Expertlatin
- What are the four tenses of the subjunctive?
- What is the rule of sequence of tenses?
- What is an example of sequence of tenses?
- What is the sequence of tenses in Latin?
What are the four tenses of the subjunctive?
The subjunctive exists in four tenses: the present, imperfect, perfect and pluperfect. It occurs in both the active and passive voice. In addition to this, the endings of subjunctive verbs can alter across the conjugations.
What is the rule of sequence of tenses?
In English grammar, the term sequence of tenses (SOT) refers to an agreement in tense between the verb phrase in a subordinate clause and the verb phrase in the main clause that accompanies it.
What is an example of sequence of tenses?
For example, if someone said "I need a drink", this may be reported in the form "She said she needed a drink", with the tense of the verb need changed from present to past. The "shifting back" of tense as described in the previous paragraph may be called backshifting or an attracted sequence of tenses.
What is the sequence of tenses in Latin?
In Latin, tenses are divided into two sets, or sequences: primary and historic. The main primary tenses are the future (I will verb), the present (I am verbing) and the continuous perfect (I have verbed).
