Lesson 20: Grammar Review Flashcards
What English helping verbs translate the future perfect tense?
will have
Why is the 3rd conjugation an old maid?
It has no bo’s in the future.
What English helping verbs translate the imperfect tense?
were, was
The future perfect tense describes what kind of action?
a future action that will be completed prior to another future action
The tenses that make up the present system are ___, ___, ___ and they are built on the ___.
perfect, pluperfect, future perfect; perfect stem
The three tenses that make up the present system are ___.
present, imperfect, future
The to be verb shows ___, not ___.
existence; action
The imperfect tense sign is ___.
ba
Give the stem vowels for all four conjugations.
1st - a, 2nd - ē, 3rd - none, 4th - i
The infinitive ending for 2nd-conjugation verbs is ___; and for 3rd-conjugation verbs is ___.
-ēre; -ere
Give three translations for amavi.
I loved, I have loved, I did love
Many 3rd declension adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding ___ to the adjective stem.
-iter
The 3rd conjugation does not have a stem with a consistent ___.
stem vowel
Give the six attributes of a Latin verb.
conjugation, person, number, tense, voice, mood
How do you find the perfect stem?
Drop -i from the 3rd principal part.
The present system of 3rd io verbs looks exactly like ___.
the present system of the 4th conjugation
The 1st person is the person ___.
The 2nd person is the person ___.
The 3rd person is the person ___.
speaking
spoken to
spoken about
What English helping verb translates the Latin future tenses?
will
In Latin grammar, perfect means ___.
finished
How many Latin tenses are there? Name them.
six; present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
Define adverb.
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
The pluperfect tense is built on the ___ stem.
perfect
What English helping verbs translate the Latin perfect tense?
have, has, did
An adverb most commonly modifies a verb by answering the questions ___.
how, when, where, to what extent
The stem vowel of the 1st conjugation is __.
a
In the 3rd conjugation, you must chop to the ___ to find the present stem.
root