Verbs
Identify the tense and number of the following verbs from the Unit 3 Verba Nova, then translate:
Tense Number Translation
1. duxerat: ________ ______ ______________________
2. legi: ________ ______ ______________________
3. tradidit: ________ ______ ______________________
4. addideras: ________ ______ ______________________
5. didicerunt: ________ ______ ______________________
6. reddidimus: ________ ______ ______________________
7. condiderunt: ________ ______ ______________________
8. cecinit: ________ ______ ______________________
9. egerunt: ________ ______ ______________________
10. coēgerant: ________ ______ ______________________
11. flevimus: ________ ______ ______________________
12. tacuī: ________ ______ ______________________
13. praestitit: ________ ______ ______________________
14. studuerimus: ________ ______ ______________________
15. terruisti: ________ ______ ______________________
16. docuero: ________ ______ ______________________
17. reddiderant: ________ ______ ______________________
18. steterint: ________ ______ ______________________
19. addiderat: ________ ______ ______________________
20. coegimus: ________ ______ ______________________
Identify the tense and voice of the following verbs from the Unit 3 Verba Nova, then translate:
Tense Voice Translation
1. ducemini: ________ ______ ______________________
2. addimus: ________ ______ ______________________
3. agebatur: ________ ______ ______________________
4. condet: ________ ______ ______________________
5. canebantur: ________ ______ ______________________
6. valet: ________ ______ ______________________
7. deducebamur: ______ ______ ______________________
8. flebit: ________ ______ ______________________
9. stas: ________ ______ ______________________
10. gaudebant: ________ ______ ______________________
11. terremus: ________ ______ ______________________
12. perdimus: ________ ______ ______________________
13. videbantur: _______ ______ ______________________
14. eligent: ________ ______ ______________________
15. praestabis: ________ ______ ______________________
16. edentur: ________ ______ ______________________
17. venderis: ________ ______ ______________________
18. interficiunt: ________ ______ ______________________
19. dabimus: ________ ______ ______________________
20. portabar: ________ ______ ______________________
Identify the tense of the following verbs from the Unit 3 Verba Nova, then translate:
Tense Translation
1. loquamur: ________ ______________________
2. orimini: ________ ______________________
3. hortaberis: ________ ______________________
4. precabaris: ________ ______________________
5. moriemur: ________ ______________________
6. egrediuntur: ________ ______________________
7. sequetur: ________ ______________________
8. precabor: ________ ______________________
9. oriebantur: ________ ______________________
10. ingredimini: ________ ______________________
Translate the following verbs into Latin.
1. sto, stare, steti, statum - to stand
a) she stands: ____________________
b) we will stand: ____________________
c) he stood: ______________________
d) you all were standing: ____________________
e) I had stood: ____________________
f) they will stand: ____________________
g) it will be stood: ____________________
h) they were being stood up: ___________________
i) it is being stood: ____________________
2. ago, agere, egi, actum - to drive, do, act; to spend (referring to time)
a) I had driven: ____________________
b) he will have done: ____________________
c) you were doing: ____________________
d) you (plural) spent: ____________________
e) we will drive: ____________________
f) it acts: ____________________
g) it will be done: _____________________
h) she will drive: ____________________
i) they were being driven _________________
3. doceo, docere, docui, doctum - to teach
a) we had taught: ____________________
b) they were teaching: ___________________
c) she will teach: ____________________
d) I was teaching: ____________________
e) we will have taught: ____________________
f) you all had taught: ____________________
g) I will teach: ____________________
h) you (singular) will be taught: __________________
i) you (plural) were being taught: __________________
4. addo, -dere, -didi, ditum - to give to
a) I will give to: ____________________
b) she had given to: ____________________
c) you (singular) will be given to: ______________
d) you have given to: ____________________
e) they were giving to: ____________________
f) you (plural) were giving to: ____________________
g) you all will have given to: ____________________
h) we had given to: ____________________
i) they were being given to: ________________
5. sequor, sequī, secūtum - to follow
a) I was following: ____________________
b) she follows: ____________________
c) you (singular) will follow: ______________
d) we followed: ____________________
e) they were following: ____________________
f) you (plural) will follow: ____________________
g) you all were following: ____________________
h) we follow: ____________________
i) he is following: ________________
Identify the deponent verbs in the list below. Then label the conjugation (1 - 4) for the deponent verbs.
1. trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditum _________ Conj. __________
2. perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditum _________ Conj. __________
3. hortor, hortārī, hortātum _________ Conj. __________
4. veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum _________ Conj. __________
5. orior, orīrī, ortum _________ Conj. __________
6. precor, precārī, precātum _________ Conj. __________
7. fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētum _________ Conj. __________
8. sequor, sequī, secūtum _________ Conj. __________
9. dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductum _________ Conj. __________
10. videor, vidērī, vīsum _________ Conj. __________
Translate the following imperatives!
