Upper Level Latin Verb tense quiz

Match the following principal part to its grammatical form

• present tense stem

• 1st principal part

• perfect passive participle

• 2nd principal part

• perfect tense stem

• 3rd principal part

• infinitive

• 4th principal part

Based on the principal parts doceo, docere, docui, doctus, what is doctum

• present tense verb

• infinitive

• perfect tense verb

• perfect passive participle

• present active participle

Answer explanation

It looks most like the 4th principal part DOCTUS so it is PERFECT PASSIVE PARTICIPLE

What is the best translation of DOCTUM

• Teach!!!

• to teach

• having been taught

• teaching

Answer explanation

4th principal part = perfect passive participle = having been verbed

Based on the principal parts doceo, docere, docui, doctus, what is docere

• present tense verb

• infinitive

• perfect tense verb

• perfect passive participle

• present active participle

Answer explanation

It looks most like the 2nd principal part DOCERE so it is INFINITIVE

What is the best translation of DOCERE

• Teach!!!

• to teach

• having been taught

• teaching

Answer explanation

2ND principal part = infinitive = to verb

Based on the principal parts doceo, docere, docui, doctus, what is doces

• present tense verb

• infinitive

• perfect tense verb

• perfect passive participle

• present active participle

Answer explanation

It looks most like the 1st principal part doceo so it is present tense

What is the best translation of doces

• teach

• to teach

• have taught

• having been taught

Answer explanation

4th principal part = perfect passive participle = having been verbed

Based on the principal parts doceo, docere, docui, doctus, what tense is docebam

• present

• imperfect

• perfect

• pluperfect

• future

What is the best translation of docebam

• I teach

• I was teaching

• I have taught

• I had taught

• I will teach

Answer explanation

ba = imperfect = was/were verbing

Based on the principal parts doceo, docere, docui, doctus, what tense is docebunt

• present

• imperfect

• perfect

• pluperfect

• future

Answer explanation

BU is one of the signs of future