VERBS
STEMS AND ENDINGS
1. Tell from which principal part you derive the present stem (and what to drop) for each conjugation of verbs :
1st conjugation ________ principal part ; drop the ________; In the present tense, this is
an _______ verb (name a vowel).
2nd conjugation ________ principal part ; drop the ________; In the present tense, this
is an _______ verb (name a vowel).
3rd conjugation ________ principal part ; drop the ________; In the present tense, this is
an _______ verb (name a vowel).
3rd-i conjugation ________ principal part ; drop the ________; In the present tense, this
is an _______ verb (name a vowel).
4th conjugation ________ principal part ; drop the ________; In the present tense, this is
an _______ verb (name a vowel).
2. From which principal part do you get the perfect stem ? _____ What must be
dropped ? _____
3.You should doublecheck for or add which vowels before the -ba- in the imperfect tense ?
_____/______/______/______/_______
1st 2nd 3rd 3rd i 4th
4. Give the future endings :
1st/ 2nd conjugations 3rd/3rd-i/4th conjugations
1________ 1________ 1________ 1________
2________ 2________ 2________ 2________
3________ 3________ 3________ 3________
5. Give the following endings from the perfect family :
pluperfect future perfect
1________ 1________ 1________ 1________
2________ 2________ 2________ 2________
3________ 3________ 3________ 3________
6. In English, the helping verb for the pluperfect is ________; the English helping verbs for the future
perfect are __________________.
GIVE THE FOLLOWING SYNOPSES WITH ENGLISH MEANINGS First, draw lines to form stems.
sumo sumere sumpsi sumptum take, assume 3rd sing.
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
relinquo relinquere reliqui relictum 2nd sing.
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
clamo clamare clamavi clamatum 1st sing
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
maneo, manere, mansi , mansum 2nd plural
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
IRREGULAR VERBS
GIVE THE FOLLOWING SYNOPSES WITH ENGLISH MEANINGS
volo velle volui want 2nd person sing
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
sum esse fui futurus to be 3rd singular
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
eo ire ivi/ii itus to go 3rd plural
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
possum posse potui be able 1st plural
Latin English
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
___________________________________________________________________________
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
Tell the declension (1st , 2nd M, 2nd N, 3rd M/F, 3rd N) for each of the following nouns new to you. Then write the base of the noun.
declension? base
_______dux ducis m leader _________________________________
_______populus populi m people, nation _________________________________
_______gloria gloriae f fame, glory ________________________________
_______mulier mulieris f woman _______________________________________
_______signum signi n signal, sign _____________________________________
_______mors mortis f death ____________________________________________
_______oculus oculi m eye _____________________________________________
_______terra terrae f earth, land ____________________________________
Decline the follwing noun -adjective pairs. Follow these steps :
1) get the right song for the noun (see above) -- decline the noun
2) decide if adjective is 212 or 3rd
3) pick correct adjective to agree with the noun in case, number, and gender
big land
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL_______________________________________________________________
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL
every(pl. all) glory
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL_______________________________________________________________
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL
wretched (poor) death
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL_______________________________________________________________
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL
safe(unhurt) leader
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL_______________________________________________________________
NOM
GEN
DAT
ACC
ABL
Give the appropriate form of both adjectives to modify the given noun. FIRST YOU MUST DECIDE DECLENSION, THEN CASE, NUMBER, AND GENDER OF THE GIVEN NOUN.
1. hominum (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
2. urbi (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
3. nomine (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
4. amicorum (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
5. viri (pl)(miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
6. arboris (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
7. nunti (sg)(miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
8. corpora (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
9. silentium (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
10. vocibus (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
11. fronti (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
12. filiis (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
13. puellis (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
14. tempora (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
15. militum (miser) : ___________________ (incolumis) :______________________
Give the following imperatives :
sg pl (don't)negative sg (don't) negative pl
shout ! ____________ _____________ _____________ _________________
run ! ____________ _____________ _____________ _________________
see ! ____________ _____________ _____________ _________________
listen ! ____________ _____________ _____________ _________________
do (it) ! ____________ _____________ _____________ _________________