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FF One Introduction
First Form One 002 - Intro Unit I - Latin verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many conjugations (families) are there for Latin verbs and how are they named? | There are four conjugations for Latin verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. |
| Latin is a language of stems and endings. What is the stem? | The stem is the part of the word that doesn't change. It is composed of the root plus the stem vowel. |
| Latin is a language of stems and endings. Why do the endings of verbs change? | The endings change for person, number, tense, voice and mood. |
| What are the six forms of a conjugated Latin verb? | The six forms of a conjugated Latin verb are first, second and third person, each in singular and plural. |
| What are the six attributes of a Latin verb? | The six attributes of a Latin verb are conjugation, person, number, tense, voice, and mood. |
| What are the "persons" of a verb and what do they indicate? | 1st person = the person speaking. 2nd person = the person being spoken to. 3rd person = the person being spoken about. |
| What are the "numbers" of a verb? | The numbers of a verb are singular and plural. |
| How many "tenses" of a verb are there and what are they called? | The six tenses are: present, imperfect, and future in the Present System and perfect, pluperfect and future perfect in the Perfect System. |
| What are the "voices" of a verb? | Verbs can have an active and a passive voice. |
| What is the "mood" of a verb? (It has nothing to do with being happy or crabby.) | The moods of a verb are indicative, imperative and subjunctive. |
| What is the difference between active and passive voice? | In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. |
| What is the indicative mood used for? | The indicative mood is used for statements and questions. |
| What is the imperative mood used for? | The imperative mood is used for commands. |
| What is the subjunctive mood used for? | The subjunctive mood is used for subordinate clauses, imaginary statements, exhortation, contrary to fact, etc. |
| What helping verbs indicate the subjunctive in English? | May, might, would, should, and let are helping verbs that indicate the subjunctive in English. |
| Why can a Latin sentence be complete without a specific subject? | The personal ending of the verb can indicate a pronoun subject. |