Imperatives Review

​Imperatives

By Margie Okin

Multiple Choice

What is an imperative?

• A true statement

• A command

• A verbal Adjective

• The "to..." form of the verb

tell someone not to do something

"don't run"

​Negative

tell someone to do something

"run!"

Positive

Imperatives = Commands

Singular

directed at 1 person

​Plural

directed at 2 or more people

Multiple Choice

**Complete the sentence: "_________ (not + to eat) the last slice of pizza, it's for the cat!"**

• Not eat

• Don't eat

• No eat

• Eat not

Multiple Choice

It's going to rain. _______ (to take) your umbrella along.

• Be about to take

• Taketh

• Take

​Let's add the chart for Latin forms...

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​	sg​	pl​
positive​	2PP, drop -re​	​2PP, drop -re add -te
negative​	"noli" + 2PP (keep the -re!) (two words!)​	​"nolite" + 2PP (keep the -re!) (two words!)​

Multiple Choice

Stāte in foro!

• positive singular

• positive plural

• negative singular

• negative plural

Multiple Choice

Noli ambulāre trans meum agrum!

• positive singular

• positive plural

• negative singular

• negative plural

Multiple Choice

Sedē in foro!

• positive singular

• positive plural

• negative singular

• negative plural

Multiple Choice

Liberā liberos!

• positive singular

• positive plural

• negative singular

• negative plural

Multiple Choice

Nolite vulnerare me!

• positive singular

• positive plural

• negative singular

• negative plural

Multiple Choice

Sedē in foro!

• stand (plural) in the forum!
• stand (singular) in the forum!
• sit (singular) in the forum!
• sit (plural) in the forum!

Multiple Choice

Noli vulnerare me!

• Don't wound me (plural)!
• Don't wound me (singular)!
• Wound me (singular)!
• Wound me (plural)!

Multiple Choice

Liberā liberos!

• Free (singular) the children!
• Free (plural) the children!
• Capture (singular) the children!
• Capture (plural) the children!

Multiple Choice

Noli ambulāre trans meum agrum!

• Don't walk across my field!

• Run across my field!
• Walk in my field!
• Run into my field!