Ch 18 Grammar

Question 1

What are irregular verbs?

Answer 1

They are verbs that have a different spelling in their principle parts (for example: sing, sang, sung;)

Question 2

What are two types of compound verbs?

Answer 2

1. verbs that have a preposition prefixed (placed in front of) on the verb (example: exit = ex (out of) + it (he goes) = exit (he goes out)
2. verbs that combine two verbs into one

Question 3

What is a complementary infinite

Answer 3

It is when a infinite is added to complete the idea of a main verb (example: “I hope to go.” [“to go” is the infinitive that is completing the idea of “I hope”])

Question 4

What is the present tense conjugation for eō, īre, iī/īvī, itum (“to go”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 4

eō
īs
it

īmus
ītis
eunt

Question 5

What is the imperfect tense conjugation for eō, īre, iī/īvī, itum (“to go”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 5

ībam
ībās
ībat

ībāmus
ībātis
ībant

Question 6

What is the future tense conjugation for eō, īre, iī/īvī, itum (“to go”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 6

ībō
ībis
ībit

ībimus
ībitis
ībunt

Question 7

What is the present tense conjugation for possum, posse, potuī (“to be able, can”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 7

possum
potes
potest

possumus
potestis
possunt

Question 8

What is the imperfect tense conjugation for possum, posse, potuī (“to be able, can”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 8

poteram
poterās
poterat

poterāmus
poterātis
poterant

Question 9

What is the future tense conjugation for possum, posse, potuī (“to be able, can”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 9

poterō
poteris
poterit

poterimus
poteritis
poterunt

Question 10

What is the present tense conjugation for ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum (“to bring, carry”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 10

ferō
fers
fert

ferimus
fertis
ferunt

Question 11

What is the imperfect tense conjugation for ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum (“to bring, carry”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 11

ferēbam
ferēbās
ferēbat

ferēbāmus
ferēbātis
ferēbant

Question 12

What is the future tense conjugation for ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum (“to bring, carry”) both in singular and plural?

Answer 12

feram
ferēs
ferret

ferēmus
ferētis
ferent

Question 13

How is the Perfect tense formed?

Answer 13

1. Take the third principal part
2. chop off the -ī
3. Add the perfect personal endings

Question 14

What are the Perfect Personal endings?

Answer 14

ī
istī
it

imus
istis
ērunt

Question 15

See the Paradigm for ch 18_Irregular verbs in the Latin folder

Answer 15

See the Paradigm for ch 18_Irregular verbs in the Latin folder