Chapter 19, Part III

Sequence of Tenses

• The sequence of tenses is a chart that tells us which indicative main verb to use with which subjunctive subordinate verb

• There are two sequences: primary and secondary

• All time is now relative to the time of the main verb

Sequence of Tenses Chart

Sequence Main Indicative VerbSubordinate

Subjunctive VerbRelative Time

PRIMARY• Present• Imperfect• Future

Present Same Time

Perfect Before

SECONDARY• Perfect

• Pluperfect• Future Perfect

Imperfect Same Time

Pluperfect Before

Exercise 19.7, #1-2

1. Horatius Pompeiusque iter faciunt ut Delphos (uidere).

2. collem ascendebamus ut templum Apollinis (inspicere).

Exercise Translations

19.7.1: Horatius and Pompeius make the journey in order to see Delphi.

19.7.2: We were climbing the hill in order to look at the temple of Apollo.