(a.) Of present action: #quod sī Rōmae Cn. Pompēius prīvātus esset,
tamen ad tantum bellum is erat mittendus#, _IP._ 50, _now if Pompey were
at Rome, in private station, still he would be the man to send to this
important war_. #quem patris locō, sī ūlla in tē pietās esset, colere
dēbēbās#, _Ph._ 2, 99, _whom you ought to honour as a father, if you had
any such thing as affection in you_.
(b.) Of past action: #quid enim poterat Heius respondēre, sī esset
improbus?# _V._ 4, 16, _for what answer could Hejus have given, if he
were an unprincipled man?_ #sī sordidam vestem habuissent, lūgentium
Perseī cāsum praebēre speciem poterant#, L. 45, 20, 5, _if they had worn
dark clothing, they might have presented the mien of mourners for the
fall of Perseus_.