Perfect Infinitives

To form the perfect active infinitive, take the perfective stem (second principle part minus the -i), and add -isse.  To form the passive, take the fourth principle part (in the neuter) and add the present infinitive of sum, esse: esse
Verb Active Passive
amo, amare, amavi, amatum amavisse amatum esse
debeo, debere, debui, debitum debuisse debitum esse
rego, regere, rexi, rectum rexisse rectum esse
capio, capere, cepi, captum cepisse captum esse
audio, audire, audivi, auditum audivisse auditum esse

Infinitives do not decline.

The perfect active infinitive is generally translated like, " to have verbed".

The perfect passive infinitive is generally translated like, " to have been verbed".

Other Verb Paradigms by Tense

Present Tense
Imperfect Tense
Future Tense
Perfect Tense
Pluperfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Present Passive
Imperfect Passive
Future Passive
Perfect Passive
Pluperfect Passive
Future Perfect Passive
Present Active Infinitive
Present Passive Infinitive
Perfect Infinitives
Future Active Infinitive
Present Active Partiple
Perfect Passive Participle
Future Active Participle
Gerunds
Gerundives

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Adjective Morphology
Pronouns
Verb Elements
Verb Conjugations
Verb Tenses
Irregular Verbs
Infinitive Forms
Imperative Mood
Subjunctive Conjugations
Subjunctive Tenses
Variant Forms

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Related Topics

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Verb Syntax

Infinitives

Present Active Infinitive

Present Passive Infinitive

Future Active Infinitive

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Last Updated March 18, 2003

Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University