The Passive voice: Present And Imperfect tenses, perfect and pluperfect Flashcards
What happens to the subject in the active?
The subject does the action
Present passive endings
he -atur
They. -antur
Clamores a civibus audiuntur
The shouts are heard by the citizens
Villa a multis fabris aedificabatur
The house was being built by many builders
Imperfect passive endings
He. -batur
They. -bantur
What happens to the verb in the passive voice?
Has the action done to them
What does the perfect passive consist of?
PPP + present tense of esse
What does e pluperfect passive consist of?
PPP + imperfect tense of esse
What does the PPP have to agree with?
Subject on case and number
Perfect passive endings
-atus sum
Atus es
Atus est
Ati sumus
Ati estis
Ati sunt
How does the perfect passive translate?
Was, were carried
Pluperfect passive endings
atus eram
atus eras
atus erat
ati eramus
ati eratis
ati erant
Servi, qui a domino puniti erant, miserrimi erant
The slaves, who had been punished by the master, were very sad
How does the present passive translate
Is, are carried
How does the imperfect passive translate
Was, were being carried
