Infinitive

Question 1

Present active

Answer 1

are/ere/ere/ire

To desire

Question 2

Present passive

Answer 2

Ari/eri/i/iri

To be desired

Question 3

Perfect active

Answer 3

3rdPP + isse

To have desired

Question 4

Perfect passive

Answer 4

4thPP (-us -a -um) + esse

To have been desired

Question 5

Future active

Answer 5

Urus/ura/urum + esse

To be going to desire

Question 6

Infinitives can also be translated as

Answer 6

Optare= To desire/desiring

Question 7

What is an infinitive

Answer 7

Not limited by person, number, mood

Does show tense and voice

Question 8

Complementary/object infinitive

Answer 8

Verbs that express ability, will, desire

Infinitives required to complete the idea of the verb

Object infinitives if they function as the direct object of the transitive verb

Question 9

How should a present active infinitive be translated

Answer 9

To desire

Question 10

How should a present passive infinitive be translated

Answer 10

To be desired

Question 11

How should a perfect active infinitive be translated

Answer 11

To have desired

Question 12

How should a perfect passive infinitive be translated

Answer 12

To have been desired

Question 13

How should a future active infinitive be translated

Answer 13

To be going to desire

Question 14

Future active periphrastic infinitive (+present)

How should it be translated

Answer 14

4PP (-urus -ura -urum) esse (same as the future active infinitive)

To be going to desire

Question 15

Future active periphrastic infinitive (+perfect)

How should it be translated

Answer 15

4PP (-urus -ura -urum) + fuisse

To have been going to desire

Question 16

Future passive periphrastic infinitive (+present)

How should it be translated

Answer 16

Present stem (-ndus -nda -ndum) + esse

To have to be desired

Question 17

Future passive periphrastic infinitive (+perfect)

How should it be translated

Answer 17

Present stem (-ndus -nda -ndum) + fuisse

To have had to be desired

Question 18

what actually is an infinitive

Answer 18

it is actually a neuter noun

Question 19

videre est credere

Answer 19

to see is to believe

–> seeing is believing

Question 20

if an infinitive is used as a noun it can be modified by

Answer 20

an adjective appearing in the neuter

Question 21

Libros legere bonum est

Answer 21

reading books is a good thing
to read books is good
it is a good thing to read books

Question 22

we know that reading books is a good thing

Answer 22

–> we know that to read books is good

Scimus bonum esse libros legere

(legere is the subject accusative of the infinitive esse)

Question 23

The historical infinitive

Answer 23

Used instead of a finite verb, emphasise the pure verbal action rather than its agents

Question 24

The subject of historical infinitive

Answer 24

In the nominative

Question 25

In viis urbis heri currere, clamare, fortiter pugnare

Answer 25

In the streets of the city yesterday (men/they) were running, shouting, fighting, bravely

(Historical infinitive)