Latin 201: Practica 8/28/08

I. Subjunctive forms: Change the following imperfect indicative verbs into the imperfect subjunctive, keeping consistent in person and number.  (1: determine conjugation, 2: find the infinitive, 3: add the personal ending), then translate the verb (just use present tense).  NOTE: active and passive forms are included.

Impf.  indic.	Imperfect subjunctive	Meaning (present tense)
fugiebamus
ducebant
faciebas
scribebat
audiebam
salutabatis
salutabantur
legebatur
audiebar
ducebaris

II. Subjunctive recognition:  Underline the subjunctive verbs in the following list (There are 9, present and imperfect.) (BTW make sure you know the meanings as well, but you don’t have to write them.

1. scribit

2.doceant

3.tacerem

4. iubemus

5.agamus

6. capiatis

7. servant

8. tolerabam

9. dormimus

10.sentiant

11. doces

12. vincunt

13. discedebant

14.currerent

15. manent

16. laudares

17. maneretis

18. interficiamus

19. capio

20. delectas

III. Contrary to fact (present): Translate the following sentences:

1. si sepulcrum propius esset, omnes inscriptionem eius legere possent.

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2. frater tuus nisi nauta esset, in terra nostra maneret.

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3. si linguam latinam facilius legerem, televisionem iam spectarem.

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4. si manes e tenebris ruentes videres, magnopere timeres.  (ruo, -ere: to rush)

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5. si in casam maiorem viveremus, canem haberemus.

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IV. Contrary to fact 2: Make the following short sentences into a contrary to fact sentence that expresses the meaning of the English sentence.

1. puella est ingeniosissima.  laetior est.  If the girl were very intelligent, she would be happier.

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2. Omnibus quae dicit credimus.  Stulti sumus.  If we believe everything he says, we’re stupid. (Note: quae dicit is a separate clause and dicit does not need to be changed.)

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3. lupus ingens nos per silva prosequitur.  celerrime currimus.  If a huge wolf were chasing us through the forest, we’d run really quickly.

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