PPP Power
Vocab Detectives
Sentence Sleuths
Tense Talk
Participle Power (PrAPs & PPPs)
100

Translate: amātus

(having been) loved

100

Define: gaudium

Joy/pleasure

100

Turn "He saw the lion" into a passive statement in English

The lion was seen by him.

100

When you see a 4th principal part (e.g., amātus), what two English words are most commonly used to start the translation?

Having been

100

Which participle is translated by adding "-ing" to the English verb?

Present Active Participle (PrAP)

200

Define Perfect Passive

PPP + present form of esse (was/has been [verbed])

200

Define: quot?

how many?

200

Identify the PPP in: puella vocāta est

vocāta

200

What suffix is added to a 3rd person singular present active verb (like amat) to make it passive?

-tur

200

What are the first two endings of all Present Active Participles?

-ns / -ntis

300

What case/gender/number does a PPP need to match?

The noun it describes

300

Define: poenās dare

to pay the penalty, to be punished

300

Translate: puella vocāta erat

The girl had been called.

300

To form the Pluperfect Passive, what tense of the verb esse (sum, esse) must you use?

Imperfect (eram, erās, erat...).

300

Relative Tense: Which participle describes an action happening at the same time as the main verb?

Present Active Participle (PrAP)

400

Explain the difference between Perfect and Pluperfect Passive

Perfect uses present esse (was/has been); Pluperfect uses imperfect esse (had been).

400

Define: propter AND indicate the case it governs

on account of, because of; accusative

400

Convert from active to passive: mīserās

missus/missa/missum erās

400

When you see a passive verb and the phrase ā/ab followed by a person, what grammatical construction is this?

Ablative of (Personal) Agent

400

Present Active Participles typically follow which declension pattern?

3rd Declension

500

Provide the PPP that means "(having been) compelled"

coāctus

500

Define: postrīdiē

On the following day

500

Convert from active to passive: mīlitēs hostēs vulnerāvērunt.

hostēs vulnerātī sunt ā mīlitibus.

500

A Perfect Passive Participle must match the noun it describes in what three specific grammatical categories?

Gender, Number, and Case

500

If you have the sentence "The lion, seen by the man, roared," explain the relative timing: Did the lion see the man before, during, or after the lion roared?

Before (Relative tense: the PPP describes an action completed prior to the main action of the sentence).