Rules for the verbs in the indirect discourse:

a. The Main verb goes to acc+inf construction.

b. The Subordinate verb goes to subjunctive mood.

c. Sequence of tenses follow for the subordinate verb.

Examples: I know the man who teaches me Latin. Intellego hunc qui mihi linguae Latinam docet.

He says I know the man who teaches me Latin. Dicit me intellegere hunc qui mihi linquae Latinae doceat.

He said I knew the man who taught me Latin. Dicebat me intellegere hunc qui mihi linquae Latinae doceret.

He studies Latin in order to become smarter. Studet linguam Latinam ut ingenosior sit.

He says he studies Latin in order to become smarter. Dicit studere linguam Latinam ut ingenosior sit.

Consider this sentence:

1. Si nos pellunt, omnem Hesperiam sub sua iuga mittunt. If they expel us, they will send the entire Italy under their yoke.

2. Si nos pellebant, omnem Hesperiam sub sua iuga mittebant. If they expelled us, they would send the entire Italy under their yoke. � Now, put the verb �Credunt� (they believe) in front; the main verb in sentence 1 would go to infinitive in indirect discourse, and the verb in the si- clause would be subordinated by the verb credunt and go to the subjunctive. � credunt si nos pellant, omnem Hesperiam sub sua iuga mittere. They believe that if they expel us, they will send the entire Italy under their yoke. � Now put the verb crediderunt (they believed, timeless perfect) in front of sentence 1: mittunt will still go to the infinitive, but look at what happens to pellunt: � crediderunt si nos pellerent, omnem Hesperiam sub sua iuga mittere. � pellerent is in the imperfect subjunctive.� It is in the subjunctive for the reason mentioned; but it goes to the imperfect fromthe present because crediderunt is in the secondary sequence, while it has to retain the progressive/etc aspect in the original, which is in the present tense.

Worksheet Rewrite the following sentences by putting "he believes" (boys) and "he believed" (girls) in front. Post on the bulletin board.

1. Si nos pellunt, omnem Hesperiam sub sua iuga mittunt. (Vergil) If they drive us out, they will send the entire Italy under their yoke.

2..Fugerunt cum hostem viderun. (J. Caesar) As soon as they see the enemy, they fled.