Verbs
Translate the following verbs into Latin.
1. laudō (1)
a. They will praise: _________________
b. We are praised: _________________
c. She has been praised: _________________
d. You (s.) will have been praised: _________________
e. I was praising: _________________
2. mittō, mittere, mīsī, missum
a. He sent: _________________
b. They were sent: ________________
c. She has been sent: _________________
d. We are sending: _________________
e. She will send: _________________
3. ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum
a. He brings: _________________
b. They were bringing: _________________
c. We have brought: _________________
d. She had brought: _________________
e. I will bring: _________________
4. nōlō, nōlle, nōluī
a. You (s.) are not willing: _________________
b. We were unwilling: _________________
c. They will not wish: _________________
d. We are unwilling: _________________
e. They had not wished: _________________
5. nāscor, nāscī, nātum
a. I have been born: _________________
b. We were born: _________________
c. They will be born: _________________
d. He is being born: _________________
e. You (s.) had been born: _________________
6. volō, velle, voluī
a. They will wish: _________________
b. You (pl.) were willing: _________________
c. We are willing: _________________
d. You (s.) had been willing: _________________
e. She wishes: _________________
Fill in the blank with the correct forms of volo, nolo, or malo in the present tense and translate the sentence
1. Aelia et Marcus paucas horas convenire ______ (malo), sed non decet.
2. Princeps Maurorum a Romanis regi ______ (nolo).
3. Nec Marcus nec Aelia de amore aliquid dicere ______ (volo).
4. Nos libros legere ______ (malo).
5. Aelia, ______ (nolo) hīc mecum manere!
6. Pueri ad forum cum paedagogo ire______ (nolo), sed ______ (malo) in otio tempus agere.
7. Hostes, cur nobis bellum inferre ______ (volo)?
8. Paetus hostes ad consilium vocare ___________(volo).
9. Milites, ____________ (nolo) socios in proelio relinquere!
10. Melissa, quid de Paeto mihi dicere ______ (volo)?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Identify the case, number, and gender of the demonstrative pronouns. List all possibilities
Case Number Gender
1. hunc ___________ _________ __________
2. illa ___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
3. huic ___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
4. ipso ___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
5. illae ___________ _________ __________
6. haec ___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
7. eidem __________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
bonus ___________ _________ __________
8. istas ___________ _________ __________
9. ipsorum _________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
10. illius ___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
___________ _________ __________
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the demonstrative pronoun/adjective in parentheses and translate the sentence.
1. Pater, cur ______ mihi optavisti? (hic, haec, hoc - m. acc. s.)
2. In _________ regionibus populi fortes se regunt et non regem Romanum volunt. (ille, illa, illud - f. abl. pl.)
3. Postquam Dido amore graviter laesa est, Aeneas ______ Carthagine reliquit. (ille, illa, illud - f. acc. s.)
4. Legiones Romanae bellum _________ hostibus diu inferebant. (iste, ista, istud - m. dat. pl.)
5. Carmina _______ in flammas dabam. (ipse, ipsa, ipsum - n. acc. pl.)
6. Legatus __________ principes ad consilium vocavit. (īdem, eadem, idem - m. acc. pl.)
7. Paetus a militibus __________ propter virtutem laudatus est. (ipse, ipsa, ipsum - m. abl. pl.)
8. Affersne ______ ad socios? (hic, haec, hoc - n. acc. pl.)
9. Quamquam Aelia et Marcus librum _______ legunt, fabulas diversas malunt. (īdem, eadem, idem - m. acc. s.)
10. Romani regionem ____________ terrā marique vicerunt. (hic, haec, hoc - f. acc. s.)
Relative and Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives
Label the gender and number of the underlined noun antecedent in each sentence, then describe the function of the relative pronoun (in bold) in its clause and give the name for the case that would be in Latin.