1. Valete.
2. Cane carmen.
3. Sequere magistrum durum.
4. Discite litteras notas.
5. Videmini esse dulces.
6. Ede causas.
7. Loquere bene.
8. Gaudete otio.
9. Precamini deos.
10. Agite tempus cum amicis veris.
Translate the following into Latin.
1. I will arrive: _______________________
2. They were dying: _______________________
3. You (plural) will follow:_______________________
4. We will be compelled: _______________________
5. They will urge: _______________________
6. They were being heard: ____________________
7. We were being handed over: _______________________
8. She is building: _______________________
9. We will have wept: _____________________
10. Lead away! (plural): _______________________
11. They had returned: ________________________
12. You (plural) will have led: _______________________
13. They will betray: _________________________
14. Follow! (singular): _______________________
15. They are urging: __________________________
16. You (singular) will pray: _______________________
17. You (singular) will be terrified: _______________________
18. You (singular) are being led: ______________________
19. You (plural) will seem: __________________________
20. She will have selected: ______________________
Uses of the Ablative
Translate the underlined phrases into Latin. First, review the differences between ablatives of agent, means, and manner in the Grammatica.
1. The book was written by the son. ___________________
2. Virgil wrote his poem with great skill. ___________________
3. The city was surrounded with huge walls. ___________________
4. Dido spoke these words with so much anger. ___________________
5. The sweet songs will be sung by the youths. ___________________
6. The student is taught with books. ___________________
7. The student is taught by the teacher. ___________________
8. Good opinions are spoken by wise men. ___________________
9. Good opinions are given with much wisdom. ___________________
10. Good opinions are brought about with many conversations. _________________
Constructions of Time and Place
Remember to read Grammatica before starting this exercise.
1. Latin uses the ___________________ case to show the time when something happens.
2. Latin uses the ___________________ case to show how long something lasts,
(i.e. its duration).
3. Latin uses the ___________________ case to show the time within which something occurs.
4. Label the underlined time expressions with “duration,” “time when,” or “time within which”
a) Apollonius went to Greece last year. ____________________________ (proximus, -a, um - last)
b) I read Vergil’s poetry for many hours! _____________________________
c) Aelia is taught at the second hour. _____________________________
d) The letter will arrive within the first hour. _____________________________
e) Aelia stays in the forum during daylight. ____________________________
5. Translate the underlined time expressions of time into English – use a preposition to capture the expression clearly in English, e.g. for, in, at, on, within
a) Aelia matri multas horas prodest. ____________________________
b) Horā secundā Aelia ad forum adivit. _____________________________
c) Multos annos Carthago praestabat. _____________________________
d) Uno anno Apollonius ad Africam adibit. _____________________________
(uno = one)
Remember to read Grammatica before starting this exercise.
1. Latin uses the __________________ case to show the motion away from a place.
2. Latin uses the ___________________ case to show motion to or toward a place.
3. Latin uses the ____________ case to show the place where something happens except with the names of cities, towns, and a few nouns.
4. Latin uses the ___________________ case to show how far away (extent of space) something is.
5. Label the underlined expressions of place with “motion toward,” “extent of space,” “place where,” or “motion from”
a) Aelia listens to speeches in the forum. __________________________
b) Sophronius desires to return to Greece. __________________________
c) Rome is thousands of miles away. __________________________
d) Monica hurried from the temple. __________________________
6. Translate the underlined expressions of place into English – use a preposition to capture the expression clearly in English, e.g. to, toward, in, into, within, from, down from, away from
a) Aeneas ad urbem Didonis vēnit. __________________________
b) Deus Aeneae dixit: “Ab Africā abi!” __________________________
c) Aelia in forum ingreditur. __________________________
d) Aelia in libro fabulam legit. __________________________
Give the correct translation in Latin of the underlined phrases.
Athēnae, -ārum f. - Athens
Carthāgo, -inis f. - Carthage
Rōma,-ae f. - Rome
Troia,-ae f. - Troy
Graecia, -ae f. - Greece
1. At the first hour, Aelia goes home. _______________, ________________
2. Aelia does not live in Rome, but in Carthage. __________________, __________________
3. In Athens, Epicurus studied philosophy for many years. _________________, ______________
4. Aelia enjoys studying in the city, but has too much work at home. ______________, ____________
5. For an hour, Aelia complains that she wants to leave home! _____________, __________________
6. In Greece and especially in Athens, young elite Romans received advanced education. ________________, __________________
7. After leaving Carthage and travelling to Rome, Apuleius returned home. _________________, ______________, ___________
8. Aelia studies for many hours at home, not in the forum. _________________, _________________, ________________
9. Sophronius leads Aelia to the forum at the second hour. ______________________, ______________________
10. At that time, Apollonius was forced to read books in a foreign language - Greek! __________________
11. In good times Aelia and Apollonius had much leisure to read books under their tree. _____________________, _____________________
