These exercises are more challenging and designed to give you further practice in recognising different forms of the subjunctive. Again, the translations retain ‘may’ and ‘might’ to convey the subjunctive idea. Complete each exercise with the verbs and phrases listed below.
[1] primary
sequence
[a] with the
present subjunctive
[i] And I fear
that you may think too much │ Metuōque, nē tū nimium __________. (Cicero)
[ii] I fear that I
may be either troublesome to you, judges, or (that I may) seem to
distrust your intelligence │ Vereor nē aut molestus __________ vōbīs,
iūdicēs, aut nē ingeniīs vestrīs __________
diffīdere. (Cicero)
[iii] I am
horribly afraid that I may be overwhelmed at Tusculum. │ Equidem vereor
maximē, nē in Tusculānō __________. (Cicero)
[iv] But there
is a danger that we may be overwhelmed. │ At __________, nē
__________. (Cicero)
[v] I fear that
all my old misdeeds may have been discovered. │ Timeō nē male facta
antīqua mea __________ omnia. (Plautus)
[vi] But I fear
that the woman may have been corrupted in my absence. │ Sed vereor nē mulier
mē absente hīc __________. (Terence)
[b] with the
perfect subjunctive
[i] What, by
Hercules, I fear, is that it may have had more force in deterring … │ Quod
mē hercule vereor nē maiōrem vim ad dēterrendum __________. (Cicero)
[ii] So I am
afraid that we have lost the tribunes’ favour. (Cicero) │ Vereor nē et studia tribūnōrum __________.
(Cicero)
āmīserīmus;
corrupta sit; habuerit; opprimāmur; opprimar; perīculum est; putēs; sim; sint
inventa; videar
[2] historic
sequences
[a] With the
imperfect subjunctive
[i] Caesar never feared
that the legions would be conquered.
Caesar numquam __________
nē legiōnēs __________ .
[ii] We were
afraid that enough grain supply could not be sent.
__________ ut satis reī frūmentāriae mittī __________ .
[iii] The Romans
themselves greatly feared that the Helvetii might march [ = make
a journey] through the province.
Rōmānī ipsī
magnopere __________ nē Helvētiī iter
per prōvinciam __________ .
[b] With the
pluperfect subjunctive
[i] There was
great fear that the enemies might have captured / had captured
the city.
__________ nē hostes urbem __________ .
[ii] Great fear
arose that the slave might have / had killed his master.
__________ nē servus dominum suum __________ .
[iii] The sailor’s
wife was afraid that the ship might have been / had been destroyed.
Uxor nautae __________
nē nāvis __________ .
[iv] I feared that
the letter might not have been / had not been sent.
__________ ut epistula __________ .
cepissent;
dēlēta esset; facerent; fuit magnus timor; interfēcisset; magnus timor ortus
est; missa esset; posset; timēbam; timēbāmus; timuit; verebāntur; verēbātur;
vincerentur
____________________
[1]
[a]
[i]
Metuōque, nē tū nimium putēs.
[ii]
Vereor nē aut molestus sim vōbīs, iūdicēs, aut nē ingeniīs vestrīs videar
diffīdere.
[iii]
Equidem vereor maximē, nē in Tusculānō opprimar.
[iv]
At perīculum est, nē opprimāmur.
[v]
Timeō nē male facta antīqua mea sint inventa omnia.
[vi]
Sed vereor nē mulier mē absente hīc corrupta sit.
[b]
[i]
Quod mē hercule vereor nē maiōrem vim ad dēterrendum habuerit.
[ii]
Vereor nē et studia tribūnōrum āmīserīmus.
[2]
[i]
Caesar numquam timuit nē legiōnēs vincerentur.
[ii]
Timēbāmus ut satis reī frūmentāriae mittī posset.
[iii]
Rōmānī ipsī magnopere verēbantur nē Helvētiī iter per prōvinciam facerent.
[iv]
Fuit magnus timor nē hostes urbem cepissent.
[v] Magnus
timor ortus est nē servus dominum suum interfēcisset.
[vi]
Uxor nautae verēbātur nē nāvis dēlēta esset.
[vii]
Timēbam ut epistula missa esset.
