INDIRECT STATEMENT

3 Telltale warning signs of Indirect Statement:
1) Main verb is a verb of saying, thinking, feeling, percieving, etc. (puto = "think") - in indicative case
2) The subject of the Indirect Statement is in the Accusative case
3) The verb of the Indirect Statement is an Infinitive

Hints:
-Translate using the word "that" - e.g.: "I think that..."
-The infinitive won't be translated as it normally would

Present Tense Main Verbs:

For a Present Active Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a present active verb: "Caesar putat canem latrare." = "Caesar thinks that the dogs are barking."

For a Perfect Active Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a perfect active verb: "Caesar putat canem latravisse." = "Caesar thinks that the dog has barked."

For a Future Active Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a future active verb: "Caesar putat canem latraturus esse." = "Caesar thinks that the dog will bark."

Past Tense Main Verbs:

For a Present Passive Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a imperfect active verb: "Caesar putabat canem latrare." = "Caesar was thinking that the dog was barking."

For a Perfect Passive Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a pluperfect active verb: "Caesar putavit canem latravisse." = "Caesar was thinking that the dog had barked."

For a Future Passive Infinitive:
translate the infinitive as if it were a future verb (with "would"): "Caesar putaverat canem latraturum." = "Caesar was thinking that the dog would bark."

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