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INDlRhci oiAiEMKMS 1 79 417. Tenses of the Infinitive. When the sentences in § 4 form of statement, sunt became esse, erant became fuisse, and erunt became futūrōs esse.
 * 1) were changed from the direct to the indirect

418. Infinitive Tenses in Indirect Statements. A present indicative of a direct statement becomes present infinitive of the indirect, a past indicative becomes perfect infinitive, and a future indicative becomes future infinitive.

When translating into Latin an English indirect statement, first decide what tense of the indicative would have been used in the direct form. That will show you what tense of the infinitive to use in the indirect.

419. Verbs followed by Indirect Statements. The accusative-with-infinitive construction in indirect statements is found after verbs of saying, telling, knowing, thinking, and perceiving.

420. Verbs regularly followed by indirect statements are: Learn such of these verbs as are new to you.