Ablative Absolutes & Participles

What principle part do we use to form the perfect passive participle?

audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus

• audiō

• audīre

• audīvī

• audītus

Which of the following is a present active participle?

• amō

• amatus

• amaturus

• amans

Which of the following is a perfect passive participle?

• ducō

• ductus

• ducturus

• ducans

What would be the proper translation of the perfect passive participle, example: captus

• having captured

• having been captured

• about to capture

• capturing

Translate the participial phrase:

vulneratus ā hoste, Caesar domum non rediit.

• Being wounded by the enemy

• Having been wounded by the enemy

• Because the enemy was wounded

• With the enemies wounded

Translate the Ablative Absolute:

militibus pugnantīs, Caesar aliōs militēs ad proelium duxit.

• while the soldiers were fighting,

• after the soldiers had been fought

• having been attacked by soldiers

• with the soldiers about to fight

legatō visō

• with the legate having been seen

• with the legate seeing

• after he saw the legate

• after I saw the legate

iussīs dictīs

• with the orders having been said

• with the orders saying

• with the orders he said

• with the orders having said

Translate:

feminīs gladiōs capientibus

• with the women seizing the swords

• with the swords having been seized by the women

• with the women swords seizing

• with the women having been seized by the swords

Choose the correct translation for the ablative absolute in this sentence:

mīlitibus currentibus, hostēs discessērunt.

• After the soldiers will run

• When the soldiers had run

• When the soldiers were running

• After the soldiers had run