Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

enignus, -a, -urn, favorable
certus, -a, -urn, certain
ceterus, -a, -urn, the otller
praeteritus, -a, -urn, past
LATIN GRAMMAR
41. Indirect discourse. ./\n indirect quotation occurring after a verb
meaning to say, to think, to I\.nolv is expressed by an infinitive with
the subject in the accusatn· case. All subordinate clauses occurring
in an indirect quotation are nut in the subjunctive.
T hey say that their sons are com­ Dicunt f.aios SUDS venire (pres.
Ing.
inf.).
T hey say that their sons 11ave Dicunt fBios SUDS venisse (perf.
come. inf.) .
They say that their sons will Dicunt fBios SUDS venturos esse
come.
(fut. inf.).
T hey said that their sons were Dixerunt f1lios SUDS venIre (pres.
comIng. in£.) .
They said that their sons had Dixerunt fBios SUDS venisse (perf.
come. in£.) .
T hey said that tlleir sons would Dixerunt fllios SUDS venturos esse
come.
(fur. in£.).
She knew that he was sleeping Sciebat eum dormire quod lassus
because he tvas tired.
esset.
He said tIl at tlley had asked Dixit eos quaesivisse ubi futurus
where he would be.
esset.
Note the following:
I) An introductory word for that is not needed in an indirect quotation
in Latin.
2) The present infinitive is used when the time is the same as that
of the principal verb.
3) The perfect infinitive is used when the time precedes that of
the main verb.