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96, by using essĕ with the Past Participle: mŏnĭtus essĕ dīcĭtŭr he is said to have been warned; dīcunt Caesărem mŏnĭtum essĕ they say that Ccesar was warned.

§ 201. For the Future Infinitive Active the Future Participle is used: mŭlĭĕrem crēdĭdĭt mŏrĭtūram he believed that the woman would die.

§ 202. The Future Infinitive Passive is expressed:

(1) By using īrī with the Supine in -um. See § 194.

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(2) By using fŏrĕ (Fut. Infin. of essĕ), followed by ŭt, with the Subjunctive Present or Imperfect, according to the Sequence of Tenses (§ 226): dīcit fŏrĕ ŭt urbs căpĭātŭr he says that (it will be that) the city will be captured; dīxĭt fŏrĕ ŭt urbs căpĕrētĕr he said that the city would be captured.

(3) The Infinitive of the Future Perfect Passive is expressed by using fore with the Passive Participle: crēdit urbem căptam fŏrĕ he believes the city will have been captured.

The Infinitive has three main usages:

(A) As a Verbal Noun, as Subject or Complement to a Verb: vīvĕrĕ iūcundum est living is pleasant; cŭpĭō dīscĕrĕ I-desire to-learn.

(B) In dependent construction, to represent a Finite Verb: dīcĭt hostēs advĕnīrĕ he says that the enemy are coming, where advĕnīrĕ represents advĕnĭunt.

(C) As a Predicate in place of a Finite Verb: hostēs