Chapter 7 Flashcards
contendo, contendere, contendi, contentum
to exert, hasten, march
verto, vertere, verti, versum
to turn
placeo, placere, placui, placitum (+dat.)
to please, be pleasing to
condo, condere, condidi, conditum
to found, establish
luceo, lucere, luxi
to shine, be bright
retineo, retinere, retinui, retentum
to hold back
refero, referre, rettuli, relatum
to bring back, report
milito, militare
to campaign, serve as a soldier
castra, -orum
camp
hasta, -ae
spear
scutum, -i
shield
dexter, dextra, dextrum
right
sinister, sinistra, sinistrum
left
legatus, -i
deputy, lieutenant
gladius, -i
sword
dux, ducis
leader, ruler, commander
miles, militis
soldier
impero, imperare, imperavi, imperatum (+dat. of person, _acc. of thing)
to order or command, gives orders to
List the present-system tense endings: Present (Singular and Plural)
-o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
List the present-system tense endings: Imperfect (Singular and Plural)
-bam, -bas, -bat, -bamus, -batis, -bant
List the present-system tense endings: Future (Singular and Plural)
-bo, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt
Why can the present system also be called the present-future-imperfect system?
because it actually includes all three of those tenses
How do you find the present stem?
Drop the -re off of the infinitive from (or the 2nd principal part).
In what situations should you use the imperfect tense?
a. When it happens over a period of time
b. When it happen periodically
c. When it was unfinished action
