Transcript Infinitive Formation

Infinitive Formation
Active
Perfect
Perfect Stem +
Present
2nd Principal
Part
Future
Future Act Partic +
-isse
esse
Passive
4th Princ Part +
esse
2nd PP minus ‘e’ or ‘ere’ (3rd conj) +
Rare: Fut Act Partic +
iri
i
Infinitive Forms of Amo, amare,
amavi, amatum
Active
Perfect
amavisse
Present amare
Future
Passive
amatum/am/os/as/a
esse
amari
amaturum/am amaturum/am/os/as/a
/os/as/a esse iri
Infinitive Forms of duco, ducere,
duxi, ductum
Active
Perfect
duxisse
Present ducere
Future
Passive
ductum/am/os/as/a
esse
duci
ducturum/am/ ducturum/am/os/as/a iri
os/as/a esse
Indirect Statement
The speaker/writer reports to the
reader or listener what he, she, or a
character heard someone say, what
they saw, thought, felt, believed, knew,
hoped, promised, or otherwise
perceived.
The speaker / author puts these
perceptions into their own words
instead of quoting what they heard
directly.
Verbs of Perception or feeling
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
audio
sentio
video
nosco
cognosco
dico
scio
puto
11. nuntio
12. spero
13. nego
14. minor
13. polliceor
14. existimo
15. arbitror
etc.
How to translate the
Accusative/Infinitive in Indirect
Discourse
1. Trojanos pervenire audivit.
S/he heard that the Trojans were
arriving.
‘Trojanos’ is the Accusative SUBJECT of an
indirect statement. You should almost
always try to get a ‘THAT’ into your
translation of an indirect statement.
Infinitive Formation
Active
Perfect
Perfect Stem +
Present
2nd Principal
Part
Future
Future Act Partic +
-isse
esse
Passive
4th Princ Part +
esse
2nd PP minus ‘e’ or ‘ere’ (3rd conj) +
Rare: Fut Act Partic +
iri
i
Infinitives Express Relative Time
Perfect Infinitives happened before the main verb.
Present Infinitives happen at the same time as
the main verb.
Future Infinitives happen subsequent the main
verb.
Test Part I Practice
1. Romanos victuros esse speraverunt.
They hoped that the Romans would win.
1. Pompeius Caesarem victum esse credidit.
Pompey believed that Caesar had been
defeated.
1. Milites periculum adesse senserunt.
The soldiers sensed that danger was present.
1. Columbus believed that he had arrived at India.
Columbus se ad Indiam advenisse credidit.
2. Cato said that Rome had been destroyed by Caesar.
Cato Romam a Caesare deletam esse dixit.
3. Vespasian thought that he was becoming a god.
1. Vespasianus se deum fieri putavit.