Grammar: Stages 5-6 Flashcards
What is Number?
If a noun is singular or plural
How does Latin pluralize most nouns?
Change the Endings
Pluralize: Nom. 1st Declension
-ae
Pluralize: Nom. 2nd Declension
-ī
Pluralize: Nom. 3rd Declension
-ēs
How does latin make a verb plural in 3rd person?
-_nt
Plural verbs: 1st Conjugation
-ant
Plural verbs: 2nd Conjugation
-ent
Plural verbs: 3rd Conjugation
-unt (-iunt)
Plural verbs: 4th Conjugation
-iunt
What is a “tense”?
When something has happened, is happening, or will happen
What part of speech has tenses?
Verbs
What tenses exist in latin?
- Present
- imperfect
- perfect
- pluperfect
- future
- future perfect
“-bā” is a sign of what tense?
Imperfect tense
When would one use the imperfect tense in latin?
For continuos action in the past
Tenses: “Was ____ing”
Imperfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “used to ___”
Imperfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “___ed” (many times)
Imperfect Tense
What endings are used by all imperfect verbs in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension?
- bam, -bat, -bās
Imperfect tense: sum
Eram
Imperfect tense: es
Erās
Imperfect tense: est
erat
Which letter is often but not often a sign of the perfect tense?
“V”
When would one use perfect tense?
- Simple action in the past
- Completed action in the past
Tenses: “____ed” (once)
Perfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “has ___ed”
Perfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “have ___ed”
Perfect Tense
What endings do all latin verbs in 3rd person of the perfect tense have?
Singular - -it
Plural -ērunt
