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Rh other such locutions, the eclipsing or  (in which) is used before the verb. Before the Past Tense, of course, is used. How are you?

is also followed by the ordinary Present and Future.

, “before,” has two usages. It may be followed by the relative forms—e.g., ; or else it may be followed by one of the particles, all of which eclipse.

After these particles, the Subjunctive Mood is often used when the event is future and uncertain, or contains a mental element: as—


 * Be off (with you) before he sees you (i.e., so that he may not see you).
 * Be off (with you) before he sees you (i.e., so that he may not see you).

It is not correct to eclipse after the word, as , although sometimes done.

The relative form of the Present Tense is frequently used as a historic present, even when no relative occurs in the sentence: as—
 * &emsp; Eremon revealed to them.