Lesson 15 Grammar Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 perfect system tenses?
A
perfect
pluperfect
future perfect
2
Q
On what verb stem are the perfect system tenses built?
A
the perfect stem of the verb
3
Q
How is the perfect stem of a Latin verb found?
A
dropping the -i from the end of the 3rd principal part
4
Q
What are the perfect tense endings?
A
- *-i -imus**
- *-isti -istis**
- *-it -erunt**
5
Q
What English helping verbs may be used with the Latin perfect tense?
A
have, has, did
6
Q
What are the pluperfect tense endings?
A
- *-eram -eramus**
- *-eras -eratis**
- *-erat -erant**
7
Q
What English helping verb must be used in translating the pluperfect tense?
A
“had” MUST be used
8
Q
What are the future perfect tense endings?
A
- *-ero -erimus**
- *-eris -eritis**
- *-erit -erint**
9
Q
What English helping verbs must be used in translating the future perfect tense?
A
will have
(both must be used)