1. Aelia grieves for her mother who died.
her mother: gender__________ number ___________
who: function in clause _____________________; Latin case name: __________________
2. Aelia does not love Gaius Marius Paetus, to whom she will be given in marriage.
Gaius Marius Paetus: gender__________ number ___________
to whom: function in clause _____________________; Latin case name: ________________
3. Aelia sends poems to Marcus, in which she reveals her love.
poems: gender__________ number ___________
in which: function in clause _____________________; Latin case name: ________________
4. The Mauri do not want to be ruled by the Romans who conquered them.
by the Romans: gender__________ number ___________
who: function in clause _____________________; Latin case name: ___________________
5. Father wants me to marry Paetus, whose father often dines with us.
Paetus: gender__________ number ___________
whose: function in clause _____________________; Latin case name: _________________
Translate these sentences containing relative clauses. The noun antecedents for the relative clause are underlined and the relative pronouns are in bold.
1. Gaius Marius Paetus, qui mox Carthaginem perveniet, mare nave transire vel iter longum per montes facere debet.
2. Scribebasne de amore, quem tegere debebas, in tuis carminibus?
3. Hilarianus et Monica virum dignum, cuius pater bene cognoscunt, Aeliae optaverunt.
4. Non licet Aeliae soli diu manere prope sepulchrum, in quo cines matris positi sunt.
(cinis, cineris m. - ashes, embers; ashes of the dead)
5. Gaius erat legatus legionis in regione quae Mauritania Tingitana appellata est.
6. Mauri, qui regem nolebant, e montibus egressi sunt et Romanos armis petiverunt.
7. Melissa, celeriter fer haec carmina, quae Marco mittere volo, domum eius.
8. Fabulam de Didone, a quā nostra urbs condita est, laetē legam.
9. Rex, cuius copiae hostes vicerant, a militibus laudatus est.
10. Aelia Paetum non amat, sed Marcum cui carmina dat.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the relative pronoun and translate the sentence.
1. Ille vir, ______ parentes optaverunt, est legatus legionis.
2. Cupio iuvenem pulchrem ________ nomen Marcus est.
3. Hostes, a _____________ milites Romani in proelio laesi erant, montes rursus petiverunt.
4. Precamini deam Venerem, __________ vota sacra vobis reddet.
5. Hoc imperium, __________ Paetus recepit, in Mauritaniā Tingintanā est.
6. Melissa famam totam, __________ clarē audivit, ad Aeliam refert.
7. Aelia, ___________ non licet Marcum amare, amorem suum in carminibus texit.
8. Frater Marci, _____________ corpus in sepulchro positum est, uno anno mortuus est.
9. In bello Romani equitibus, ___________ erant celeres atque acres, saepe utebantur.
10. Alii principes Maurorum pacem,___________ finem belli efficiet, cum Romanis facere volunt.
11. Aelia litteras, ______ ab Apollonio erant missae, attulit ad suum patrem.
Combine the following sentences into one sentence by replacing the common noun with a relative pronoun, then translate.
Ex. Italia est terra magna. Italiam videre volo.
(Latin) ___Italia est terra magna quam videre desidero_______________________.
(English) __Italy is a great land which I want to see_________________________.
1. Pater Paeti meam domum venit. Pater Paeti saepe de publicā vitā dicit.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
2. Melissa famam mihi refert. Fama ex alio servo audita est.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
3. Hostes bellum acrem contra Romanos milites inferebant. Propter bellum viri sunt fessi.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
4. Rex populi in montibus viventis ad consilium vocatur. In consilio principes arma cedent.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
5. Cur Aelia Marcum amat? Marcus miles non est.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
6. Apollonius litteras scribebat. Aelia litteris gaudet.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
7. Paetus contra hostes arma fert. Pridie arma ob consilium posuerat.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
8. Marcus Aeliae donum dat. Aelia ad sepulchrum venit.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
9. Melissa diversas famas de Paeto audivit. In famis nulla scelera relata sunt.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
10. Legiones Romanae principes Maurorum sequebantur. Principes ad montes currebant.
(Latin) ____________________________________________________________.
(English) __________________________________________________________.
Identify the underlined word as either a relative pronoun (RELATIVE), interrogative pronoun (INT. PRONOUN), or an interrogative adjective (INT. ADJ.).
1. Who brought peace to the region? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
2. Which legate brought peace? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
3. I praise the legate who brought peace. RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
4. Which song does she love? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
5. What does she love? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
6. She writes songs, which she loves. RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
7. The man, whom she marries, is a soldier. RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
8. Whose father praises Paetus? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
9. Whom did the parents choose? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
10. Which maiden will he marry? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
11. He used the road, which is long. RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
12. To which girl did you give the songs? RELATIVE INT. PRONOUN INT. ADJ.
Translate these questions that contain interrogative pronouns or adjectives.
