Bartholomew the Englishman

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Latin Grammar: Sequence of Tenses in the Subjunctive

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.

From the passage above:

  • Identify the sequence (primary or secondary) of these sentences
  • Supply the verbs
  • Indicate the tense of the verbs

1.  Est igitur crystallinus humor, ...ut ei ab aliis omnibus aequaliter serviatur.

Sequence:
indicative verb
verb
tense:
subjunctive verb
verb
tense

2.  Fuit etiam pernius, clarus, et dyaphanus, ut citius in oppositos colores transferretur et ad omnium colorum indifferenter similitudinem immutaretur.

Sequence:
indicative verb
verb
tense:
subjunctive verb
verb 1
tense
verb 2
tense

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