I need some help with pluperfect/future perfect translations.
I shall meet
You (singular) will arrive
You (plural) will leave
They will carry
They will put on
I can't figure them out for the life of me! Thanks, Natalie
I don't see any pluperfect or future perfect tenses here. The equivalents in English would be like these:
Pluperfect:
I had met him before I met her.
Future perfect:
They will have carried the food to the beach by the time we get there.
Your sentences are all in the future tense -- regular future tense.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~struck/classes/latin309/syntax/pluperfect.html
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/latin/p/latinverbtenses.htm
That's what the chapter was about, though. Pluperfect and future perfect I mean. I'm just seriously stuck because my translations don't fit into the blanks on my worksheet.
Of course, Natalie! Let's break down the translations of the sentences you provided using the pluperfect and future perfect tenses. Keep in mind that you mentioned both tenses, so I'll explain both.
To translate sentences into different tenses, it helps to start with the infinitive form of the verb. Let's consider the verb "to meet" as an example.
1. Pluperfect Tense:
The pluperfect tense expresses an action that had already been completed before another past action. To form the pluperfect in English, we typically use the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
"I shall meet" in the pluperfect tense would be:
I had met.
2. Future Perfect Tense:
The future perfect tense expresses an action that will have been completed at some point in the future before another future action. In English, we use the auxiliary verb "will have" combined with the past participle of the main verb.
"I shall meet" in the future perfect tense would be:
I will have met.
Let's apply the same approach to the other sentences you provided:
"You (singular) will arrive" in the pluperfect tense:
You had arrived.
In the future perfect tense:
You will have arrived.
"You (plural) will leave" in the pluperfect tense:
You had left.
In the future perfect tense:
You will have left.
"They will carry" in the pluperfect tense:
They had carried.
In the future perfect tense:
They will have carried.
"They will put on" in the pluperfect tense:
They had put on.
In the future perfect tense:
They will have put on.
Remember, to form these tenses, it's important to use the appropriate auxiliary verbs (had for pluperfect, and will have for future perfect) in combination with the past participle of the main verb. By understanding the basic structure and meanings of these tenses, you'll be able to create translations in a wide range of situations.