(Cf. Wheelock 19)
1. Start with the perfect active form that you wish to change. |
AMÂVÎ AMÂVERAM AMÂVERÔ |
I have loved I had loved I will have loved |
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2. Get the FOURTH principal part, and give it the correct gender and number, according to the subject. |
AMÂTUS |
loved |
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3. Add the appropriate form of esse, according to tense and according to the number and gender of the subject. |
AMÂTUS SUM AMÂTUS ERAM AMÂTUS ERÔ |
I have been loved I had been loved I will have been loved |
See a fuller explanation with translations for all conjugations.
Further Examples:
The girls have been reminded. |
Puellae monitae sunt. |
The towns will have been taken. |
Oppida capta erunt. |
The speakers had been heard. |
Ôrâtôrês audîtî erant. |
The books were sent. |
Librî missî sunt. |
The book was sent. |
Liber missus est. |
See a fuller explanation with translations for all conjugations.
Practice on Perfect Passives, Part 1 Practice on Perfect Passives, Part 2
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