Stage 7 Model Sentences

amicus Caecilium vistabat. villam intravit.

• He enters the house

• he entered the house

• he was entering the house

• the house was entered

Caecilius amicum exspectabat. amicum salutavit. 

• He greets the friend

• he greeted the friend

• he was greeting the friend

• the friend was greeted

amicus cum Caecilio cenabat. cenam laudavit.

• He praises the dinner

• he praised the dinner

• he was praising the dinner

• the dinner was praised

amicus poculum inspexit. vinum gustavit.

• He tastes the wine

• he tasted the wine

• he was tasting the wine

• the wine was tasted

amicus poculum hausit. tum fabulam narravit.

• then he told a story

• then he tells a story

• then the story was told

• then he was telling a story

Caecilius plausit. “euge!” dixit. 

• HOORAY he said

• HOORAY he says

• HOORAY was said

• HOORAY was being said

amici optimum vinum bibērunt. tandem surrexērunt. 

• finally he stands up

• finally they stand up

• finally they stood up

• finally he was stood up

servi in atrio stabant.  ianuam aperuērunt. 

• the door was opened

• he opened the door

• he opens the door

• they opened the door

Caecilius et amicus “vale” dixerunt.  amicus ē villa discessit. 

• the friend left from the house

• the friends left from the house

• the friends were leaving the house

• the friend is leaving the house

What is the best translation of IMPERFECT TENSE

• WAS/WERE verbing

• verbED

• IS/ARE

  verbing