Accusative%20Infinitive

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Accusative Infinitive

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The Infinitive
There are 6 forms of the infinitive
Present Active Infinitive
portare
docere
trahere
audire
Present Passive Infinitive
portari
doceri
trahi
audiri
Perfect Active Infinitive
portavisse
docuisse
traxisse
audivisse
Perfect Passive Infinitive
portatus esse
doctus esse
tractus esse
auditus esse
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The Infinitive
Future Active Infinitive
portaturus esse
docturus esse
tracturus esse
auditurus esse
Present Passive Infinitive
doctum iri
portatum iri
auditum iri
tractum iri
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• portari
• docturus esse
• tractus esse
• trahi
• audivisse
• docere
• traxisse
• doctus esse
• audiri
• portatus esse
• doceri

• to be carried
• to be about to teach
• to have been dragged
• to be dragged
• to have heard
• to teach
• to have dragged
• to have been taught
• to be heard
• to be about to carry
• to be taught

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• credo servos cibum parare
• I believe that the slaves are preparing dinner
• (present active infinitive)
• scio captivos liberatos esse
• I know that the prisoners have been freed
• (perfect passive infinitive)
• dominus credit servum fugisse
• The master believes that the slave has fled
• (perfect active infinitive)

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• credimus hostes mox pugnaturos esse
• We believe that the enemy will soon fight
• (future active infinitive)
• libertus dicit nuntium ab Agricola missum esse
• The freedman says that a messenger has been sent
  by Agricola
• (perfect passive infinitive)
• libertus dixit nuntium ab Agricola missum esse
• The freedman said that a messenger had been sent
  by Agricola
• (perfect passive infinitive)

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• audio filios Clementis a Quintiliano cotidie
  doceri
• I hear that Clemenss sons are being taught by
  Quintilianus every day
• (present passive infinitive)
• credo epistulas missas esse
• I believe that that the letters have been sent
• (perfect passive infinitive)