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A new use for…

A new use for…. CUM. Up till now our little friend CUM has always meant…. WITH. But watch! Things are not quite what they seem…. Look at the following verb endings:. porta – V - ISSE M Porta – V - ISSE S Porta – V - ISSE T Porta – V - ISSE MUS Porta – V – ISSE TIS

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A new use for…

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  1. A new use for…

  2. CUM

  3. Up till now our little friend CUM has always meant… WITH But watch! Things are not quite what they seem…

  4. Look at the following verb endings: porta – V - ISSEM Porta – V - ISSES Porta – V - ISSET Porta – V - ISSEMUS Porta – V– ISSETIS Porta – V- ISSENT These verbs are in a special form (that you will grow to love) called the PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE NB – the familiar verb endings! NB – the ISSE theme!

  5. Translate these the same way you would any PLUPERFECT – using… HAD The real magic is if you see one of these fun subjunctives after our old friend CUM.

  6. cum puella dominum necavisset, risit. + OOH look! SUBJUNCTIVE OOH look! CUM WITH WHEN  WHEN the girl HAD killed the master, she laughed. 

  7. TRY THESE • cum dominus canem audivisset, discessit. • cum servi regem conspexissent, diligenter laboraverunt. • cum spectaculum spectavissemus, ad tabernam festinavimus.

  8. More cum + subjunctives cum multos annos navigavissemus, tandem ad Italiam pervenimus. When we had sailed for many years, we at last reached Italy. cum diu ambulavissent, fessi erant. When they had walked for a long time, they were tired. cum lupum conspexissem, quam celerrime efugi. When I had caught sight of the wolf, I ran away as quickly as possible. cum equus mihi osculum dedisset, clamavi. When the horse had given me a kiss, I shouted.

  9. An afterthought Cum can also mean “SINCE”

  10. IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE portare m– I was carrying portare s – you were carrying portare t – he was carrying portare mus – we were carrying portare tis– you were carrying portare nt – they were carrying

  11. Some practice • cives, cum hostes urbi apprinquarent, perterriti erant. • senex, cum ad forum ambularet, multam pecuniam invenit. • laeti eramus cum consilium novum intellexissemus. • rex, cum iam discedere constituisset, hoc statim fecit. • dominus, cum totam rem audivisset, servum fidelem laudavit. • liberi gaudebant cum nihil scribere deberent.

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