Chapter 14: Present vs. Imperfect Tense

When does the imperfect tense take place?

• present

• completed past

• ongoing past

• future

Choose the imperfect verb.

• amat

• amabit

• amare

• amabat

Choose the imperfect verb.

• poteram

• possum

• posse

• potero

Translate: audiebamus

• we were hearing

• we had heard

• we hear

• to hear

Translate: eratis

• you all wander

• you had done

• you all are

• you all were

Form: I was moving

• moveo

• movebam

• movere

• movebamus

Form: he/she/it was

• errant

• poterat

• erat

• est

Translate: Puellae in villa manebant quod dies calidus erat.

• The girl was staying in the house because the day is hot.

• The girls entered into the country house because the day was hot.

• The girls are remaining in the country house because the day is hot.

• The girls were remaining in the country house because the day was hot.

Translate: Aurelia erat irata quod Sextus magna voce clamabat.

• Aurelia is angry because Sextus keeps yelling loudly.

• Aurelia was angry because Sextus kept shouting with a loud voice.

• Sextus angered Aurelia because he was shouting with a loud voice.

• The loud voice of Sextus kept angering Aurelia.

Translate: We were not able to avoid the ditch. Alas!

• Non poteramus fossam vitare. Eheu!

• Non possumus fossam videre. Eheu!

• Non poteramus cisium vitare. Vale!

• Non poteram fossam vitare. Eugepae!