Infinitives
Present and Perfect Active/Passive & Future Active
Present Active and Passive Infinitives
- The present active infinitive (e.g. to love)
- The present passive infinitive (to be loved) derive from the second principal part:
amô, amâre, amâvî, amâtus
Present Active Infinitive: amare
Present Passive Infinitive: amari
Note: Conjugations III and III-io drop the -er- in the passive infinitive present: dûcî / capî
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Perfect Active/ Passive
- The perfect active infinitive (to have loved) derives from the third principal part
- the perfect passive infinitive (to have been loved) derives from the fourth principal part:
amô, amâre, amâvî amâtus
Perfect Active Infinitve: amavisse
Perfect Passive Infinitive: amatus esse
Note: Conjugations III and III-io drop the -er- in the passive infinitive present: dûcî / capî
Future Active Infinitives
The future active infinitive (to be about to love) derives from the fourth principal part also
amo, amare, amavi, amatus
Future Active Infinitive - amaturus esse