Chapter 7

Question 1

contendo, contendere, contendi, contentum

Answer 1

to exert, hasten, march

Question 2

verto, vertere, verti, versum

Answer 2

to turn

Question 3

placeo, placere, placui, placitum (+dat.)

Answer 3

to please, be pleasing to

Question 4

condo, condere, condidi, conditum

Answer 4

to found, establish

Question 5

luceo, lucere, luxi

Answer 5

to shine, be bright

Question 6

retineo, retinere, retinui, retentum

Answer 6

to hold back

Question 7

refero, referre, rettuli, relatum

Answer 7

to bring back, report

Question 8

milito, militare

Answer 8

to campaign, serve as a soldier

Question 9

castra, -orum

Answer 9

camp

Question 10

hasta, -ae

Answer 10

spear

Question 11

scutum, -i

Answer 11

shield

Question 12

dexter, dextra, dextrum

Answer 12

right

Question 13

sinister, sinistra, sinistrum

Answer 13

left

Question 14

legatus, -i

Answer 14

deputy, lieutenant

Question 15

gladius, -i

Answer 15

sword

Question 16

dux, ducis

Answer 16

leader, ruler, commander

Question 17

miles, militis

Answer 17

soldier

Question 18

impero, imperare, imperavi, imperatum (+dat. of person, _acc. of thing)

Answer 18

to order or command, gives orders to

Question 19

List the present-system tense endings: Present (Singular and Plural)

Answer 19

-o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt

Question 20

List the present-system tense endings: Imperfect (Singular and Plural)

Answer 20

-bam, -bas, -bat, -bamus, -batis, -bant

Question 21

List the present-system tense endings: Future (Singular and Plural)

Answer 21

-bo, -bis, -bit, -bimus, -bitis, -bunt

Question 22

Why can the present system also be called the present-future-imperfect system?

Answer 22

because it actually includes all three of those tenses

Question 23

How do you find the present stem?

Answer 23

Drop the -re off of the infinitive from (or the 2nd principal part).

Question 24

In what situations should you use the imperfect tense?

Answer 24

a. When it happens over a period of time
b. When it happen periodically
c. When it was unfinished action