1. Distinguish between what one is afraid to do (complementary infinitive as here) and what one is afraid will take place or has taken place (substantive clause with the subjunctive).
II. 1. We fear that they are not coming. 2. We fear lest they are coming. 3. We feared that they had come. 4. We feared that they had not come. 5. They feared greatly that the camp could not be defended. 6. Almost all feared1 to leave the camp.
[ LESSON LXVI]
THE PARTICIPLES
[374.] The Latin verb has the following Participles:1
| Conj. I | Conj. II | Conj. III | Conj. IV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE | |||||
| Present | amāns loving | monēns advising | regēns ruling | capiēns taking | audiēns hearing |
| Future | amātūrus about to love | monitūrus about to advise | rēctūrus about to rule | captūrus about to take | audītūrus about to hear |
| PASSIVE | |||||
| Perfect | amātus loved, having been loved | monitus advised, having been advised | rēctus ruled, having been ruled | captus taken, having been taken | audītus heard, having been heard |
| Future2 | amandus to be loved | monendus to be advised | regendus to be ruled | capiendus to be taken | audiendus to be heard |
1. Review [§ 203].
2. The future passive participle is often called the gerundive.
a. The present active and future passive participles are formed from the present stem, and the future active and perfect passive participles are formed from the participial stem.