Chapter 39: Quintus Venusiam revisit

Indirect questions; (present) perfect subjunctive; sequence of tenses

Terra-cotta lamp portraying shepherd with name Tityrus. Brussels, Royal Museum of Art and History. Credits: VRoma Image Archives, Barbara McManus, 1988. As the civil war ground on, and as the countryside became more and more devastated and full of traumatic memories for people like Horace who did survive, wistful memory of the peaceful rural existence which Romans had always revered took on a mythical power. Vergil's pastoral poetry, with shepherds (including Tityrus) singing blissfully about rural life, answered a deep-felt need among war-weary Romans.

Some additional grammatical help is available at James Lowe's page for John Burroughs School.

In this exercise, drill the formation of the (present) perfect active subjunctive.

In this exercise, practice using indirect questions, observing sequence of tenses, by creating indirect questions from direct questions.

In this exercise, practice turning an English verb phrase into a correct Latin verb phrase, using subjunctive or indicative as appropriate.