Grammar Questions
Latin Sayings and Principal Parts
Vocabulary: Give the infinitive
Conjugate
Miscellaneous
100

How many words are needed to make a Latin sentence?

One

100

The mother was standing. 

Stabat mater

100

Answer 1/2 correctly

1. to accuse

2. to address

1. accuare

2. appellare

100

Conjugate sum in the present tense. 

sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt

100

Translate volo in English. 

I fly

200

1. The two basic parts of a sentence are the _______ and the __________. 

2. Is this sentence pattern 1 or 2? 

1. subject and predicate/verb

2. Pattern #1

200

1. Fortune aids the brave. 

2. Give the principal parts for amo

1. Fortes fortuna juvat.

2. Amo, amare, amavi, amatus

200

Answer 3/4 correctly

1. to ask

2. to attack

3. to blame

4. To change

1. rogare

2. appugnare

3. culpare

4. mutare

200

1. Conjugate sum in the imperfect tense. 

2. Conjugate sum in the future tense. 

1. eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant

2. ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt

200

Give the principal parts for juvo

juvo, juvare, juvi, jutus

300

Answer 3/4 correctly

1. A Complimentary infinitive _____________ the action of the main verb. 

2. The forms that provide the stems needed to conjugate a verb in all its tenses are called the _________ ___________

3. What is the name of the 2nd of these forms? 

4. The 6 attributes of a Latin verb are what? 

1. completes

2. principal parts

3. infinitive

4. conjugation, person, number, tense, voice, and mood

300

1. Now or never.

2. Give the principal parts for do:

3. Ora et labora. 

1. Nunc aut numquam. 

2. do, dare, dedi, datus

3. Pray and work. 

300

Answer 5/6 correctly

1. to create

2. to delight, please

3. to deny

4. to disturb

5. to set free

6. to explore

1. creare

2. delectare

3. negare

4. perturbare

5. liberare

6. explorare

300

1. Give the principal parts for do

2. What is the present stem?

3. Conjugate do in the present tense

4. Conjugate do in the imperfect tense

1. do, dare, dedi, datus

2. da

3. do, das, dat, damus, datis, dant

4. dabam, dabas, dabat, dábamus, dabatis, dabant

300

for the Latin word: "rogatis"

1. Give the person

2. Give the number

3. Give the tense

4. Translate

1. 2nd person

2. plural

3. present

4. You all ask

400

Answer 4/5 correctly

1. Give the 3 tenses that make up the perfect system

2. In Latin grammar, perfect means ___________ and imperfect means _____________.

3. In English, "I praise" is the ________ present, "I am praising" is the ____________ present, and "I do praise" is the ____________ present. 

4. The infinitive of every 1st conjugation verb ends in what?

5. How do you find the present stem? 

1. perfect, pluperfect, future perfect

2. completed or finished; not completed or not finished. 

