Latin 1 Nōmen
Dr. McGay Ch. 20: Perfect Practice…“Practice Makes Perfect”
What’s inCh. 20? / I. Perfect Tense II
a. All the endings of the Perfect Tense (-ī, -istī, -it, -imus, -istis, -ērunt)
b. Example verb: mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus/a/um = “to send”
c. The 3 ways to translate the perfect tense.(review of Ch. 19)
II. Dum Clauses(Subordinate Clauses with the conjunction Dum)
a. The Vivid Present used in dum clauses, even in past time. Here the present = imperfect.
III. Uses of the Infinitive (consolidated)
a. Complementary Infinitive
b. Infinitive with Impersonals (for example: necesse est + infinitive)
c. Infinitive as subject of est
d. Accusative + Infinitive with verbs such as docere and iubere
IV. Principal Parts (page 31)
V. Perfect tense of eo, ire
I. Practice Conjugating the Perfect tense. Use your dictionaries to look up the 3rd principal parts of the following verbs.
Explain how to get the perfect active stem:1. Look up the 3rd principal part of currō, currere, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
2. Look up the 3rd principal part of vītō, vītāre, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
3. Look up the 3rd principal part of sum, esse, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
4. Look up the 3rd principal part of possum, possethen conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
5. Look up the 3rd principal part of trahō, trahere, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
6. Look up the 3rd principal part of ferō, ferre, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
7. Look up the 3rd principal part of haereō, haerēre, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
8. Look up the 3rd principal part of surgō, surgere, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural
II. Dum Clauses(Subordinate Clauses with the conjunction Dum)
Read the description of dum clauses on page 27, and explain how the Romans used the present tense in the dum clause even when the main verb is perfect (past time)Example: Dum puellae in agris currunt, mons Vesuvius erupuit.
III. Uses of the Infinitive (consolidated) – read p. 28 and explain the following:
b. Infinitive with Impersonals (for example: necesse est + infinitive)
c. Infinitive as subject of est
d. Accusative + Infinitive with verbs such as docere and iubere
IV. Principal Parts (page 31) – Explain what each principal part is (p. 31)
1st Principal Part:2nd Principal Part:
3rd Principal Part:
4th Principal Part:
V. Perfect tense of eo, ire: Look up the 3rd principal part of eō, īre, then conjugate & translate it in the perfect tense:
Person/Number / LATIN / Give 2 of the 3 possible English translation1st Person Sing
2nd Person Sing
3rd Person Sing
1st Person Plural
2nd Person Plural
3rd Person Plural