + fuisse 
SI + pluperfect
subjunctive
accusative of future
participle + fuisse 

 


 

 

May 23, 2009 9:01 AM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

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