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- How do you translate future active infinitive?
- Are infinitives used in indirect statement?
- What is active infinitive?
- What is the future infinitive esse?
How do you translate future active infinitive?
3. Future active. To form the future active infinitive of a verb, use the future participle (formed by removing the '-m' from the supine and adding '-rus') and add 'esse'.
Are infinitives used in indirect statement?
Relative Tense in Indirect Statement
Infinitives, like participles, operate on relative time—that is, their tense is relative to that of the main verb—thus, the true time of the infinitive in indirect statement depends on the tense of the main verb.
What is active infinitive?
Definition: The active present infinitive - normally known as just "the infinitive" - is the basic or root form of a verb. In English, it can take two forms, with or without the particle to. For example: live or to live, love or to love, think or to think.
What is the future infinitive esse?
esse = to be (present infinitive) fuisse = to have been (perfect infinitive) futūrum esse or fore = to be about to be (future infinitive)
