A TENSE Situation
(all things VERB related)
(all things VERB related)
These are the four tenses you have learned so far.
What are Present, Imperfect, Perfect and Pluperfect?
These are the six cases AND their functions (in the right order).
What are Nominative (Subject), Genitive (Possessive), Dative (Indirect Object), Accusative (Direct Object), Ablative (Object of the Preposition) and Vocative (Direct Address)?
Quam pulchra, quam pretiōsa est haec fībula, mea Vilbia!
How pretty, how precious is this brooch, my Vilbia!
This was Quintus's cousin, who was married to Salvius.
Who was Rufilla?
This word meant a curse tablet.
What was a dēfīxiō?
The Perfect Tense, the Pluperfect Tense, and all other tenses that contain the world "perfect" (except imperfect, which is NOT perfect) all take this kind of stem, derived from the third principal part.
What is a Perfect stem?
These are the Genitive singular endings for the I, II and III Declensions (in the right order).
What are -ae, -ī, and -is?
Mī Modeste, tū es leō, iste rīdiculus mūs. Volō tē Bulbō parcere.
My Modestus, you are a lion, he (is) a ridiculous mouse. I want you to spare Bulbus.
This was the British chieftain who befriended and trusted Quintus.
Who was Dumnorix?
These were the spirits Romans believed controlled everything.
What were numina?
These are the four principal parts of verbs, listed in the correct order.
What are Present Tense, Infinitive, Perfect Tense and Perfect Passive Participle?
In this gender, the Nominative Plural always ends in -a.
What is neuter?
“Domine,” inquit Cephalus, “Pōculum aquae sacrae tibi offerō: aqua est amāra, sed remedium potentissimum.”
"Master," said Cephalus, "A cup of the sacred water I offer to you: the water is bitter, but the cure (is) very potent."
This was the British chieftain who saw Dumnorix as his rival and betrayed Cogidubnus.
Who was Belimicus?
The real (historic) Memor is known to us because he dedicated this structure which was found at Aquae Sulis.
What is a statue?
These are the three moods of verbs you have learned so far.
What are Indicative, Imperative and Subjunctive?
For adjectives (and adverbs), these are the three degrees of comparison.
What are Positive, Comparative and Superlative?
Ōlim, ā Rōmānīs dēceptus, ōrnāmenta honōrēsque Rōmānōs accēpī. Hodiē ista ōrnāmenta humī iaciō.
Once, having been deceived by the Romans, I accepted Roman badges and honors. Today those badges I cast to the ground.
This was the name of Memor's freedman, who made an attempt on Cogidubnus's life and was forced to drink his own poison.
Who was Cephalus?
The Romans worshiped this person alongside the goddess Roma.
Who was the Emperor?
In the Subjunctive mood, you can always tell a Pluperfect verb, because it contains these four letters in between the Perfect stem and Present Tense ending.
What is isse?
Comparative adjectives (in the NEUTER gender) AND all comparative adverbs end in these three letters.
What is -ius?
Nūllī perfidiōrēs sunt quam Rōmānī. Stultissimus fuī, quod Rōmānīs adhūc crēdidī. Amīcōs meōs prōdidī; rēgnum meum āmīsī. Britannia perdomita est!
None are more treacherous than (the) Romans. I have been very stupid, because I have trusted (in) the Romans until now. I have betrayed my friends; I have lost my kingdom. Britannia has been conquered!
This daughter of Latro was pretty and obstinate and given a brooch by a Roman soldier.
Who was Vilbia?
This was the Emperor's official role/title in the Roman religion.
What was Pontifex Maximus (chief priest)?