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Chapter VII: Subjunctive I
Verbal Aspects
Indicative Subjunctive Imperative Infinitive Participle
Active Passive
Present Imperfect Future Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect
1st 2nd 3rd
Singular Plural
The Subjunctive• The basic idea that the Subjunctive is used to
communicate is “unreality” and potentiality.i.e., the woulda, coulda, shoulda of Latin.
• The Subjunctive consists of 4 tenses:PresentImperfectPerfectPluperfect
• The Subjunctive has no future tenses because potential/unreal actions are by nature in the future. Therefore, no future is necessary.
The Subjunctive• There are two basic types of Subjunctive:
Independent and Dependent• The Independent Subjunctive is really where the
potential nature of the Subjunctive is apparent.• The Dependent Subjunctive is used mainly to denote
potentiality in a subordinate clause, and is rarely translated differently than a normal, indicative main verb.
Forming the Subjunctive• The Subjunctive can be identified by a change in the
stem of verbs. (cf. to infixes and endings)• The Subjunctive Tenses, however, still employ the same
Present and Perfect Stems we have already learned.
• In the present tense, the subjunctive is indicated by a change in the stem vowel of the verb.
Conjugation Review• The stem vowel of the verb is the one that
occurs before the “re”• 1st conjugation: amō, amāre• 2nd conjugation: habeō, habēre• 3rd conjugation: agō, agere (actually i)• 4th conjugation: audiō, audīre
Present SubjunctiveThe changes in the present subjunctive are the
following:• 1st conjugation: ā --> e• 2nd conjugation: ē --> ea• 3rd conjugation: i --> a• 4th conjugation (including 3 -io): ī --> ia
Present Subjunctive• 1st conjugation: ā --> e• 2nd conjugation: ē --> ea• 3rd conjugation: i --> a• 4th conjugation (including 3 -io): ī --> ia
Therefore, we can use the phrase “we fear a liar”
to help remember the changes.
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the present active subjunctive:
1. Find the present active infinitive (the 2nd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Take off the -re.• amā
3. Change the stem vowel• ā --> e
4. Add the personal ending to the stem.• ame + -t = amet (he/she/it loves)
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the present passive subjunctive:
1. Find the present active infinitive (the 2nd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Take off the -re.• amā
3. Change the stem vowel• ā --> e
4. Add the personal ending to the stem.• ame + -tur = ametur (he/she/it is loved)
Practice1. 3rd sing., pres., passive, subjunctive of maneō, manēre
maneatur2. 2nd plural pres., active, subjunctive of līberō, līberāre
līberetis3. 1st plural pres., passive, subjunctive of ducō, ducere
ducamur4. 1st singular pres., active subjunctive of fugiō, fugere
fugiam5. 3rd plural pres., passive, subjunctive of audiō, audīre
audiantur
Forming the Subjunctive• The Subjunctive can be identified by a change in the
stem of verbs. (cf. to infixes and endings)• The Subjunctive Tenses, however, still employ the same
Present and Perfect Stems we have already learned.
• In the imperfect tense, the subjunctive is indicated by adding the endings directly to the present active infinitive of the verb.
Infinitive ReviewBelow are the present, active, infinitives of the
different conjugations:• 1st conjugation: amō, amāre• 2nd conjugation: habeō, habēre• 3rd conjugation: agō, agere• 4th conjugation: audiō, audīre
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the imperfect active subjunctive:
1. Find the present active infinitive (the 2nd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Add the personal ending directly to the infinitive.• amāre + -t = amāret (he/she/it was loving)
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the imperfect passive subjunctive:
1. Find the present active infinitive (the 2nd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Add the personal ending directly to the infinitive.• amāre + -tur = amāretur (he/she/it was being loved)
Practice1. 3rd sing., imperf., passive, subj. of maneō, manēre
manēretur2. 2nd plural, imperf., active, subj. of līberō, līberāre
līberāretis3. 1st plural, imperf., passive, subj. of ducō, ducere
duceremur4. 1st sing., imperf., active, subj. of fugiō, fugere
fugerem5. 3rd plural, imperf., passive, subj. of audiō, audīre
audīrentur
Subjunctive ReviewPresent Subjunctive
“we fear a liar”
Perfect Subjunctive
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Pluperfect Subjunctive
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Imperfect Subjunctive
2nd pp + pers. endings
The Perfect and Present SystemsA Latin verb has four principle parts:
laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus
1st, sing., present, active
present, active, infinitive
1st, sing., perfect, active
perfect, passive, participle
The Perfect and Present SystemsA Latin verb has four principle parts:
laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus
Present System
Active/Passive Active Passive
Perfect System
Forming the SubjunctiveThe Subjunctive Tenses employ the same Present and
Perfect Stems we have already learned:
Therefore, in the active voice, the 3rd principle part will be used.
