Practise Translation: The Clever Dog
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- In this lesson, we will practise the perfect and imperfect tenses by translating a story from Roman theatre involving a supremely gifted actor.
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9 Questions
Q1.
Which of these defines the present tense?
Completed action in the past
Unfinished or repeated action in the past
Q2.
2. How is the imperfect tense expressed in English.
-ed
Q3.
3. What does 'vidi' mean?
I was seeing.
Q4.
4. What does 'cucurrit' mean?
She runs.
She was running.
Q5.
5. Which of these gives the correct sequence and endings for the PRESENT tense.
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
i, s, t, imus, tis, erunt
Q6.
6. Which of these gives the correct sequence and endings for the PERFECT tense.
i, s, t, imus, tis, erunt
o, s, t, mus, tis, nt
Q7.
7. Looking at your choice of endings above, what does 'venisti' mean?
You (s) come.
Q8.
8. Pick TWO answers which together give the correct translation of respondebas.
replied
reply
They
You (pl)
Q9.
9. Pick TWO answers which together give the correct translation of responderunt. (Focus on the ending!)
reply
were replying
You (pl)
You (s)
13 Questions
Q1.
What does 'malus' mean?
dead
my, mine
Q2.
What does 'mortuus' mean?
bad
my, mine
Q3.
What does 'meus' mean?
bad
dead
Q4.
2. What FIVE letters indicate the perfect tense?
q
t
Q5.
What does 'cucurrit' mean?
she was running
Q6.
What does 'cecidit' mean?
she falls
Q7.
What does 'dormiebat' mean?
she sleeps
she slept
Q8.
What does 'habet' mean?
she had
she was having
Q9.
What does 'vidit' mean?
she sees
Q10.
What does 'videt' mean?
she saw
Q11.
Which of the following describes the character of Maccus?
old fool
Q12.
Which of the following describes the character of Pappus?
greedy clown
Q13.
What was so remarkable about the dog?
It died and came back to life.
It was only asleep.