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358. Rule. Sequence of Tenses. Primary tenses are followed by primary tenses and secondary by secondary.
359.
EXAMPLES
I. Primary tenses in principal and dependent clauses:
Mittit |
hominēs ut agrōs vāstent |
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He |
sends |
men |
that they may |
lay waste the fields |
II. Secondary tenses in principal and dependent clauses:
Mittēbat |
hominēs ut agrōs vāstārent |
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He |
was sending |
men |
that they might |
lay waste the fields |
360.
EXERCISES
I.
1. Vēnerant ut |
dūcerent, mitterent, vidērent, audīrent, dūcerentur, mitterentur, vidērentur, audirentur |
2. Fugiēbat nē |
caperētur, trāderētur, vidērētur, necārētur, raperētur, resiteret. |
3. Misit nūntiōs quī |
dīcerent, audīrent, venīrent, nārrārent, audīrentur, in conciliō sedērent. |
4. Castra mūnīvērunt quō facilius |
sēsē dēfenderent, impetum sustinērent, hostīs vincerent, salūtem peterent. |
II.
- Cæsar encouraged the soldiers in order that they might fight more bravely.
- The Helvetii left their homes to wage war.
- The scouts set out at once lest they should be captured by the Germans.
- Cæsar inflicted punishment on them in order that the others might be more terrified.
- He sent messengers to Rome to announce the victory.