• In the perfect active, the subjunctive is indicated by the infix -eri.
• In the pluperfect active, the subjunctive is indicated by the infix -isse.
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the perfect active subjunctive:
1. Find the perfect active stem (the 3rd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Take off the -ī.• amāv
3. Add the infix “-eri”• amāveri
4. Add the personal ending to the stem.• amāveri + -t = amāverit (he/she/it loved)
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the pluperfect active subjunctive:
1. Find the perfect active stem (the 3rd principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Take off the -ī.• amāv
3. Add the infix “-isse”• amāvisse
4. Add the active personal endings to the stem.• amāvisse + -t = amāvisset (he/she/it had loved)
Practice1. 3rd sing., perfect, active, subj. of maneō, manēre, mansī,
mansus manserit
2. 2nd plural, plup., active, subj. of līberō, līberāre, liberāvī, liberātus
līberāvissetis3. 1st plural, perfect, active, subj. of ducō, ducere, duxī, ductus
duxerimus4. 1st singular, plup., active, subj. of fugiō, fugere, fugī, fugitūrus
fugissem5. 3rd plural, perfect, active, subj. of audiō, audīre, audīvī,
audītus audīverint
The Perfect and Present SystemsA Latin verb has four principle parts:
laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus
Present System
Active/Passive Active Passive
Perfect System
Forming the SubjunctiveThe Subjunctive Tenses employ the same Present and
Perfect Stems we have already learned:
Therefore, in the passive voice, the 4th principle part will be used.
• In the perfect passive, the subjunctive is indicated by the present subjunctive of sum, esse.
• In the pluperfect passive, the subjunctive is indicated by the imperfect subjunctive of sum, esse.
Present Tense of ‘sum, esse’
Indicative
sumesest
sumusestissunt
Subjunctive
simsissit
simussitissint
Imperfect Tense of ‘sum, esse’
Indicative
eramerāserat
erāmuserātiserant
Subjunctive
essemessesesset
essemusessetisessent
Forming the SubjunctiveThe Subjunctive Tenses employ the same Present and
Perfect Stems we have already learned:
Therefore, in the passive voice, the 4th principle part will be used.
• In the perfect passive, the subjunctive is indicated by the present subjunctive of sum, esse.
• In the pluperfect passive, the subjunctive is indicated by the imperfect subjunctive of sum, esse.
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the perfect passive subjunctive:
1. Find the perfect passive stem (the 4th principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Add the present subjunctive of “sum, esse”• amātus + sit = amātus, a, um sit (he/she/it was loved)
3. Remember to show all the possibilities for genders• amātus, a, um sit
Perfect Passive of “amō, amāre amāvī, amātus”
Indicative
amātus, a, um sumamātus, a, um esamātus, a, um estamātī, ae, a sumusamātī, ae, a estisamātī, ae, a sunt
Subjunctive
amātus, a, um simamātus, a, um sisamātus, a, um sitamātī, ae, a simusamātī, ae, a sitisamātī, ae, a sint
Creating the SubjunctiveSteps to create the pluperfect passive subjunctive:
1. Find the perfect passive stem (the 4th principle part).• amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus
2. Add the imperfect subjunctive of “sum, esse”• amātus + esset = amātus, a, um esset (he/she/it was loved)
3. Remember to show all the possibilities for genders• amātus, a, um esset
Pluperfect Passive of “amō, amāre amāvī, amātus”
Indicative
amātus, a, um eramamātus, a, um erāsamātus, a, um eratamātī, ae, a erāmusamātī, ae, a erātisamātī, ae, a erant
Subjunctive
amātus, a, um essemamātus, a, um essesamātus, a, um essetamātī, ae, a essemusamātī, ae, a essetisamātī, ae, a essent
Practice1. 3rd sing., perfect, pass., subj. of maneō, manēre, mansī,
mansus mansus, a, um sit
2. 2nd plural, plup., pass., subj. of līberō, līberāre, liberāvī, liberātus
līberātī,ae, a essetis3. 1st plural, perfect, pass., subj. of ducō, ducere, duxī, ductus
ductī, ae, a simus4. 1st singular, plup., pass., subj. of fugiō, fugere, fugī, fugitūrus
fugitūrus, a, um essem5. 3rd plural, perfect, pass., subj. of audiō, audīre, audīvī,
audītus audītī, ae, a sint
Subjunctive ReviewPresent Subjunctive
“we fear a liar”
Perfect Subjunctive
Pluperfect SubjunctiveImperfect Subjunctive
2nd pp + pers. endings
Active3rd pp + eri
Passive4th pp +
sim, sis, sit
Active3rd pp + isse
Passive4th pp + essem,
esses, esset
Homework?Remember!1. Homework 39