Lesson 20: Grammar Review

Question 1

What English helping verbs translate the future perfect tense?

Answer 1

will have

Question 2

Why is the 3rd conjugation an old maid?

Answer 2

It has no bo’s in the future.

Question 3

What English helping verbs translate the imperfect tense?

Answer 3

were, was

Question 4

The future perfect tense describes what kind of action?

Answer 4

a future action that will be completed prior to another future action

Question 5

The tenses that make up the present system are ___, ___, ___ and they are built on the ___.

Answer 5

perfect, pluperfect, future perfect; perfect stem

Question 6

The three tenses that make up the present system are ___.

Answer 6

present, imperfect, future

Question 7

The to be verb shows ___, not ___.

Answer 7

existence; action

Question 8

The imperfect tense sign is ___.

Answer 8

ba

Question 9

Give the stem vowels for all four conjugations.

Answer 9

1st - a, 2nd - ē, 3rd - none, 4th - i

Question 10

The infinitive ending for 2nd-conjugation verbs is ___; and for 3rd-conjugation verbs is ___.

Answer 10

-ēre; -ere

Question 11

Give three translations for amavi.

Answer 11

I loved, I have loved, I did love

Question 12

Many 3rd declension adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding ___ to the adjective stem.

Answer 12

-iter

Question 13

The 3rd conjugation does not have a stem with a consistent ___.

Answer 13

stem vowel

Question 14

Give the six attributes of a Latin verb.

Answer 14

conjugation, person, number, tense, voice, mood

Question 15

How do you find the perfect stem?

Answer 15

Drop -i from the 3rd principal part.

Question 16

The present system of 3rd io verbs looks exactly like ___.

Answer 16

the present system of the 4th conjugation

Question 17

The 1st person is the person ___.

The 2nd person is the person ___.

The 3rd person is the person ___.

Answer 17

speaking

spoken to

spoken about

Question 18

What English helping verb translates the Latin future tenses?

Answer 18

will

Question 19

In Latin grammar, perfect means ___.

Answer 19

finished

Question 20

How many Latin tenses are there? Name them.

Answer 20

six; present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect

Question 21

Define adverb.

Answer 21

An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Question 22

The pluperfect tense is built on the ___ stem.

Answer 22

perfect

Question 23

What English helping verbs translate the Latin perfect tense?

Answer 23

have, has, did

Question 24

An adverb most commonly modifies a verb by answering the questions ___.

Answer 24

how, when, where, to what extent

Question 25

The stem vowel of the 1st conjugation is \_\_.

Answer 25

a

Question 26

In the 3rd conjugation, you must chop to the ___ to find the present stem.

Answer 26

root

Question 27

The pluperfect tense describes what kind of action?

Answer 27

a past action completed prior to another past action

Question 28

The pluperfect tense endings are identical to \_\_\_.

Answer 28

the imperfect tense of **sum**

Question 29

What is the name of the 2nd principal part?

Answer 29

infinitive

Question 30

Although 3rd-conjugation verbs do not have regular principal parts, they do have ___ that will help you remember them. What is the pattern for verbs like **rego**?

Answer 30

patterns **-o -ere -xi -ctus**

Question 31

Give the three grammar persons.

Answer 31

first person, second person, third person

Question 32

The subject tells

Answer 32

**who** or **what** the sentence is about

Question 33

Some adjectives use their ___ forms as adverbs. These forms end in either ___ or \_\_\_. Two examples are ___ and \_\_\_.

Answer 33

neutuer singular accusative; **-um**; **-e** ## Footnote **multum, fácile**

Question 34

The future perfect tense is built on the ___ stem.

Answer 34

perfect

Question 35

The present system of the 4th conjugation is essentially the same as the 3rd conjugation with the addition of \_\_\_.

Answer 35

the stem vowel **i**

Question 36

What is *Sentence Pattern #2*?

Answer 36

Subject + Verb + Direct Object

Question 37

The infinitive of the 4th conjugation is

Answer 37

**-ire**

Question 38

What is *Sentence Pattern #1*?

Answer 38

Subject + Verb

Question 39

How can you remember the variable vowels in the 3rd conjugation present system?

Answer 39

AE in future, IOU in present

Question 40

In English *I praise* is the ___ present, *I am praising* is the ___ present, and *I do praise* is the ___ present.

Answer 40

simple; progressive; emphatic

Question 41

How many conjugations are there? Name them.

Answer 41

four; first, second, third, fourth

Question 42

Many 1st/2nd-declension adjectives can be changed into adverbs by adding ___ to the adjective stem.

Answer 42

**-ē**

Question 43

What is the first complement in this text?

Answer 43

the complementary infinitive

Question 44

How do you find the present stem?

Answer 44

Drop **re** from the infinitive

Question 45

Give the English forms of the *to be* verb.

Answer 45

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

Question 46

The present system is built on the \_\_\_.

Answer 46

present stem

Question 47

3rd **io** verbs belong to the 3rd conjugation because their infinitive ends in \_\_\_.

Answer 47

**-ere**

Question 48

The infinitive ending for all 1st conjugation verbs is \_\_\_.

Answer 48

**-are**

Question 49

Give the regular endings for the principal parts of 1st conjugation verbs.

Answer 49

**-o -are -avi -atus**

Question 50

The English infinitive is written with the particle ___ before the verb.

Answer 50

to

Question 51

What English helping verb translates the pluperfect tense?

Answer 51

had

Question 52

The perfect tense describes what kind of action?

Answer 52

a one-time action completed in the past

Question 53

Verb families are called \_\_\_.

Answer 53

conjugations

Question 54

The imperfect tense is used to describe an \_\_\_, \_\_\_, ___ or ___ \_\_\_action.

Answer 54

ongoing, repeated, habitual; interrupted

Question 55

How do you find the perfect stem for all four conjugations?

Answer 55

Drop the **i** from the 3rd principal part.

Question 56

The two basic parts of a sentence are \_\_\_.

Answer 56

the subject and the predicate

Question 57

Something that completes the action of the verb is a \_\_\_.

Answer 57

complement

Question 58

The future perfect tense endings are identical to ___ except for the \_\_\_.

Answer 58

the future tense of **sum**; 3rd person plural

Question 59

The perfect system is ___ regular in all four conjugations.

Answer 59

perfectly

Question 60

The perfect tense is built on the ___ stem.

Answer 60

perfect

Question 61

What are principal parts? How many are there?

Answer 61

The forms that provide the stems needed to conjugate a verb in all its tenses. There are usually four principal parts.

Question 62

Give the names for the three forms of the English present tense.

Answer 62

simple present, progressive present, emphatic present

Question 63

Give the two grammar numbers.

Answer 63

singular, plural

Question 64

The predicate tells \_\_\_

Answer 64

what the subject **is** or **does**

Question 65

In Latin grammar, *imperfect* means \_\_\_.

Answer 65

not finished