Y8 Present Participles

Open Ended

I spend my free time...

Multiple Choice

What do all the verbs in the examples 'seeing friends', 'going shopping', 'playing games', and 'going on holiday' have in common?

• They end in '-ing' and are present participles.

• They are all past tense verbs.

• They are all irregular verbs.

• They are all infinitives.

Open Ended

Explain what a Present Participle looks like in English

Multiple Choice

Which of the following endings would you add to a Latin verb stem to form a present participle?

• -ns or -nt

• -us or -um

• -re or -ri

• -tus or -tum

Multiple Select

Which of the following are correct endings for Latin present participles, depending on case and number?

• -ns

• -ntem

• -ntes

• -ntam

Multiple Choice

Which character was carried back to the house by the slaves?

• Barbillus

• Phormio

• The astrologer

• The doctor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions did the astrologer perform upon entering the bedroom?

• Shouting

• Crying

• Carrying Barbillus

• Looking for a doctor

Multiple Choice

What was Phormio's main objective when he hurried to the city?

• Looking for a doctor

• Crying

• Carrying Barbillus

• Listening to the astrologer

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a Latin noun and its present participle from the sentences provided?

• servi, sedentes

• Quintus, sedentes

• Barbillum, sedens

• Clemens, sedentes

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about present participles in this lesson?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct Latin present participle form for 'singing' in the nominative plural?

• cantans

• cantantes

• cantantem

• cantantibus