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
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[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.