3. simple, progressive, emphatic

4. -are

5. Drop the -re from the infinitive. 

400

1. Semper fidelis.

2. Give the principal parts for juvo

3. Give the principal parts for lavo. 

4. Errare est humanum. 

1. Always faithful. 

2. Juvo, juvare, Juvi, jutus

3. lavo, lavare, lavi, lautus

4. To err is human. 

400

Answer 7/8 correctly

1. to fly

2. to hide

3. to hope

4. to report

5. to show, point out

6. to think

7. to wait for, to expect

8. to wound

1. volare

2. celare

3. sperare

4. nuntiare

5. demonstrare

6. putare

7. exspectare

8. vulnare

400

Answer 4/5 correctly

1. Give the principal parts for do

2.. Conjugate do in the future tense

3. Conjugate do in the perfect tense

4. Conjugate in the pluperfect tense

5. Conjugate in the future perfect tense. 

1. do, dare, dedi, datus,

2. dabo, dabis, dabit, dabimus, dabitis, dabunt

3. dedi, dedisti, dedit, dedimus, dedistis, dederunt

4. dederam, dederas, dederant, dederamus, dederatis, dederant

5. dedero, dederis, dederit, dederimus, dederitis, dederint

400

creabat

1. Give the person

2. Give the number

3. Give the tense

4. Translate

1. 3rd person

2. singular

3. imperfect

4. He, she, it was creating

500

1. The "to be" verb shows ________, not _________.

2. Give the English  forms of the "to be" verb:

3. A Complimentary infinitive _____________ the action of the main verb. 

4. How do you find the perfect stem?

5. In Latin grammar "perfect" means ____________ and "imperfect" means ____________


1. existence, being

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

3. completes

4. Drop the -i from the 3rd principal part

5. completed/finished; not completed/not finished. 

500

Answer 5/6 correctly

1. Fortes fortuna juvat. 

2. Give the principal parts for sto: 

3. Give the principal parts for sum:

4. Now or never.  

5. Always faithful. 

6. Give the principal parts for do: 

1. Fortune aids the brave. 

2. sto, stare, steti, status

3. sum, esse, fui, futurus

4. Nunc aut numquam 

5. Semper fidelis. 

6. Do, dare, dedi, datus

500

Answer 8/10 correctly

1. always

2. ever

3. never

4. not

5. now

6. often

7. then, at that time

8. today

9. tomorrow

10. yesterday

1. semper

2. umquam

3. numquam

4. non

5. nunc

6 saepe

7. tum

8. hodie

9. cras

10. heri

500

Answer 7/8 correct: Using "to praise"(laudare) , give in English the 1st person singular of each tense: 

1. simple present

2. progressive present

3. emphatic present

4. imperfect

5. future

6. perfect

7. pluperfect

8. Future perfect

1. I praise

2. I am praising

3. I do praise

4. I was praising

5. I will praise

6. I have praised, I did praise

7. I had praised

8. I will have praised. 

500

stet eras

1. Give the person

2. Give the number

3. Give the tense

4. Translate

5. Give the 4 principal parts of sto

1. 2nd

2. singular

3. pluperfect

4. You had stood

5. sto,  stare, steti, status

600

Answer 7/8 correctly

1. Name the 3 tenses that make up the perfect tense system.

2. The 6 attributes of a Latin verb are what? 

3.  In English, "I praise" is the ________ present, "I am praising" is the ____________ present, and "I do praise" is the ____________ present. 

 Using "to call" (vocare) , give in English the following: 

4. simple: present 

5. progressive present

6. emphatic present

7. imperfect

8. future

1. perfect, pluperfect, future perfect

2. conjugation, person, number, tense, voice, and mood

3. simple, progressive, emphatic

4. I call

5. I am calling

6. I do call

7. I was calling 

8. I will callo


600

Answer 10/12 correctly

1. to beg, to pray

2. to call

3. to carry

4. to fight

5. to give

6. to guard, to keep

7. to judge

8. to overcome, to surpass

9. to praise

10. to prepare

11. to sail

12. to seize

1. orare

2. vocare

3. portare

4. pugnare

5. dare

6. servare

7. Judicare

8. superare

9. Laudare

10. parare

11. navigare

12. occupare


600

Answer 5/7 correctly

1. Give the 4 principal parts of sum: 

2. Conjugate sum in the present tense. 

3. Conjugate sum in the imperfect tense. 

4. Conjugate sum in the future tense. 

5. Conjugate sum in the perfect tense. 

6. Conjugate sum in the pluperfect tense. 

7. Conjugate sum in the future perfect tense. 


1. sum, esse, fui, futurus

2. sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt

3. eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant

4. ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt

5. fui, fuisti, fuit, fuîmus, fuistis, fuerunt

6. fueram, fueras, fuerat, fuéramus, fueratis, fuerant

7. fuero, fueris, fuerit, fuerimus, fueritis, feurint

600

Translate:

1. Natabunt cras. 

2. They were announcing. 

3. I have accused. 

4. He will have sailed. 


1. They will swim tomorrow. 

2. nuntiabant

3. accusavi

4. navigaverit