Latin Sayings
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The mother was standing.
Stabat Mater
What is the tense sign for the imperfect tense?
ba
conjugations, four
we were helping
salutabo
I will greet
I am a Roman citizen.
Civis Romanus sum.
What are the 3 tense signs for the future tense?
bo, bi, bu
How do you find the present stem?
drop the "re" from the infinitive.
amat arare
she loves to plow
superant
They overcome, surpass
Let us recite together.
In choro recitemus.
What are the two identifying helping verbs in the imperfect tense?
was, were
The forms that provide the stems needed to conjugate a verb in all its tenses are called....?
principal parts
Amat navigare.
He (she) likes to sail.
optabant orare.
They were desiring to pray.
Then we will fight in the shade.
In umbra, igitur, pugnabimus.
What is the one identifying helping verb in the future tense?
will
What are the three present tenses in English?
The simple present, the progressive present, the emphatic present.
Parabo ambulare.
I will prepare to walk.
optabimus juvare.
We will desire to help.
and you, Brutus?
Et tu, Brute?
What are the identifying helping verbs for the present tense?
There aren't any! :-)
What are the six attributes of a Latin verb?
conjugation, person, number, tense, mood, and voice.
You all were preparing to work.
Optabunt habitare.
They will wish to dwell.