Inter haec autem omnia unum solum est visus instrumentum, scilicet humor crystallinus, a crystallo sic dictus quia crystallo in colore assimilatur. Est igitur crystallinus humor, secundum Constantinum, albus, lucidus, clarus, in superficie planus, in medio omnium aliorum collocatus et hocideo, ut ei ab aliis omnibus aequaliter serviatur. Fuit etiam pervius, clarus, et dyaphanus, ut citius in oppositos colores transferretur et ad ominium colorum indifferenter similitudinem immutaretur.
Sequence of Tenses in the Subjunctive
In the passage above, there are two examples of the sequence of tenses rules for dependent clauses.
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Indicative Verb |
Subjunctive Verb in subordinate clause |
primary sequence
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present |
present or perfect |
future |
future perfect |
secondary sequence |
imperfect |
imperfect or pluperfect |
perfect |
pluperfect |
From the passage above:
- Identify the sequence (primary or secondary) of these sentences
- Supply the verbs
- Indicate the tense of the verbs
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