Infinitives

Question 1

How is the present active infinitive formed?

Answer 1

2nd PP
I -āre
II -ēre
III -ere
IIIio -ere
IV -īre

Question 2

How is the present passive infinitive formed?

Answer 2

2nd PP
I -ārī
II -ērī
III -ī
IIIio -ī
IV -īrī

Question 3

How is the perfect active infinitive formed?

Answer 3

3PP + sse

Amāvī —> amāvisse

Question 4

How is the perfect passive infinitive formed?

Answer 4

4th PP + esse (duo verba!)

Amatus-a-um esse

Question 5

How is the future active infinitive formed?

Answer 5

Take perfect passive infin. + ūr

Amatūrus-a-um esse

Question 6

How is the future passive infinitive formed?

Answer 6

Take the perfect passive infin. + īrī
(4th pp uses UM ending only)
Amatum īrī

Question 7

What is complementary infinitive?

Answer 7

The infinitive is used after special verbs such as like, try, want, be, able, decide, order (iubeō), forbid (vetō), and decide; e.g. I like to swim

Question 8

What is indirect statement

Answer 8

• indirectly quotes (no quote marks) what someone thinks, says, feels, knows, sees, hears
• trigger verbs include: dīcō, sciō, nesciō, videō, audiō, cogitō, arbitror, reor, putō, sentiō, ferō
• I think/feel/say/know… THAT something is true