Key to Worksheet for Reading Latin 4A

FORMS: The Imperfect

Give the appropriate forms.

1. we were urging

   hortabamur

2. he was beginning to write

   scribebat

3. you (pl.) were growing angry

   irascebamini

4. we were

   eramus

5. you (sg.) used to acquire

   adipiscebaris / adipiscebare

6. they were beginning to bind

   vinciebant

7. she was setting out

   proficiscebatur

8. they were refusing

   nolebant

9. you (pl.) were leading

   ducebatis

10. I was following

    sequebar

11. we were suffering/enduring

    patiebamur

12. I was able

    poteram

13. we were holding

    tenebamus

14. she was daring

    audebat

15. they were seeming

    videbantur

16. I was giving

    dabam

17. you (pl.) were

    eratis

18. you (sg.) were fleeing

    fugiebas

19. you (pl.) were promising

    pollicebamini / promittebatis

20. she was going

    ibat

FORMS: The Infinitive

Give the appropriate forms. For the sake of convenience, assume a masc. sg. subject.

1. to have said

   dixisse

2. to be about to set out

   profecturus esse

3. to have gone

   ivisse

4. to be about to believe

   crediturus esse

5. to have completed

   perfecisse

6. to be about to promise

   polliciturus esse / promissurus esse

7. to have carried/led

   tulisse

8. to be about to mock

   irrisurus esse

9. to have been

   fuisse

10. to be about to return/give back

    redditurus esse

11. to have sent

    misisse

12. to be about to conquer

    victurus esse

13. to have had

    habuisse

14. to be about to speak

    locuturus esse / dicturus esse

15. to have been able

    potuisse

16. to be about to suffer/endure

    passurus esse

17. to have advised/warned

    monuisse

18. to be about to capture

    capturus esse

19. to be about to be

    futurus esse / fore

20. to be about to give

    daturus esse

FORMS: Miscellaneous

Give the appropriate forms.

1. those military forces (acc.) [contemptuous in tone]

   istas vires

2. certain slaves (gen.)

   quorundam servorum

3. that force/violence (acc.) [contemptuous in tone]

   istam vim

4. a certain law (abl.)

   quadam lege

5. that messenger (dat.) [contemptuous in tone]

   isti nuntio

6. a certain rumor/report (acc.)

   quandam famam

7. that young girl (gen.) [contemptuous in tone]

   istius virginis

8. force/violence (abl.)

   vi

9. a certain senate (dat.)

   cuidam senatui

10. certain military forces (abl.)

    quibusdam viribus

SENTENCES: Indirect Discourse

Translate the following into idiomatic Latin.

1. The slaves reported that Verres had killed the soldier.

   servi nuntiaverunt/nuntiavere Verrem militem necavisse.

2. The slaves reported that Verres would kill the soldier.

   servi nuntiaverunt/nuntiavere Verrem militem necaturum esse.

3. The slaves reported that Verres was killing the soldier.

   servi nuntiaverunt/nuntiavere Verrem militem necare.

4. The prostitute said that the young man did not intend to flee. [See Grammar section 99.]

   meretrix negavit iuvenem fugiturum esse.

5. The prostitute said that the young man was not fleeing.

   meretrix negavit iuvenem fugere.

6. The prostitute said that the young man had not fled.

   meretrix negavit iuvenem fugisse.

7. The rumor was that the army was defeating the enemy.

   fama erat exercitum hostis vincere.

8. The rumor was that the army was going to defeat the enemy.

   fama erat exercitum hostis victurum esse.

9. The rumor was that the army had defeated the enemy.

   fama erat exercitum hostis vicisse.

10. She says that she would never do this. [See Grammar section 99.]

    negat se hoc umquam facturam esse.

11. She says that she has never done this.

    negat se hoc umquam fecisse.

12. She says that she never does this.

    negat se hoc umquam facere.

13. They will say that they [themselves] are in charge of the army.

    dicent/affirmabunt se exercitui praeesse.

14. They will say that they [themselves] were in charge of the army.

    dicent/affirmabunt se exercitui praefuisse.

15. They will say that they [themselves] will be in charge of the army.

    dicent/affirmabunt se exercitui praefuturos esse.

Reading Latin: Grammar — Exercise 4 (p. 206)

Cicero dicit templum apud Agrigentinos esse non longe a foro. affirmat pulcherrimum simulacrum Herculis ibi esse. negat se pulchrius simulacrum quam illud umquam conspicatum esse. fama est Verrem servos quosdam armatos ad hoc templum repente nocte misisse. dicit hos concurrisse et templum expugnasse. affirmat custodes templi clamavisse et servis obsistere templumque defendere conatos esse. dicit eos [sc. iudices] mox et peiora et scelestiora audituros esse.

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