Chapter 446Allen and Greenough's Latin GrammarDickinson CollegeChristopher Francese
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The Potential Subjunctive is used to suggest an action as
possible
or
conceivable.
The negative is
nōn
.
In this use the Present and the Perfect refer without distinction to the immediate
future;
the Imperfect (occasionally the Perfect) to
past
time; the Pluperfect (which is rare) to what
might have
happened.