Stage 20 - Present Participles

Stage 20
Present Participles

Study the following sentences:

medicus, per forum ambulans, Phormionem conspexit.
The doctor, walking through the forum, caught sight of Phormio.

Clemens Eutychum in media via stantem invenit.
Clemens found Eutychus standing in the middle of the road.

Phormio ancillas in cubiculo lacrimantes audivit.
Phormio heard the slave-women crying in the bedroom.

The bolded words are present participles. A present participle is used to describe a noun.

Present Participles

The present participle is formed by taking the second principal part of the verb, removing the -re and adding the correct ending:

​	​	SINGULAR	​	​
​nominative	​portans	docens	trahens	audiens
accusative​	​portantem	docentem	trahentem	​audientem

​	​	PLURAL	​	​
​nominative	​portantes	docentes	trahentes	audientes
accusative​	​portantes	docentes	trahentes	​audientes

Multiple Choice

Which is the present participle: astrologus in cubiculum irrupit, clamans.

• astrologus

• in cubiculum

• irrupit

• clamans

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astrologus in cubiculum irrupit, clamans.



The astrologer burst into the bedroom, ​

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.

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shouting

shouts

shouted

Multiple Choice

Which is the present participle?: pueri, per urbem currentes, Petronem conspexerunt.

• pueri

• urbem

• currentes

• Petronem

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pueri, per urbem currentes, Petronem conspexerunt.



The boys, ​

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through the city, caught sight of Petro.

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ran

were running

running

Multiple Choice

Which is the present participle?: spectatores sacerdotem e templo discedentem viderunt.

• spectatores

• sacerdotem

• discedentem

• viderunt

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spectatores sacerdotem e templo discedentem viderunt.



The spectators saw the priests ​

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the temple. ​

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are leaving

leaving

were leaving

Multiple Choice

What case is the present participle?: fur e villa effugit, cachinnans.

• Nominative

• Accusative

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fur e villa effugit, cachinnans.



The thief fled from the villa, ​

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.

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was laughing

laughs

laughing

Multiple Choice

What case is the present participle?: rex milites, pro templo stantes, spectabat.

• Nominative

• Accusative

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rex milites, pro templo stantes, spectabat.



The king ​

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the soldiers, ​

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in front of the temple.

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was watching

is watching

are standing

standing

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puellae, in pompa ambulantes, rosas spargebant.



The girls, ​

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in the parade, ​

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roses.

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walking

scatter

were scattering

are walking