Latin Grammar, Ch. 8

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Perfect Active Indicative Tense (Nouns)

Indicates a past tense.

1. The perfect is formed by adding personal endings to the stem of the third principal part. To find the stem, remove the -i- from the third principal part:

amāv(ī) - first conjugation

docu(ī) - second conjugation

fu(ī) - sum

2. Two meanings:

a. The historical perfect corresponds to the simple past tense in English, and has been described as "the tense of narration (as opposed to the Imperfect, the tense of description)

b. The present perfect refers to an action that happened in the past, but stresses the present result of that completed action. eg. I have finished my homework.

<p>Indicates a past tense.</p><p>1. The perfect is formed by adding personal endings to the stem of the third principal part. To find the stem, remove the -i- from the third principal part:</p><p>amāv(ī) - first conjugation</p><p>docu(ī) - second conjugation</p><p>fu(ī) - sum</p><p>2. Two meanings:</p><p>a. The historical perfect corresponds to the simple past tense in English, and has been described as "the tense of narration (as opposed to the Imperfect, the tense of description)</p><p>b. The present perfect refers to an action that happened in the past, but stresses the present result of that completed action. eg. I have finished my homework.</p>
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Perfect Active Infinitive

Formed by adding -isse to the perfect stem

eg amāvisse > to have loved

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Forms of Possum

"to be able to;" should be accompanied by a complementary infinitive.

<p>"to be able to;" should be accompanied by a complementary infinitive.</p>
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Infinitive as a Noun

When used as a noun, the infinitive is considered neuter and singular.

eg. Amāre est bonum. > To love is good; Loving is a good thing.

Can be translated with either an infinitive or a gerund in English.

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