Latin Syntax

The 11 constructions you need for OCR J282 — each explained, illustrated, and practised.

Syntax

Work through constructions in the order below, or jump to what you need.

Present active, perfect passive, future active — recognition and translation

Independent ablative phrase — when/since/after + context

Accusative + infinitive after verbs of saying, thinking, knowing

ut/nē + subjunctive after verbs of ordering and asking

Question word + subjunctive after verbs of asking and knowing

ut/nē + subjunctive expressing aim or intention

tam/ita + ut + subjunctive describing what happened

timē/vereor + nē/ut + subjunctive — what someone fears

cum + indicative or subjunctive; quamquam; dum

si/nisi — open, unfulfilled present, unfulfilled past

Reference: Sequence of Tenses — primary and secondary sequence explained