Imperatives

Question 1

How is the singular imperative formed for active verbs?

Answer 1

Drop off the -re from the 2nd Principal Part

Question 2

How is the plural imperative formed for active verbs?

Answer 2

Change the -re from the 2nd Principal Part to a -te.

Exception: For 3rd conjugation verbs, change the -ere to an -ite.

Question 3

How is the singular imperative formed for deponent verbs?

Answer 3

Change the -ri from the 2nd Principal Part to an -re. For 3rd conjugation verbs, change the -i to -ere.

Question 4

How is the plural imperative formed for deponent verbs?

Answer 4

Use the 2nd person plural present tense form of the verb.

Question 5

What are the singular and plural imperatives for dico?

Answer 5

dic

dicite

Question 6

What are the singular and plural imperatives for duco?

Answer 6

duc

ducite

Question 7

What are the singular and plural imperatives for facio?

Answer 7

fac

facite

Question 8

What are the singular and plural imperatives for fero?

Answer 8

fer

ferte

Question 9

What are the singular and plural imperatives for scio?

Answer 9

scito

scitote

Question 10

What are the singular and plural imperatives for memini?

Answer 10

memento

mementote

Question 11

How is the negative singular imperative formed?

Answer 11

noli + 2nd principal part (present infinitive)

Question 12

How is the negative plural imperative formed?

Answer 12

nolite + 2nd principal part (present infinitive)