About the Language II

Stage 25:

More About the Subjunctive

A. In Stages 24 and 25 you have met the 3 rd person singular and plural (“he”, “she”, “it”, and “they”) of the imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive. For example:

nemo sciebat ubi Britanni

laterent

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Nobody knew where the Britons were lying hidden.

centurio, cum hoc audivisset, saeviebat.

When the centurion had heard this, he was furious.

B. Now study the forms of the 1 st person (“I”, “we”) and the 2 pluperfect subjunctive.

nd person (“you”) of the imperfect and

SINGULAR 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person IMPERFECT portarem portares portaret PLUPERFECT portavissem portavisses portavisset PLURAL 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person portaremus portaretis portarent portavissemus portavissetis portavissent

C. Translate the following examples:

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custodes nos rogaverunt cur clamaremus.

nesciebam quo fugisses.

cum in Britannia militarem, oppidum Aquas Sulis saepe visitabam.

cum cenam tuam consumeres, centurio te quaerebat.

rex nobis explivavit quo modo vitam suam servavissetis.

cum nomina recitavissem, hospites ad regem duxi.

amicus meus cognoscere voluit ubi habitaretis.

puella nos rogavit cur rem tam difficilem suscepissemus.

In each sentence state whether the subjunctive is 1 person singular or plural and whether it is imperfect or pluperfect.

st or 2 nd