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 Latin futurum exactum, ), the imperfect denotes actions occurring contingently in the future. On, , and  with the imperfect as a tempus historicum, cf..

2. Clauses introduced by, or , sometimes express a limit which is not absolute (terminating the preceding action), but only relative, beyond which the action or state described in the principal clause still continues; thus,  with the imperfect, ;  with the perfect, , with impf. 49:10; with the perfect, ; with the imperfect, .—Like the Arab. , may even introduce a main clause; e.g.   prop. no doubt=thus it came to this—they passed through, i.e. so they passed through.

3. The infinitive construct governed by a preposition is very frequently used as the equivalent of a temporal clause; the infinitive with  may usually be rendered by when, as, or whilst; the infinitive with  by when, as soon as (in  followed by a noun-clause introduced by ), or, when referring to the future, by if; the infinitive after  by since. According to such statements of time are generally preceded by  and the apodosis follows in the imperfect consecutive; hence in  (cf. Driver on the passage)  with a simple perfect following, is unusual. On the continuation of these infinitival constructions by means of the perfect consecutive, cf. , and in general, .—With the participle, appears to be used as the equivalent of a conjunction in,  (unless we should read  [or , cf. ]), and in ,.

1. Like most of the dependent clauses hitherto treated, the final clause may also be joined by a simple to the main clause, unless the final clause is directly subordinated to the governing verb.

Examples of the connexion: (α) of a final imperfect (or jussive?) with a perfect by means of, , see ; with an interrogative sentence, , 3, ; with an optative, ; with an imperative, ; (β) of a cohortative with an imperative by , , , or a jussive, ; (γ) of a jussive with an imperative by , , , , , ; with a jussive, , or cohortative, , g (cf. also  the infinitive with ,   with the 1st plur. imperf., and  , which are equivalent to cohortatives); (δ) of an imperative with a jussive, cohortative, or interrogative sentence by , ; (ε) of a perfect consecutive after another perfect consecutive, ; after an imperfect,  and ; similarly after a jussive, ; after an imperative, .—On negative final clauses joined by  to the imperfect (so , ; and  after  with a jussive in the main clause) see the Rem. on. In, the negative final clause is simply connected by .—On the use of an historical statement after verbs of command-