Preface List of abbreviations Glossary of grammar terms The importance of word endings

Nominative case; Vocative case; Accusative case; Genitive case; Dative case; Ablative case

Declension and gender; First declension nouns; Second declension nouns; Third declension nouns; Fourth and fifth declension nouns

Adjectives; Agreement of nouns and adjectives; Comparative adjectives; Superlative adjectives; Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives Adverbs; Comparative and superlative adverbs

Pronouns; Personal pronouns; Possessives; This and That; Self and Same; Relative pronoun (who, which) and clause; Less common pronouns Prepositions; Prefixes and compound verbs; Conjunctions

Verbs and conjugations; Present tense; Imperfect tense; Future tense; Infinitive The verb to be; Principal parts; Perfect tense; Common irregular perfect tenses; Pluperfect tense; Future perfect tense Very irregular verbs; Defective and impersonal verbs Active and passive; Present, imperfect and future passive; Agent and instrument; Perfect, pluperfect and future perfect passive; Passive infinitive Deponent verbs; Semi-deponent verbs

Direct commands; Direct questions

Numerals; Time expressions; Time clauses

Because and although clauses; If clauses (conditionals)

Connecting relative

Present active participle; Perfect passive participle; Common irregular perfect passive participles; Perfect active participle (from deponent verbs); Future active participle; Disentangling participles; Ablative absolute; Gerundives

Indirect statement; Imperfect subjunctive; Purpose clauses; Use of qui for purpose; Indirect commands; Result clauses; Verbs of fearing; Time clauses with imperfect subjunctive; Pluperfect subjunctive; Cum clauses; Indirect questions

Negatives

Translating complex sentences Important words with more than one meaning Words easily confused Summary of uses of the subjunctive

Practice passages for unseen translation

Vocabulary Index