Dōnec and quoad , until , with the Perfect Indicative denote an actual fact in past time:— dōnec rediit silentium fuit (Liv. 23.31.9) , there was silence until he returned. ūsque eō timuī dōnec ad rêiciendōs iūdicēs vēnimus (Verr. 2.1.17) , I was anxious until the moment when we came to challenge the jurors. Rōmae fuērunt quoad L. Metellus in prōvinciam profectus est ( id . 2.62), they remained at Rome until Lucius Metellus set out for the province. Dum , until , with the Perfect Indicative is rare: as, —mānsit in condiciōne ūsque ad eum fīnem dum iūdicēs rêiectī sunt (Verr. 1.16) , he remained true to the agreement until the jurors were challenged.

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