1. In quām regionem legio Paeti missa est?
2. Cuius litteras Aelia legere mavult?
3. Quibus armis equites Romani utebantur?
4. De quo Aelia quaesivit?
5. Quos Paetus ad consilium vocaverat?
6. Cui imperium in Mauretaniā Tingitanā tradetur?
7. A quibus hostes in proelio victi sunt?
8. Melissa, quid de Paeto cognoscis?
9. Quem virum parentes Aeliae optabunt?
10. Quo anno Paetus natus est?
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the interrogative pronoun or adjective and translate the sentence.
1. ______ (gen. pl.) carmina Marcus legere maluit?
2. ______ (acc. pl.) rex ipse ad consilium vocat?
3. ______ (dat. pl.) populis legiones Romanae bellum inferunt?
4. ______ (gen. s.) naves in litore adsunt?
5. ______ (acc. s.) virum Aelia audet amare?
6. ______ (acc. s.) Marcus magnis votis petivit?
7. ______ (acc. pl.) leges sequi debemus?
8. ______ (nom. s.) copias ducet?
9. A ______ (abl. s.) miles laedebatur?
10. ______ (acc. pl.) dona ad templum conferebas?
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the special -ius adjective. If the adjective agrees with a noun, the noun will be in bold.
1. Licet ______ homini fortunam bonam semper habere. (nullus, -a, -um)
2. Amo ______ sed pater ______ amat. (alter, altera, alterum)
3. Aelia ______ carmina Vergilii intellēxīt. (sōlus, -a, -um)
4. Legatus legionis __________ multos milites duxit. (ūnus, -a, -um)
5. Melissa fabulam ______ audivit. (tōtus, -a, -um)
6. ______ opes hostibus dabantur. (nullus, -a, -um)
7. Melissa ______ vestem ferre potest, quam Aelia vult. (ūllus, -a, -um)
8. Si bellum _________ hostibus inferemus, vincemus. (ūllus, -a, -um)
9. Romani _______ regunt, ________ sunt liberi. (alius, -a , -ud)
10. Aelia vota deae ________ dabat. (sōlus, -a, -um)
Correlative Conjunctions
Choose the correct translation into Latin of the underlined phrase.
1. Dido both founded a city and dared to love another after her husband’s death.
a. non solum… sed etiam
b. vel...vel
c. et… et
d. neque...neque
2. Some enemies attack the Romans, others hide in the mountains.
a. ibi...ubi
b. alii...alii
c. et… et
d. alter… alter
3. She not only reads poetry, but also writes it.
a. ibi...ubi
b. aut . . . aut
c. alter… alter
d. non solum… sed etiam
4. I like the one man, but I love the other.
a. alter… alter
b. alterum… alterum
c. alium… alium
d. et...et
5. Now Aelia feels loyal to her father, now her heart.
a. modo...modo
b. eo...quo
c. aut...aut
d. neque...neque
6. Apollonius will either command an army or become a governor.
a. alterum… alterum
b. aut...aut
c. et… et
d. cum...tum
Translation Practice
1. Rex legiones et equites in proelium misit, sed alias copias suas, quae multa vulnera receperant, prope naves in litore relinquit.
2. Aelia sibi dixit, “Cur parentes mihi Paetum, qui est legatus clarus, optaverunt?
3. Paetus a militibus omnibus suis pro virtute laudatus est, tamen Aelia, non amans hunc, mavult alterum.
4. Quoniam non licet mihi videre quem amo, carmina levia de amore meo domi scribo quae ad Marcum mittam.
5. Marce, visne convenire brevi tempore prope illum locum quo sapientes orationes habent?
6. Quamquam haec carmina ab omnibus legi volo, non decet. Fama ipsa ergo me vetat.
7. Hoc anno Aelia eadem sacra, quae Monica semper efficiebat, domi faciet.
8. Aliquis, qui ipse nec amat et nec amatur, haec non gaudebit audire.
9. Paetus nullis equitibus sed militibus solis utebatur si hostes in montibus proelium facere volebant.
10. Si mihi hoc votum quaesitum dabis, omnia quae volo habebo.
11. Postquam pax nova cum istis hostibus facta est, Paetus imperium suum reliquit et iter Carthaginem incepit.
12. “Marce, cur dura fortuna semper fert bona cum malis?” Aelia hoc unum quaerens cum Marco ad sepulchrum loquebatur.
