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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at irregular forms of the perfect tense.
  2. The perfect tense irregular stems including duplication

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9 Questions

Q1.
1. What does the following Latin noun mean: silva?
city
silver
Correct answer: wood
Q2.
Which of these translates the Latin term 'pono' ?
I have
I hold
I lead
Correct answer: I put, place
I say
Q3.
Which of these translates the Latin term 'duco' ?
I have
I hold
Correct answer: I lead
I put, place
I say
Q4.
3. What FOUR letters indicate the perfect tense?
e
q
Correct answer: s
t
Correct answer: u
Correct answer: v
Correct answer: x
Q5.
4. What does 'conspexit' mean?
Correct answer: she noticed
she was noticing
Q6.
5. What does 'timuit' mean?
Correct answer: she feared
she was afraid/fearing
Q7.
6. What does 'ponebat' mean?
she placed
Correct answer: she was placing
Q8.
7. What is the relationship between Aeneas and Creusa?
father and son
Correct answer: husband and wife
Q9.
8. What was Aeneas' destiny?
to destroy Greece
Correct answer: to found Rome
to re-build Troy

10 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of present tense?
Correct answer: Action happening now
Completed action in the past
Unfinished or repeated action in the past
Q2.
What is the definition of perfect tense?
Action happening now
Correct answer: Completed action in the past
Unfinished or repeated action in the past
Q3.
What is the definition of imperfect tense?
Action happening now
Completed action in the past
Correct answer: Unfinished or repeated action in the past
Q4.
What does 'vidi' mean?
Correct answer: I saw.
I was seeing.
Q5.
What does 'cucurrit' mean?
Correct answer: She ran.
She runs.
She was running.
Q6.
Which of these gives the correct sequence and endings for the PRESENT tense.
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
i, s, t, imus, tis, erunt
Correct answer: o, s, t, mus, tis, nt
Q7.
Which of these gives the correct sequence and endings for the PERFECT tense.
Correct answer: i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
i, s, t, imus, tis, erunt
o, s, t, mus, tis, nt
Q8.
Looking at your choice of endings above, what does 'venisti' mean?
Correct answer: You (s) came.
You (s) come.
Q9.
Pick TWO answers which together give the correct translation of respondebas.
replied
reply
They
Correct answer: were replying
You (pl)
Correct answer: You (s)
Q10.
Pick TWO answers which together give the correct translation of responderunt. (Focus on the ending!)
Correct answer: replied
reply
Correct answer: They
were replying
You (pl)
You (s)