1. Present Passive Infinitives Feb. 18-21, 2014
Lesson 34
Present Passive Infinitives
Feb , 2014

2. All About Infinitives
Infinitives are verb forms that are translated with the word “to….”

3. All About Infinitives
There are 3 tenses of infinitives: present, perfect, and future.
Each tense has 2 voices: active and passive.

4. Present Active Infinitive
You learned the present active infinitive in Latin I.
The present active infinitive is the 2nd principal part of the verb…the one that ends in –re.
It’s translated “to (verb).”

5. Present Active Infinitive
amo, amare, amavi, amatus
doceo, docere, docui, doctus
mitto, mittere, misi, missus
capio, capere, cepi, captus
audio, audire, audivi, auditus
To love
To teach
To send
To capture
To hear

6. Present Passive Infinitives
Now it’s time to learn the present passive infinitive. It’s easy!
Just change the final –e to an –i.
The English translation is to be verbed:
amari: to be loved
doceri: to be taught
audiri: to be heard

7. Present Passive Infinitives
The only verbs that DO NOT follow that simple rule are 3rd and 3rd –io conjugation. Remember that they always cause trouble and do things a little differently…
These are the –o (-io)/–ere verbs,
like these:
pono, ponere capio, capere
duco, ducere

8. Present Passive Infinitives
Instead of changing the –re to –ri, 3rd /3rd –io conjugation verbs go nuts and chop off their ENTIRE -ere, then replace it with just an –i!
ducere: to lead capere: to take
duci: to be led capi: to be taken
ponere: to place
poni: to be placed

9. Present Passive Infinitive
amo, amare, amavi, amatus
doceo, docere, docui, doctus
mitto, mittere, misi, missus
capio, capere, cepi, captus
audio, audire, audivi, auditus
AMARI: to be loved
DOCERI: to be taught
MITTI: to be sent
CAPI: to be captured
AUDIRI: to be heard

10. What an Infinitive Chart Looks Like:
ACTIVE
Present amare to love
Perfect amavisse to have loved
Future amaturus esse to be about to love
PASSIVE
amari to be loved
amatus esse to have been loved
amatum iri to be about to be loved