12. During the second hour, Apollonius spends time in the city with friends. ____________________, _____________________
Translation
1. Primā horā Dido ante ignem stetit et deos suos precabatur.
2. Dido de furore suo tacuerat, sed tamen Aeneam et homines eius perdere cupivit.
3. Dolor in mente Didonis miserae oriebatur quia Aeneas naves Carthagine deducebat.
4. Multos annos Aeneas esse homo pius Romanis videbitur.
5. Dum Marcus Bruttius Rufus de disciplinā feminarum in foro loquebatur, Aelia bene audivit.
6. Cum Aeneas Didonem tradidit, tum Dido ob amorem dulcem flebat.
7. Horā secundā, Aelia ad forum pervenerit. Ibi sapientes de salute publicā ante turbam loquentur.
8. Ob amorem Dido Aeneam ab urbe suā non exire hortabatur, sed tamen, ut Aeneae videbatur, naves Carthagine egredi debebant. (ut - as)
9. Post multos annos Aeneas et amici domo suā in Asiā exierant.
10. Ite Athenas et loquimini tuas fabulas. Ibi multi eas nondum audiverunt.
11. Viri boni de malis voluptatis tacere numquam potuerant.
12. Eo tempore, dum cum amicis studebamus, de sententiis duris sapientium loquebamur.
13. Sapientiae causā magistri disciplinam mentis multas horas hortabantur.
14. Voluptas enim ab omnibus viris et feminis inveniri debet.
15. Nam Romae magister pueros sine causā terrebat; sic a pueris non amabatur.
16. Apud amicos Apollonius multa de Carthagine loqui poterit.
17. Bonae sententiae in mentibus malorum numquam inveniri potuerint.
18. Quippe sententia sapientium haberi bona debet.
19. Pueri, ab matre sapienti Corneliā bene discite.
20. Quia magister nos multos libros legere cupit, debemus primā luce in dolore laborare.
Dido, Didonis f. - Dido (queen of Carthage)
Aeneas, -ae m. - Aeneas
Italia, -ae f. - Italy
Carthago, -inis. f. - Carthage
Apuleius, -i. m. - Apuleius
Athenae,- arum f. - Athens
1. Dido and Aeneas were stepping away from the city.
2. Aeneas was being silent about his love.
3. Between true friends there will never be anger.
4. Follow well-known wisemen and excel in your (plural) studies!
5. The city was being founded by Dido.
6. The happy teacher used to urge the children, “Read books and learn much.”
7. At a favorable time many ships will be launched by Aeneas to Italy.
8. For many hours stories about the wanderings of Aeneas were being told to the children.
9. Today the teacher in Carthage will urge the girls to study literature.
10. The boys and girls never used to be terrified by their teachers.
11. Against the opinion of her sister, Dido will have loved Aeneas.
12. Apollonius was able to learn many true things in Athens.
Fill in the correct ending for the words in the Latin translation:
Corinthus, -i m. - Corinth
Carthāgo, -inis f. - Carthage
Rōma,-ae f. - Rome
Italia,-ae f. - Italy
1. While the god was encouraging him, dutiful Aeneas desired to go to Italy.
Dum de__ e___ horta____, pi___ Aeneas ad Itali___ ire cup___.
2. At that time in Corinth he was being compelled to learn many speeches.
E___ tempor___ Corinth____ disc___ mult___ orat_____ coge___.
3. Aelia had learned to read stories at home and always delighted in them.
Aelia fabul___ dom____ leg___ didic___ ac semper e___ gaude____.
4. In Rome mothers and fathers will not be seen by their sons.
Rom___ matr___ et patr____ ab fili____ non vid___.
5. Aelia was following the enslaved person home, from where he had led her at first light.
Aelia serv___ dom___ seque___, unde prim___ luc____ ea___ dedux______.
6. The joyful song was being sung with great skill by the young men.
Laet___ carmen magn____ cum art_____ a iuven________ cane___.
7. Friends, urge them to stride out from Carthage at the second hour!
Amic___, horta___ e___ Carthagin___ secund___ hor___ egred___.
8. For the sake of good instruction boys and girls must not be terrified by their teachers.
Bon___ disciplin____ caus___ puer___ et puell___ a su___ magistr___ terr___ deb___.
9. Aeneas had not desired to be held in Carthage between Dido and his own men always.
Aeneas Cathagin___ inter Didon___ homin___que su___ semper tene____non cupiv___.
10. Apollonius will have arrived at Rome from Carthage on the day before.
Apollonius pridie Rom___ Carthagin___ perven___.
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