Latin Verb Tenses Test Questions – Flashcards
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            How do you form the present active tense?
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        Cut of the -re from the infinitive and add the personal endings
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            What are the first conjugagtion personal endings?
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        O/m, s, t, mus, tis, nt
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            How is the present active tense translated in english? (1/s,3/pl)
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        I verb/am verbing, they verb/are verbing
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            What does sum, esse mean?
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        To be
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            What is the present form of sum, esse?
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        Sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt
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            How do you form the imperfect active tense?
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        Present stem + ba + personal endings
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            How is the imperfect active tense translated in english? (1/s, 3/pl)
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        I verbed/was verbing, they verbed/were verbing
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            What is the imperfect form of sum, esse?
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        Eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant
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            How do you form the future active tense?
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        Present stem + b,bi,bu + personal endings
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            For the future active tense, when do you use b, bi, or bu?
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        B is for 1/s, bu is for 3/pl, and bi is for everything in between
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            What is the future form of sum, esse?
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        Ero, eris, erit, erimus, eritis, erunt
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            How many principal parts of verbs are there?
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        4
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            What is the first principal part of a verb? (Love)
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        amo
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            What is the second principal part of a verb? (Use the ending)
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        -re
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            What is the third principal part of a verb? (Use the ending)
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        -vi
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            What is the fourth principal part of a verb? (Use the ending)
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        -atus,a,um
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            What does the first principal part of a verb represent?
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        Present indicative (1/s)
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            What does the 2nd principal part of a verb represent?
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        Present infinitive
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            How do you form the present stem?
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        Cut off the -re from the 2nd principal part
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            What active tenses is the second principal part used to form?
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        Present, imperfect, future
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            What is the 3rd principal part of a verb represent?
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        Perfect indicative (1/s)
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            How do you form the perfect stem?
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        Cut off the -i from the 3rd principal part
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            What active tenses is the third principal part used to form?
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        Perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
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            What does the 4th principal part of a verb represent?
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        Perfect passive participle
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            How do you form the participial stem?
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        Cut off the -us,a,um from the 4th principal part
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            How do you form the perfect active tense?
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        Perfect stem + characteristic endings
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            What are the characteristic endings for the perfect active tense?
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        I, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
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            How is the perfect active tense translated in english? (Subject ____ verb__)
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        Subject have verbed
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            How do you form the pluperfect active tense?
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        Perfect stem + era + personal endings
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            How is the pluperfect active tense translated in english? (Subject _____ verb__)
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        Subject had verbed
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            How do you form the active future perfect tense?
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        perfect stem + er, eri + personal endings
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            How is the active future perfect tense translated in english? (Subject ____verb__)
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        subject will have verbed
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            What are the 4 principal parts of sum, esse?
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        sum, esse, fui, futurus,a,um
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            What is the passive voice?
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        When the action of a sentence is being acted upon the subject
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            What is the active voice?
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        When the subject is doing the action
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            What are the passive endings?
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        r, ris, tur, mur, mini, ntur
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            How do you form the passive present tense?
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        Present stem + passive endings
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            How is the passive present tense translated in english? (1/s, 3/pl)
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        I am verbed, they are verbed
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            How do you form the passive imperfect tense?
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        Present stem + ba + passive endings
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            How is the passive imperfect tense translated in english? (1/s, 3/pl)
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        I was verbed, they were verbed
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            How do you form the passive future tense?
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        Present stem + bo,be,bi,bu + passive endings
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            When are bo,be,bi,bu used in the passive future tense?
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        Bo for 1/s, be for 2/s, bu for 3/pl, bi for everything in between
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            How do you form the present passive infinitive?
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        Use the pres/a/infinitive and change the final "e" to "i"
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            How do you form the passive perfect tense?
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        Perfect passive participle + present tense of sum,esse
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            How do you find the perfect passive participle?
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        4th principal part of the verb
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            What are the singular perfect passive participle endings?
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        us/a/um
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            What are the plural perfect passive participle endings?
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        i/ae/a
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            How is the passive perfect tense translated in english?
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        subject have been verbed
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            How do you form the passive pluperfect tense?
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        Perfect passive participle + imperfect tense of sum,esse
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            How is the passive pluperfect tense translated in english?
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        Subject had been verbed
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            How do you form the passive future perfect tense?
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        Perfect passive participle + future tense of sum,esse
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            How is the passive future perfect tense translated in english?
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        Subject will have been verbed
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            Which are with two words - active or passive perfect tenses?
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        passive
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            What is the imperative mood used to express?
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        A command
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            How is the act/s/positive/imperative formed
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        Present stem
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            How is the act/pl/positive/imperative formed
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        Present stem + te
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            How is the pass/s/positive/imperative formed
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        Present stem + re
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            How is the pass/pl/positive/imperative formed
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        Present stem + mini
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            How is the act/s/negative/imperative formed
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        Noli + pres act inf
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            How is the act/pl/negative/imperative formed
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        Nolite + pres act inf
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            How is the pass/s/neg/imperative formed
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        Noli + pres passive inf
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            How is the pass/pl/neg/imperative formed
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        Nolite + pres pass inf
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            What are the present active imperatives of the verb sum?
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        Es&este