Conditional Sentences

Question 1

1. Future more vivid structure
2. If you do this, you will do well
3. If you seek well, you will find
4. If we have money, we’ll have friends

Answer 1

1. ἐὰν plus subjunctive (protasis), then future (apodosis)
2. ἐὰν ταῦτα ποιῇς (ποιήσῃς), καλῶς ποιήσεις
3. ἐὰν ζητῇς καλῶς, εὑρήσεις
4. ἐὰν δ᾽ ἔχωμεν χρήμαθ᾽, ἕξομεν φίλους

Question 2

1. Less vivid future structure

2. If you should do this, you would do well

Answer 2

1. εἰ with the optative (protasis), with ἄν with the optative (apodosis)
2. εἰ ταῦτα ποιοίης, καλῶς ἂν ποιοίης
   or εἰ ταῦτα ποιήσειας, καλῶς ἂν ποιήσειας

Question 3

1. Present general (structure)
2. If ever this seem good to you, do it
3. if ever you do this, I always praise you.

Answer 3

1. ἐὰν plus subjunctive (protasis), present (apodosis)
2. ἐὰν ταῦτά σοι δοκῇ, ποίε
3. ἐὰν ταῦτα ποιῇς (ποιήσῃς), σὲ ἐπαινῶ

Question 4

1. Most vivid structure (structure)

2. if you won’t hold your tongue, there’s trouble in store for you

Answer 4

1. εἰ future, future

2. εἰ μὴ καθέξεις γλῶσσαν, ἔσται σοι κακά