Ch 16 Grammar

Question 1

How can you tell if a verb belongs to the subset of the third conjugation i-stem verbs?

Answer 1

The first person singular will end in -iō (remember these verbs will have the same infinitive and stem as other regular 3rd conjugation verbs)

Question 2

Reminder, what vowel does the third conjugation stem end in?

Answer 2

e (short) [the first ends in -ā- and the second -ē-]

Question 3

What happens to the stem vowel for third conjugation verbs in the -io subgroup in the present tense?

Answer 3

The weak ‘e’ stem vowel changes to an ‘i’ once the personal endings are added. (remember the extra ‘i’ for the -io group appears only in the first person singular and third person plural.

Question 4

What is the conjugation for capiō, capere in the present tense?

Answer 4

capiō
capis
capit

capimus
capitis
capiunt

Question 5

The imperfect and future tenses in the 3rd io conjugation are nearly identical to those you have already learned for the third conjugation, what is the only difference?

Answer 5

The only difference is that there is an extra ‘i’ that appears before the tense marker

Question 6

What is the conjugation for capiō, capere in the imperfect tense?

Answer 6

capiēbam
capiēbās
capiēbat

bapiēbāmus
capiēbātis
capiēbant

Question 7

What is the conjugation for capiō, capere in the future tense?

Answer 7

capiam
capiēs
capiet

capiēmus
capiētis
capient

Question 8

What is the definition of mood?

Answer 8

indicates the attitude of the subject towards the action that takes place.

Question 9

What is the indicative mood? And what is it used for?

Answer 9

1. Indicates what is taking place.
2. It is used for declarative and interrogative sentences.

Question 10

What is the imperative mood?

Answer 10

Used to express commands

Question 11

What person do imperative verbs almost always appear in?

Answer 11

second person

Question 12

How is the imperative formed for second person singular?

Answer 12

It is just the stem of the verb

Question 13

How is the imperative formed for the second person plural?

Answer 13

Take the stem of the verb and add -te

Question 14

Give the singular and plural form of the imperative for the word amō

Answer 14

amā, amāte

Question 15

Give the singular and plural form of the imperative for the word videō

Answer 15

vidē, vidēte

Question 16

Give the singular and plural form of the imperative for the word mittō

Answer 16

mitte, mittite

Question 17

Give the singular and plural form of the imperative for the word capiō

Answer 17

cape, capite

Question 18

There are four abnormally formed imperative. How is dīcō, dīcere formed

Answer 18

dīc, dīcite

Question 19

There are four abnormally formed imperative. How is dūcō, dūcere

Answer 19

dūc, dūcite

Question 20

There are four abnormally formed imperative. How is faciō, facere

Answer 20

fac, facite

Question 21

There are four abnormally formed imperative. How is ferō, ferre

Answer 21

fer, ferte

Question 22

What is the little saying that will help you memorize the unusual imperatives?

Answer 22

dīc, dūc, fac, fer should have an ‘e,’ but the ‘e’ ain’t there!

Question 23

What is the vocative?

Answer 23

It is the case of direct address

Question 24

When is the vocative used?

Answer 24

When talking directly to someone or something

Question 25

How do most declensions form the vocative?

Answer 25

Most declensions use the same form as the nominative

Question 26

What are the exceptions for forming the vocative?

Answer 26

The only exceptions are for the second declension nouns ending in -us, or -ius

Question 27

If a second declension nominative ends in -us, then the vocative will end in?

Answer 27

-e

Question 28

If a second declension nominative ends in -ius, then the vocative will end in?

Answer 28

a solitary -ī (however, there are some -ius nouns that change the -us to an -e)

Question 29

What is the vocative for the word fīlius?

Answer 29

fīlī

Question 30

What is the vocative for the word discipulus?

Answer 30

discipule

Question 31

Note: Review the following Latin paradigm

Answer 31

Ch 16_Latin Verb Forms_Imperatives