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WorksheetsStage 6 CLC Tense
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The imperfect tense is used to describe
An action that is currently ongoing
An action that started in the past and could be ongoing
An action that was completed in the past
An action that was completed before a more recent past action (ie "the past of the past")
The perfect tense is used to describe
An action that is currently ongoing
An action that started in the past and could be ongoing
An action that was completed in the past
An action that was completed before a more recent past action (ie "the past of the past")
The imperfect forms of sum are:
sum, es, est, sumus, estis sunt
eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant
fui, fuisti, fuit, fuimus, fuistis, fuerunt
essem, esses, esset, essemus, essestis, essent
How is the imperfect formed?
present stem + bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
perfect stem + i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
perfect stem + bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
present stem + i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
How is the perfect formed?
present stem + bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
perfect stem + i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
perfect stem + bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
present stem + i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
How are perfect stems most often formed?
Reduplication of initial consonant sound
Vowel Change (ablaut)
It stays the same
Adding a -v or an -s to the present stem
Translate: Quīntus per viam ambulāvit.
Quintus walks through the street
Quintus was walking through the street
Quintus walked through the street
Quintus is walking through the street
Translate: "Metella aberat, quod sorōrem vīsitābat."
Metella was absent because she had visited a sister.
Metella left because she was visiting a sister.
Metella left because she visited a sister.
Metella was absent because she was visiting a sister.
Write the 3rd perfect singular form of festino (ie "he hurried") in Latin.
(a)
Write the 3rd imperfect plural form of ambulo (ie "they were walking") in Latin
(a)
