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I have written this page to help my students who are just being introduced to the subjunctive, Chapter 28 in Wheelock. The Passive Periphrastic is technically another "conjugation" but it was introduced as use of a verb form in a main clause, so here it is. The other forms of the periphrastic are provided, but greyed out, because my students have not yet been asked to use them. Dr. J 10/21/02 

CHOICES FOR TRANSLATING THE VERB IN A MAIN CLAUSE
(once you have identified it as a main clause)

1. Identify the verb.

2. Determine the MOOD of verb.

IMPERATIVE

  Laborem fac! (You sing) Do the work!
Laborem facite! (You pl) Do the work!
SUBJUNCTIVE Jussive Laborem faciat. Let him do the work.
Hortatory Laborem faciamus. Let's do the work!
INDICATIVE present active Laborem facit. He is doing the work.
imperfect active Laborem faciebat. He was doing the work.
future active Laborem faciet. He will do the work.
perfect active Laborem fecit. He did the work.
pluperfect active Laborem fecerat. He had done the work.
future perfect Laborem fecerit. He will have done the work.
present passive Labor facitur ab illo. The work is done by him.
imperfect passive Labor faciebatur ab illo. The work was being done by him.
future passive Labor facietur ab illo. The work will be done by him.
perfect passive Labor factum est ab illo. The work was done by him.
pluperfect passive Labor factum erat ab illo. The work had been done by him.
  future perfect passive Labor factum erit ab illo. The work will have been done by him.
ACTIVE
PERIPHRASTIC CONJUGATION
present Id facturus est. He is about to do it.
imperfect Id facturus erat. He was about to do it.
future Id facturus erit. He will be about to do it.
perfect Id facturus fuit. He has been about to do it.
pluperfect Id facturus fuerat. He had been about to do it.
future perfect Id facturus fuerit. He will have been about to do it.
PASSIVE
PERIPHRASTIC CONJUGATION
present Labor illi faciendus est. The work must be done by him.
imperfect Id illi faciendus erat. It had to have been done by him.
future Id illi faciendus erit. It will have to be done by him.
perfect Id illi faciendus fuit. It had to be done by him.
pluperfect Id illi faciendus fuerat. It had had to be done by him.
future perfect Id illi faciendus fuerit. He will have had to be done by him.

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