The Perfect Participle of a few deponent verbs is used nearly in the sense of a Present.

Such are, regularly, ratus , solitus , veritus ; commonly, arbitrātus , fīsus , ausus , secūtus , and occasionally others, especially in later writers:— rem incrēdibilem ratī (Sall. Cat. 48 ), thinking the thing incredible. īnsidiās veritus (B. G. 2.11) , fearing an ambuscade. cohortātus mīlitēs docuit (B. C. 3.80) , encouraging the men, he showed. īrātus dīxistī ; ( Mur. 62 ), you spoke in a passion. ad pūgnam congressī (Liv. 4.10) , meeting in fight.

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