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5—§ 47 THE VERB.—TENSES. 103the future infinitive of sum; viz. futurum esse, or fore followedby ut, and the subjunctive in the present or imperfect,as the leading verb may require. Thus, dixit fore ut lugcret," he said that he would mourn ;" elicit fore ut lugeat, " he saysthat he will mourn." 678.Note 2.—This form of expression is often used in both the active andthe passive voice, even when the verb has the regular form of the futureinfinitive.10. Fore, the infinitive of sum, is used with all participlesin us; as, Commissum cum equitatu proeliofore videbaL CLes.—Deinde addis, te fore ventarum. Cic. Mittendos fore legates.Liv.11. The infinitive mood with a subject, i. e. with an accusativebefore it, is usually rendered as the indicative, the particlethat being commonly placed before it. The followingexamples will illustrate the method of translating the differenttenses of the infinitive, when preceded by the leading verb inpresent, past, or future time.i Dlcit me scribere,180.—INFINITIVE ACTIVE.He says'that I write, or am writing.2 Dixit me scribere, He said that I wrote, or was writing.3 Dlcet me scribere, He will say that I am writing.4 Dlcit me scripsisse, He says that I wrote, or did write.5 Dixit me scripsisse, He said that I had written.6 Dlcet me scripsisse, He will say that I have written, or did write*7 Dlcit me scripturwn esse, He says that I will write.8 Dixit me scripturwn esse }Hesaid that I would write.9 Dlcet me scripturwn esse, He will say that I will write.1 Dlcit me scripturumfuisse, He says that I would have written.11 Dixit me scripturumfuisse, He said that I would have written.12 Dlcet me scripturumfuisse, He will say that I would have written.INFINITIVE PASSIVE.18 Dlcit literas scrlbi, He says that letters are written, or writing.14 Dixit Uteras scrlbi, He said that letters were written, or writing.1 Dlcet Uteras scrlbi, He will say that letters are written, or w riting.16 Dlcit Uteras scriptas esse, He says that letters are, or were written.11 Dixit Uteras scriptas esse, He said that letters were, or had been written.18 Dlcet Uteras scriptas esse, He will say that letters are, or were writtea