Hi, Anton!  Recently you wrote in a message to Alexander Koryagin:

 AK>  Do you think it would be more logical if we use them
 AK>  vice versa? ;=)


 AS>  Since the apodosis is in the subjunctive
                |AKA the main clause or consequent clause
                 of a conditional sentence

 AS>  ("would" is the past tense of "will",

 AS>  the protais must be in the past tense ("used".
          |protasis
          |AKA the subordinate clause or clause expressing
           the condition in a conditional sentence


           I've added notes for the benefit of readers who are unfamiliar with
the terminology used in the 19th century.

           Another example:  "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."  :-)




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