Cambridge Latin Stage 6 - Canis/Imperfect Tense

CANIS
Stage 6 Introduction

IMPERFECT TENSE

When a verb ends with -t or -nt it is present tense, which means it is happening NOW.

puella stat - The girl stands. OR The girl is standing. OR The girl does stand.

puellae stant - The girls stand. OR The girls are standing. OR The girls do stand.

IMPERFECT TENSE

When a verb ends with -bat or -bant it is imperfect tense, meaning it happened in the past multiple times.

puella stabat. - The girl was standing. OR The girl used to stand. OR The girl kept standing.

puellae stabat. - The girls were standing. OR The girls used to stand. OR The girls kept standing.

Multiple Choice

servi per viam ambulabant.

What tense is ambulabant?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

Multiple Choice

servi per viam ambulabant.

What is the subject of ambulabant?

• servi

• per

• viam

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servi per viam ambulabant.

The slaves ​

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through the street.

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were walking

walk

walked

Multiple Choice

Which verb is in the imperfect tense?

• superat

• clamat

• timebat

• vexat

Multiple Choice

Which verb is in the imperfect tense?

• pulsant

• pulsat

• pulsas

• pulsabant

Multiple Choice

Which verb is in the imperfect tense?

• ambulabat

• audit

• timeo

• clamas

Multiple Choice

Which sentence can be translated "The Pompeians were drinking wine."

• Pompeiani vinum bibebant.

• Pompeiani vinum bibunt.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence can be translated "Lucia was standing in the atrium."

• Lucia in atrio stabat.

• Lucia in atrio stat.

Match

Match the verb to the English translation.

• The girls are in the garden.

• The girls were sitting in the garden.

• The girls are sitting in the garden.

puellae sunt in horto.

puellae in horto sedebant.

puellae in horto sedent.

• puellae sunt in horto.

• puellae in horto sedebant.

• puellae in horto sedent.

Match

Match the verb to the English translation.

• Clemens is in the bedroom.

• Clemens is working in the bedroom.

• Clemens was working in the bedroom.

Clemens est in cubiculo.

Clemens in cubiculo laborat.

Clemens in cubiculo laborabat.

• Clemens est in cubiculo.

• Clemens in cubiculo laborat.

• Clemens in cubiculo laborabat.

PERFECT TENSE

When a verb ends with -(v)it or -(v)erunt it is perfect tense. That means it only happened once in the past.

puella festinavit. The girl hurried. OR The girl did hurry. OR The girl has hurried.

puellae festinaverunt. - The girls hurried. OR The girls did hurry. OR The girls have hurried.

Multiple Choice

canis subito latravit.

What tense is latravit?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

canis subito latravit.

What is the subject of latravit?

• canis

• subito

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canis subito latravit.

The dog suddenly ​

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.

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barked

was barking

barks

Match

Match the following

• latrat

• latrabat

• latravit

barks

was barking

barked

• barks

• was barking

• barked

Multiple Choice

Grumio canem timebat.

What tense is timebat?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

Grumio canem timebat.

What is the subject of timebat?

• Grumio

• canem

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Grumio canem timebat.

Grumio ​

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the dog.

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was fearing

is fearing

feared

Match

Match the following

• timet

• timebat

• timuit

fears

was fearing

feared

• fears

• was fearing

• feared

Multiple Choice

"pestis!" clamavit coquus.

What tense is clamavit?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

"pestis!" clamavit coquus.

What is the subject of clamavit?

• pestis

• coquus

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"pestis!" clamavit coquus.

"Pest!" the cook ​

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.

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shouted

shouts

was shouting

Categorize

Options (8)

bibebat

intrabant

parabat

festinaverunt

lacrimavit

narravit

excitaverunt

legebant

Match the verb to the correct tense.

Imperfect Tense

Perfect Tense

IMPERFECT TENSE OF EST.

The verb "to be" is irregular, so it doesn't have the same endings as the other verbs.

We've already seen the present tnese of "to be" in many forms including est, sunt, sum, and es.

The imperfect form of est is erat.
Lucia est filia. - Lucia is the daughter.
Lucia erat filia. - Lucia was the daughter.
Caecilius et Metella sunt parentes. - Caecilius and Metella are parents.
Caecilius et Metella erant parentes. Caecilius and Metella were parents.

Match

Match the 'to be' verb to its meaning.

• est

• sunt

• erat

• erant

is

are

was

were

• is

• are

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

sed canis Clementem superavit.

What tense is superavit?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

sed canis Clementem superavit.

What is the direct object of superavit?

• sed

• canis

• Clementem

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sed canis Clementem superavit. (superare: to overpower)

But the dog ​

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Clemens.

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overpowered

was overpowering

overpowers

Multiple Choice

Quintus per viam ambulabat.

What tense is ambulabat?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

Quintus per viam ambulabat.

What is the subject of ambulabat?

• Quintus

• per viam

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Quintus per viam ambulabat.

Quintus ​

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through the street.

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was walking

walks

walked

Match

Match the following

• ambulat

• ambulabat

• ambulavit

walks

was walking

walked

• walks

• was walking

• walked

Multiple Choice

iuvenis clamorem audivit.

What tense is audivit?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

iuvenis clamorem audivit.

What is the direct object of audivit?

• iuvenis

• clamorem

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iuvenis clamorem audivit.

The young man ​

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the noise.

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heard

hears

was hearing

Multiple Choice

canis Clementem vexabat.

What tense is vexabat?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

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canis Clementem vexabat.

The dog ​

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Clemens.

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was annoying

annoyed

is annoying

Multiple Choice

Quintus canem pulsavit.

What tense is pulsavit?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

Quintus canem pulsavit.

What is the direct object of pulsavit?

• Quintus

• canem

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Quintus canem pulsavit.

Quintus ​

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the dog.

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punched

was punching

punches

Match

Match the following

• pulsat

• pulsabat

• pulsavit

punches

was punching

punched

• punches

• was punching

• punched

Categorize

Options (9)

est

sunt

laudat

laudavit

vexavit

superavit

erat

erant

laudabat

Categorize the Latin verbs with the correct tense.

Present Tense

Perfect Tense

Imperfect Tense

Multiple Choice

servi erant laeti.

What tense is erant?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

servi erant laeti.

What is the predicate nominative?

• servi

• laeti

Multiple Choice

servi Quintum laudaverunt.

What tense is laudaverunt?

• Present Tense

• Imperfect Tense

• Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

servi Quintum laudaverunt.

What is the subject of laudaverunt?

• servi

• Quintum

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servi Quintum laudaverunt.

The slaves ​

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Quintus.

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praised

were praising

are praising