Latin I

Midterm

Imperfect Tense

• Past Tense• Was/were -ing• Kept -ing• Use to -• Began to –• Bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant• Erat. Erant –was/were• Poterat/poterant was/were able

Chapter I

• Vocabulary• Parts of Speech– Nouns: end –a (singular)– Adjectives: modify the noun; endings are the same– Verbs: end in –t (he or she does the verb)

Chapter 2

• Vocabulary• Subjects– Noun that does the action

• Verbs– Action or being (is)

• Linking verbs– Est (is)

Chapter 3

• Vocabulary• Nouns: Subjects– 1st declension

• Singular –a• Plural-ae

– 2nd declension• Singular-us, r• Plural –i

– 3rd declension• Singular –could end in anything• Plural-es

Chapter 4

• Vocabulary• Direct objects: Receive the action of the verb• Noah kisses his mommy. Mommy is the direct object• Endings

– 1st declension• Singular –am• Plural -as

– 2nd declension• Singular-um• Plural-os

– 3rd declension• Singular-em• Plural -es

Chapter 5/6• Vocabulary• Complementary Infinitive

– Complete the verb I want to ______• Infinitives end –re and translate as to ______• Amare –to love• Videre- to see• Ducere – to lead• Venire- to come• Genders

– Masculine– Feminine– Neuter

Chapter 7

• Vocabulary• Nominative: Subject• Accusative: Direct Object• Endings

Chapter 8

• Vocabulary• Personal endings of verbs

– O – I– S – you– T – he, she or it– mus- we– tis- you all– Nt- they

• Vocative- direct address Watch out, Marcus– Name ends in –us it become –e– Name ends in –ius it become –i– Use nominative endings for the rest

Chapter 9

• Vocabulary• Prepositional Phrases• Two cases govern/take prepositions: ablative

and accusative• Prepositional Phrases– Ad villam : to the country house– In villa : in the country house

Chapter 10• Vocabulary• Verb Conjugations

– O, are 1st

– eo, ere 2nd

– O, ere 3rd

– io, ere 3rd io– io, ire 4th

• Imperative: Commands– 1st conjugation: singular –a plural –ate– 2nd conjugation: singular –e plural –ete– 3rd conjugation: singular –e plural – ite– 4th conjugation: singular – i plural – ite– Dic: Say– Duc: lead– Fac: Make, do– Fer: Bring, carry

Chapter 11• Vocabulary• Genitive shows possession• Mrs. Strauss’ class or the class of Mrs. Strauss• Endings

– 1st

– singular –ae– Plural -arum– 2– singular –I– Plural -orum

– 3– Singular- is– Plural-um