Essential Latin 2a. Verbs: Latin to English

Question 1

verbs with asterisks have irregular principal parts. Memorizing the principal parts of these common verbs is probably the single best key to mastering Latin

Answer 1

HINT: start by reviewing principal parts in this drill; then switch over to English to Latin, and make sure you have totally memorized the principal parts

Question 2

* dō, dare, dedī, datum

Answer 2

give

Question 3

• eō, īre, iī or īvī, itum

Answer 3

go

Question 4

• ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum

Answer 4

bear, carry, endure

Question 5

• fīō, fierī, factus sum

Answer 5

become, happen, be done

Question 6

inquam, inquis, inquit, inquiunt

Answer 6

say (used with direct speech)

Question 7

• nōlō, nōlle, nōluī

Answer 7

be unwilling

Question 8

• possum, posse, potuī

Answer 8

be able

Question 9

• sum, esse, fuī, futūrum

Answer 9

be, exist (fut. infin. often = fore, impf. subj. often = forem for essem)

Question 10

• volō, velle, voluī

Answer 10

wish, be willing

Question 11

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

Answer 11

to love (amāns -ntis m./f., lover)

Question 12

appellō, appellāre, appellāvī, appellātum

Answer 12

call, address, name

Question 13

imperō, imperāre, imperāvī, imperātum

Answer 13

command, control

Question 14

iūrō, iūrāre, iūrāvī, iūrātum

Answer 14

take an oath, swear (iūs iūrandum, oath)

Question 15

probō, probāre, probāvī, probātum

Answer 15

approve, prove; convince one (dat.) of a thing (acc.)

Question 16

putō, putāre, putāvī, putātum

Answer 16

think, suppose

Question 17

• stō, stāre, stetī, statum

Answer 17

stand

Question 18

vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātum

Answer 18

call

Question 19

dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum

Answer 19

owe, be obliged

Question 20

habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum

Answer 20

have, hold

Question 21

moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtum

Answer 21

move

Question 22

• teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum

Answer 22

hold, keep

Question 23

• videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum

Answer 23

see

Question 24

• vereor, verērī, veritus sum

Answer 24

fear, stand in awe of

Question 25

* agō, agere, ēgī, āctum

Answer 25

drive, do, act

Question 26

* capiō, capere, cēpī, captum

Answer 26

seize

Question 27

* crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditum

Answer 27

believe

Question 28

* dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum

Answer 28

say (causam dīcere, plead a case; diem dīcere, appoint a day)

Question 29

* dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductum

Answer 29

lead (uxōrem dūcere, marry)

Question 30

* faciō, facere, fēcī, factum

Answer 30

do, make

Question 31

* gerō, gerere, gessī, gestum

Answer 31

bear, manage (bellum gerere, wage war)

Question 32

* incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptum

Answer 32

begin

Question 33

* interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectum

Answer 33

kill

Question 34

* mittō, mittere, mīsī, missum

Answer 34

send, let go

Question 35

* occīdō, occīdere, occīdī, occīsum

Answer 35

kill, cut down

Question 36

* petō, petere, petīvī, petītum

Answer 36

seek, aim at

Question 37

* pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positum

Answer 37

put, place; put aside

Question 38

* reddō, reddere, reddidī, redditum

Answer 38

return, give back

Question 39

* vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum

Answer 39

live

Question 40

* loquor, loquī, locūtus sum

Answer 40

speak, talk

Question 41

* sequor, sequī, secūtus sum

Answer 41

follow

Question 42

* ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum

Answer 42

use, consume, employ (+ abl.)

Question 43

* audiō, audīre, audīvī or audiī, audītum

Answer 43

hear, listen to

Question 44

* sciō, scīre, scīvī or sciī, scītum

Answer 44

know

Question 45

* veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum

Answer 45

come