imperfect vs. perfect

Caecilius vituperabat 

• Caecilius was cursing
• Caecilius did curse. 

iuvenis clamorem audivit.

• The young man was hearing a noise. 
• The young man heard a noise. 

Servi Quintum laudaverunt. 

• The slave praised Quintus. 
• The slaves praised Quintus. 

Felix in tablino scribebat. 

• Felix was writing in the study. 
• Felix was writing in the shop. 

Felix erat libertus 

• Felix was a freedman. 
• Felix is a freedman. 

Felix Luciam salutavit. 

• Felix is greeting Lucia. 
• Felix greeted Lucia

Grumio was sleeping in the kitchen.

• Grumio in culina dormiebat. 
• Grumio in culina dormit. 
• Grumio in culina stat. 

Agricola mercatorem pulsavit. 

• The farmer punched the merchant.
• The merchant punched the farmer 

Fures atrium circumspectaverunt. 

• The thief looked around the atrium. 
• The thieves looked around the atrium. 
• The thieves look around the atrium 
• Caecilius is in the garden. 

_________________ in foro ambulabat. 

• Servus 
• Servi