Indirect Statements Flashcards

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How to make a direct statement indirect

A

Make the (nominative) subject accusative

Make the finite verb and infinitive

Nothing else changes

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The tense of the infinitive

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Relative to that of the main verb

Present - action occurring at the same time as main verb
Perfect - action that prior to that of the main verb
Future - action which will occur subsequent to that of the main verb

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Dicit auroram terras novo lumine spargere

A

He says that dawn is sprinkling the lands with new light

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Dixit auroram terras novo lumine spargere

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He said that dawn was sprinkling the lands with new light

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Dicet auroram terras novo lumine spargere

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He will say that dawn is sprinkling the land with new light

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Dicit auroram terras novo lumine sparsisse

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He says that dawn (sprinkled) has sprinkled the lands with new light

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Dixit auroram terras novo lumine sparsisse

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He said that dawn had sprinkled the lands with new light

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Dicet auroram terras novo lumine sparsisse

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He will say that dawn has sprinkled (sprinkled) the lands with new light

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He says that dawn will sprinkle the lands with new light

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Dicit auroram terras novo lumine sparsuram esse

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He said that dawn would sprinkle the lands with new light

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Dixit auroram terras novo lumine sparsuram esse

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He will say that dawn will sprinkle the lands with new light

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Dicet auroram terras novo lumine sparsuram esse

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What is an indirect statement

A

The original speakers ideas reported by someone else

A statement that follows verbs that express actions that take place in the head such as saying, thinking, seeing, perceiving, knowing
- the statement is often introduced by the english word “that”

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Subordinate clauses in indirect statements verbs

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are in the subjunctive

their tense is determined using tense sequence

this is because the person reporting the statement does not claim responsibility that what the subject says is true

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14
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The man whom you see desires money

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Vir quem vides pecuniam optat

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I say that the man whom you see (may see) desires money

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Dico virum quem videas pecuniam optare

present subjunctive, primary sequence, simultaneous action after dico

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I said that the ma whom you saw (might be seeing) desired money

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Dixi virum quem videres pecuniam optare

imperfect subjunctive, secondary sequence, simultaneous action after dixi

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Vir quem vidisti (videbas) pecuniam optat

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The man whom you saw desires money

18
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Dico virum quem videris pecuniam optare

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I say that the man whom you saw (may have seen) desires money

(perfect subjunctive, primary sequence, prior action after dico)

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Dixi virum quem vidisses pecuniam optare

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I said that the man whom you had seen (might have seen) desired money

(pluperfect subjunctive, secondary sequence, prior action after dixi)

20
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Dico virum quem vides pecuniam optare

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(use of the indicative rather than the subjunctive)

I say that the man whom YOU ACTUALLY SEE (and I accept responsibility for this statement) desires money