Key Info Flashcards
Secondary indicative tenses
Imperfect
Perfect (english past tense)
Pluperfect
Cum always takes
The ablative case
De always takes
The ablative case
As an adverb et means
Even
Conditional sentences simple
Indicative in both clauses
Conditional sentences future indicative + future indicative
Si laborabit, pecuniam optabit
Future more vivid
If he works (present), he will desire money
Conditional sentences future perfect indicative +future indicative
Future exceptionally emphatic
IF he works (will have worked), he will desire money
Conditional sentences present subjunctive + present subjunctive
Si laboret, pecuniam optet
Future less vivid
If he should work, he would desire money
Conditional sentence imperfect subjunctive + imperfect subjunctive
Present contrary to fact
If he were working , he would be desiring money
Conditional sentence pluperfect subjunctive + pluperfect subjunctive
Si laboravisset, pecuniam optavisset
Past contrary to fact
If he had worked, he would have desired money
Whats important in terms of tenses in conditional sentences
Protasis action must be completed for that of the apodosis to occur
Genitive with verbs of accusing and condemning
Expresses the charge of the penalty
Puellam curae culpat
He blames the girl -for her- concern
Nautam pecuniae damnavit
He sentenced the sailor -to pay money-
A (ab) means “by” when
When representing living beings
“Away from” “by”
“Ad” goes with what case
“To” “towards”
Governs the accusative case
“Per” goes with what case
Goes with accusative (as it expresses motion towards)
When does “dubito” mean hesitate and doubt
Hesitate if with an infinitive
Otherwise doubt
Sub + accusative
Movement towards
Sub + ablative
Location is involved
Ablative without preposition
MEANS or INSTRUMENT by which something is done
Ablative with or without “cum”
WAY or MANNER in which something is done
Ablative where “cum” is NECESARY
Ablative is not modified by an adjective
When it is modified cum is optional
Purpose clauses have their subordinate clause verbs in
The subjunctive