13. Illā nocte principes hostium in montibus ingentibus, qui ad finem regionis sunt, suas copias tegunt.
14. Ubi carmina Vergilii legimus, Marcus ad pium Aenean, a quo gens Romana condita est, trahitur.
15. Alii populi, qui in Mauretaniā Tingitanā vivunt, sunt socii Romanorum; alii nolunt a Romanis regi.
16. Postquam Aeneas nolens Didonem reliquit, fortuna eum et populum suum ad Italiam duxit.
17. Paetus hostes pacem cum Romanis petentes ad consilium conferebat et cum eisdem diu convenit.
1. Why has she gone to the tombs of that family, which are far from the walls of the city?
2. Anyone at all who wishes can read literature, but only few can write poems with skill.
3. The goddess Fortune is swift. She moves now to one man, then abandoning the same man, she moves to another.
4. Melissa, which rumor did you hear while my father was talking with those men?
5. Marcus was reading a poem about this brave person, who dared to go across many seas and to discover new lands.
6. These poems written by Aelia were similar to those written by Sulpicia.
7. To whom did the legate of the Roman legion send those troops?
8. After the Romans sent their legions into Mauretania Tingitana, some chiefs wanted peace, others preferred war.
9. Is it permitted for a woman to give poems to a man?
10. Paetus was well-known for his courage throughout that region where he had made peace with the clans waging war.
Fill in the correct ending for the words in the Latin translation
1. The father said to that girl, “Dear daughter, in a short time you will become a maiden, leaving your parents and moving to your new husband’s home.”
Pat___ ill___ dix___: “Car ____ fili___, brev___ tempor___ virg___ fi____ parent_____ relinqu_______ et dom______ vir____ nov_____ mov______.”
2. A great passion has conquered Aelia that she is not able to hide from anyone at all.
Mag___ am___ Aeli____ vic___ qu___ non pos___ ex aliqu____ teg___.
3. Is it permitted for Aelia to go out of the city’s walls at any time, if she wishes to bring flowers to the tomb of her mother whom Aelia loved dearly?
Licetne Aeli______ ull____ tempor_____ ex mur______ urb______ egred_______, si v_____ flor_____ fer____ ad sepulchr______ matr______ qu______ Aeli___ carē amab_____?
4. The beautiful maiden was born in Carthage, but will soon make a long journey through the sea to Italy.
Virg___ pulchr___ Carthagine est nat___ sed mox iter long_____ per mar______ ad Itali_____ fac____.
5. She never wanted to leave her family, but preferred always to remain a virgin.
Nol___ gent___ su______ numquam relinqu___, sed mal____ semper virg___ man___.
6. Venus, are you willing to grant promises to me, seeing that you are a great goddess to whom I report all of my thoughts?
Venus, visne vot____ mihi da___, quoniam de_____ magn___ es c____ omn___ me__ sententi______ refer___, ?
7. If my words are strong, your fame will always live beyond these words which have been written for you.
Si verb___ me___ vale____, fam__ tu___ supra h______ verb_____semper viv___ qu________ tibi script____ er_____.
8. It is not proper for any enemies to seek their allies with weapons after peace has been made with them.
Non decet ull_____ host_______ arm____ soci____ pet___ postquam pax cum ill______ fact___ est.
9. The boundaries of this tribe extend to the shores of the sea where Romans had positioned troops that were preparing for war.
Fin___ hui___ gent___ ad litor__ mar___ tend___, ubi Roman____ copi____ posu______ qu____ ad bell_____ parab____.
10. When she saw Marcus standing in the forum, she called out with a clear voice, “Marcus, greetings! How are you?”
Cum Marc___ in fo___ sta_____ vid___, clar__ cum voc__ vocav___, “Marce, salv__! Quid ag___?”
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