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The verb forms of French are the finite forms which are combinations of grammatical moods in various tenses and the non-finite forms. The moods are: indicative (indicatif), subjunctive (subjonctif), conditional (conditionnel) and imperative (impératif). There are simple (one-word) tenses and those constructed with an auxiliary verb.
The word volna is the conditional form of the verb van (be). The marker of past is -t/-tt, and is put exactly the same place as the marker of conditional mood in the present. Elmentem volna Olaszországba, ha lett volna elég pénzem. "I would have gone to Italy if I had had enough money."
The word sī in conditionals of this kind can also be translated 'in case': is in armīs mīlitēs tenuit, sī opus foret auxiliō (Livy) [150] 'he kept the soldiers in arms, in case there might later be need for help' In the following epistolary tenses are used, so that the subjunctive is pluperfect rather than perfect: