Active Periphrastic

"Periphrasis" is a Greek word meaning "talking around"

Roundabout way of talking about the future in a more immediate sense

dabit vs. daturus est - he will give vs. he is about to give

This reading deals with ACTIVE periphrastic, but there will also be PASSIVE periphrastics later on

2 word phrase

1st word is future active participle

2nd word is form of sum, esse

2nd word can be any tense of sum, esse - translation changes depending on what tense is used

Pecuniam daturus/a sum. - I am about to give the money.

Pecuniam daturus/a fueram. - I had been about to give the money.

Caesar oppidum oppugnaturus est. Caesar is going to attack the town.

Caesar oppidum oppugnaturus erat. Caesar was going to attack the town.