Infinatves/ INdirect statements

Infinatives

• There are 6 types of Infinatives but only 5 are useful to us
• They are both active and passive

Types of Infinatives

• Present Active
• Present Passive
• Perfect Active
• Perfect Passive
• Future Active

Present Active

• The Present Active uses the 2nd Principle part
• Take away "RE" 
• Add endings
• e.g. Iubere- Iube
• e.g. Amare- Amat

Present Active (continued)

• For 3rd conjugation form like Present Passive 3rd

Present Passive

• Uses 2nd principle part
• Take away "E"
• Add "I"
• Translated as "To be _____ed"
• e.g. Iubere- Iuberi

Present Passive (continued)

• 3rd Conjugation
• Take away "ERE"
• Add "I"

Perfect Active

• Uses 3rd Principle part
• Add "SSE"
• Translated as "To have _____ed"
• e.g. Iubere- Iussisse
• e.g. Amare- Amavisse

Perfect passive

• Uses Perfect Passive Participle ( 4th P.P with esse)
• Translated as "To have been _____ed"
• e.g. Iubere- Iussus esse
• e.g. Amare- Amatus esse

Future Active

• (FAP) with esse (4th P.P with "UR" before "US")
• Translated as "To be about to _____"
• e.g. Iubere- Iussurus esse
• e.g. Amare- Amaturus esse

Indirect Statements

What is an Indirect Statement?

• Reporting something that someone says, sees,hopes, etc.
• Direct statement- There is water on Mars
• Indirect statement- I know there is water on Mars

How is it made in Latin?

• A M&M verb (Head Verb)- they come from you mouth or mind
• They have an accusative subject and an infinative verb
• There is no "That" in Latin so it is implied after the M&M verb

Example

•     1       2    3
• Video viros necare Caesarem
• 1- Head Verb- Video
• 2- Accusative Subject- Viros
• 3- Infinative Verb- Necare

Example Translation

• I see that the men are killing Caesar

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