The Pluperfect Tense
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will look at a third past tense, called the pluperfect.
- All perfect stems
- how to translate pluperfect with comparison of adjectives and relative clauses (e.g. erat villa pulcherrima quam videram; villam pulchriorem quam tuam non videram.)
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13 Questions
Q1.
Match the following tense to its definition: Perfect tense
Action which has happened before another action in the past
Incomplete or repeated action in the past
Q2.
Match the following tense to its definition: Imperfect tense
Action which has happened before another action in the past
Completed action in the past
Q3.
Match the following tense to its definition: Pluperfect tense
Completed action in the past
Incomplete or repeated action in the past
Q4.
How is the following Latin past tense translated in English: -ba-?
-ed
had -ed
Q5.
How are the following Latin past tenses translated in English: : -v-, -u-, -x-, -s-, -i-?
had -ed
was/were
Q6.
How is the following Latin past tense translated in English: -era-?
-ed
was/were
Q7.
What does 'salutaverat' mean?
She greeted.
She was greeting.
Q8.
What does 'ambulaveratis' mean?
You (pl) walked.
You (pl) were walking.
Q9.
What does 'eram' mean?
I had
I had been
Q10.
What does 'poteramus' mean?
We had been able
Q11.
What does 'portaveramus' mean?
We were able
We were carrying
Q12.
What does 'salutaverunt' mean?
They had greeted
Q13.
What does 'salutaverant' mean?
They greeted