III.8.Indirect Statement Tense Practice 1

Puto canem 🐕 feles 🐈🐈 videre.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I think the dog saw the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Puto canem a felibus videri.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I think the dog saw the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

videri is present passive

Puto canem feles vidisse.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I think the dog saw the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

vidisse is a perfect active infinitive

Puto canem a felibus visum esse.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I think the dog was seen by the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

visum esse is a perfect passive infinitive

was _____ by _____

Puto canem feles visurum esse.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I think the dog was seen by the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

visurum esse is a FUTURE active infinitive

Putavi canem 🐕 feles 🐈🐈 videre.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I thought the dog was seeing the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

videre is a present infinitive - shows action that is the SAME TIME as the main verb

Putavi canem a felibus videri.

• I thought the dog was seen by the cats.

• I think the dog saw the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

videri is present passive infinitive - shows action that is the SAME TIME as the main verb

Putavi canem feles vidisse.

• I think the dog sees the cats.

• I thought the dog had seen the cats.

• I think the dog will see the cats.

• I think the dog is seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

vidisse is a perfect active infinitive - shows action completed BEFORE the verb

putavi is past tense, so vidisse = pluperfect HAD

Putavi canem a felibus visum esse.

• I thought the dog was seeing the cats.

• I think the dog was seen by the cats.

• I thought the dog would see the cats.

• I thought the dog had been seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

visum esse is a perfect passive infinitive - shows action completed BEFORE the verb

putavi is past tense, so visum esse = pluperfect HAD BEEN

Putavi canem feles visurum esse.

• I thought the dog saw the cats.

• I thought the dog was seen by the cats.

• I thought the dog would see the cats.

• I thought the dog has been seen by the cats.

Answer explanation

visurum esse is a FUTURE active infinitive

with a past tense head verb, a future infinitive = WOULD