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Week 12 Paradigms

Table of contents

  1. Verbs
    1. Perfect Subjunctive
    2. Pluperfect Subjunctive
  2. Syntax
    1. Independent Subjunctives
    2. Sequence of Tenses

Verbs

Perfect Subjunctive

  Active Passive
1st sg. amāverim amatus, -a, -um sim
2nd sg. amāverīs amatus, -a, -um sīs
3rd sg. amāverit amatus, -a, -um sit
1st pl. amāverīmus amātī, -ae, -a sīmus
2nd pl. amāverītis amātī, -ae, -a sītis
3rd pl. amāverint amātī, -ae, -a sint

Pluperfect Subjunctive

  Active Passive
1st sg. amāvissem amatus, -a, -um essem
2nd sg. amāvissēs amatus, -a, -um essēs
3rd sg. amāvisset amatus, -a, -um esset
1st pl. amāvissēmus amātī, -ae, -a essēmus
2nd pl. amāvissētis amātī, -ae, -a essētis
3rd pl. amāvissent amātī, -ae, -a essent

Syntax

Independent Subjunctives

Type Tense of Subj. Sample Trans.
Present Deliberative present Should … [verb]?
Past Deliberative imperfect Should … have [verb]ed?
Present Potential present [or perfect] may (etc.) [verb]
Past Potential imperfect may (etc.) have [verb]ed
Future Optative present if only … would [verb]
Present Optative imperfect if only … were [verb]ing
Past Optative pluperfect if only … had [verb]ed

Sequence of Tenses

Main Verb Tense Dependent Verb Tense and Mood Time Relationship
Primary Sequence (present, future, future perfect) present subjunctive in progress, incomplete
Primary Sequence (present, future, future perfect) perfect subjunctive completed
Secondary Sequence (imperfect, perfect, pluperfect) imperfect subjunctive in progress, incomplete
Secondary Sequence (imperfect, perfect, pluperfect) pluperfect subjunctive completed

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