Infinitives and Accusative Clauses

Infinitive

The part of a verb which is unaffected by person or number.

Active infinitives

Infinitives that express action performed by the subject.

Present active infinitive

The second principal part of a verb shown in a dictionary.

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatum

to call

First conjugation verb ending

'-are'

Second conjugation verb ending

'-ere'

Third conjugation verb ending

'-ere'

Fourth conjugation verb ending

'-ire'

clamare

to claim

habere

to have

mittere

to send

servire

to serve

Perfect active infinitive

Formed by adding '-sse' to the third principal part of the verb.

clamavisse

to have claimed

habuisse

to have had

misisse

to have sent

servivisse

to have served

Future active infinitive

Formed by using the future participle and adding 'esse'.

clamaturus esse

to be about to claim

habiturus esse

to be about to have

missurus esse

to be about to send

serviturus esse

to be about to serve

Future participle

Formed by removing the '-m' from the supine and adding '-rus'.

Present passive infinitive

Formed by removing the '-e' ending from the present infinitive and adding '-i'.

voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum

to call

vocari

to be called

Present passive infinitive

Remove the '-ere' ending from the present infinitive and add '-i'.

dico, dicere, dixi, dictum

to say

dici

to be said

clamari

to be claimed

habeo, habere, habui, habitum

to have

haberi

to be had

mitto, mittere, misi, missum

to send

mitti

to be sent

servio, servire, servivi, servitum

to serve

serviri

to be served

Perfect passive infinitive

Remove the '-m' of the supine, add '-s' to get the past participle and then add 'esse'.

clamatus esse

to have been claimed

habitus esse

to have been had

missus esse

to have been sent

servitus esse

to have been served

Future passive infinitive

Remove the '-m' of the supine and add '-s' to get the past participle and then add 'fore'.

clamatus fore

to be about to be claimed

habitus fore

to be about to be had

missus fore

to be about to be sent

servitus fore

to be about to be served

Deponent infinitives

The infinitives of deponent verbs follow the rules for passive infinitives.

Accusative and infinitive clause

An infinitive used in conjunction with the accusative, translated as an indirect statement.

Credo Johannem dedisse Matheo terram.

I believe that John has given the land to Matthew.

to hear

audio, audire, audivi, auditum

to think

puto, putare, putavi, putatum

to believe

credo, credere, credidi, creditum

to know

scio, scire, scivi, scitum