Cambridge Latin Stage 6 - Intro

Choose the best translation: servi per viam ambulabant.

• The slave walked through the street.

• The slave was walking through the street.

• The slaves walked through the street.

• The slaves were walking through the street.

Answer explanation

servi is plural; ambulabant is imperfect.

Choose the best translation: canis subito latravit.

• Suddenly, the dog barked.

• Suddenly, the dog was barking.

• Suddenly, the dogs barked.

• Suddenly, the dogs were barking.

Answer explanation

canis is singular; latravit is perfect.

Choose the best translation: Grumio canem timebat.

• Grumio feared the dog.

• Grumio was fearing the dog.

• Grumio was fearing the dogs.

• Grumio feard the dogs.

Answer explanation

timbat is imperfect; canem is singular.

Choose the best translation: "pestis!" clamavit coquus.

• "Pest!" the cook was shouting.

• "Pest!" the cooks were shouting.

• "Pest!" the cook shouted.

• "Pest!" the cooks shouted.

Answer explanation

coquus is singular; clamavit is perfect.

Clemens erat fortis.

• Clemens is brave.

• Clemens was brave.

• Clemens can be brave.

• Clemens has been brave.

Answer explanation

erat is imperfect.

sed canis Clementem superavit.

• But Clemens overpowered the dog.

• But the dog overpowered Clemens.

• But the dog was overpowering Clemens.

• But Clemens was overpowering the dog.

Answer explanation

canis is the nominative subject; superavit is perfect.

Choose the best translation: Quintus per viam ambulabat.

• Quintus was walking through the street.

• Quintus walked through the street.

• Quintus was walking near the street.

• Quintus walked near the street.

Answer explanation

per means through; ambulabat is imperfect.

Choose the best translation: iuvenis clamorem audivit.

• The young men heard a shout.

• The young men were hearing a shout.

• The young man heard a shout.

• The young man was hearing a shout.

Answer explanation

iuvenis is singular; audivit is perfect.

Choose the best translation: canis Clementem vexabat.

• Clemens was annoying the dog.

• Clemens annoyed the dog.

• The dog annoyed Clemens.

• The dog was annoying Clemens.

Answer explanation

Clementem is an accusative direct object; vexabat is imperfect

Choose the best translation: Quintus canem pulsavit.

• The dog hit Quintus.

• The dog is hitting Quintus.

• Quintus hit the dog.

• Quintus is hitting the dog.

Answer explanation

Quintus is the Nominative subject; pulsavit is perfect.