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A synopsis in English usually refers to a summary of a story or plot. In Latin the word refers to a summary of a verb. By writing a synopsis of a verb, one indicates an understanding of all forms of a verb without the need to write out each form. It IS a time saver!
A complete synopsis includes all:
For each Latin word also write out the English equivalent. Note that when a verb has a fourth principal part that ends in -urus, such as sum, esse, fui, futurus, there will be NO PASSIVE VOICE.
Sample Synopsis:
duco, ducere, duxi, ductus - to lead, 3rd person pl.
| Active Voice | English translation | Passive Voice | English translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative Mood | ||||
| Present | ducunt | (they) lead, are leading, do lead | ducuntur | (they) are led |
| Imperfect | ducebant | (they) were led | ducebantur | (they) were being led |
| Future | ducent | (they) will lead | ducentur | (they) will be led |
| Perfect | duxerunt | (they) have led | ducti sunt | (they) have been led |
| Pluperfect | duxerant | (they) had led | ducti erant | (they) had been led |
| Future | duxerint | (they) will have led | ducti erunt | (they) will have been led |
| Subjunctive Mood | ||||
| Present | ducant | (they) lead | ducantur | (they) are led |
| Imperfect | ducerent | (they) led | ducerentur | (they) were led |
| Perfect | duxerint | (they)have led | ducti sint | (they) have been led |
| Pluperfect | duxissent | (they) had led | ducti essent | (they) had been led |
| Participles | ||||
| Present | ducens, ducentis | leading | XXXX | XXXX |
| Perfect | XXXX | XXXX | ductus, ducta, ductum | having been led |
| Future | ducturus, ductura, ducturum | going to lead | XXXX | XXXX |
| Infinitives | ||||
| Present | ducere | to lead | ducî | to be led |
| Perfect | duxisse | to have led | ductum esse | to have been led |
| Future | ducturum esse | to be going to lead | ducendum esse | to be going to be led |
J.Jahnige, Sept. 2000 (revised and updated September 2005)
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