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Trojan War Imperfect Tense. Imperfect Tense. Action in the past which is incomplete, habitual, or continuing. Imperfect Active. Happens over a ___________________ Active means the subject ________________ Translation _____________________________ _____ I was _________ we were
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Imperfect Tense Action in the past which is incomplete, habitual, or continuing
Imperfect Active • Happens over a ___________________ • Active means the subject ________________ • Translation _____________________________ • _____ I was _________ we were • _____ you were _________ you pl were • ______ h/she, it was _______ they were
Imperfect Active indicative for regular verbs • Happens over a time period in the past • Habitual or continuous in the past instead of a one-time, finished action • I was driving to the mountains. • Was driving refers to the process of being in the car for three hours. • Active means the subject does the verb • Translations: was/were, used to, began to, kept on
Imperfect Active • Bam I was bamus we were • Bas you were batis you pl were • Bat h/she, it was bant they were
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Forming the imperfect tense • For most verbs, start with the infinitive (re) • Remove the “re” • Add the endings • Necabam, necabas, necabat, necabamus, necabatis, necabant
Practice #1 Imperfect • Translate. • 1. pugnabamus • 2. navigabas • 3. petebat • 4. obsidebant • 5. bellum gerebatis • 6. pugnabatis • 7. necabant • 8. pugnabas
Practice #2 Imperfect • Make the Latin word to translate the phrase. • 1. I was fighting • 2. they began to kil • 3. they kept on killing • 4. you were attacking • 5. I used to sail • 6. he was sailing • 7. you pl. kept on attacking • 8. we were killing
Practice #3 Imperfect • Translate. • 1. Graecipugnabant extra muros. • 2. Achilles eratGraecus. • 3. Achilles Troianosnecabat. • 4. Aeneas non poteratnecareHelenam. • 5. Graecimultosannos bellum gerebant.
Imperfect passive • Happens __________________________ • Passive means the subject __________________ • Translation _________________________________________________________________ • _____ I was being -ed_______we were being --ed • _____ you were being -ed _______ you plwere being -ed • _____ h/she, it was ________ they were being –ed being ---ed
Imperfect passive indicative for regular verbs • Happens over a time period in the past • Passive means the subject does not do the verb • Translation: was/were being –ed, used to be –ed, began to be –ed, kept on being --ed
Imperfect passive • Bar I was being -edbamurwe were being --ed • Barisyou were being -edbaminiyou plwere being -ed • Baturh/she, it was banturthey being –ed were being --ed
Practice #1 Imperfect Passive • Translate. • 1. pugnabamur • 2. obsedebaris • 3. petebatur • 4. obsidebantur • 5. videbar
Practice #2 Imperfect passive: Add the ending to make the correct Latin word • 1. mitte_________ they were being sent • 2. duce__________ we were being led • 3. pete__________ you were being sought • 4. rege__________ he was being ruled • 5. naviga _________ the boat was being sailed
Irregular Imperfect tense verbs Sum, possum become eram, poteram
Linking Verb Imperfect Tense • ________________________ • I was • ________________________ • You were • __________________________ • He, she, it was • ________________________ • We were ________________________ you pl. were ___________________________ they were
Linking Verb Imperfect Tense • ___eram_____________________ • I was • ___eras_____________________ • You were • ___erat_______________________ • He, she, it was • ___eramus_____________________ • We were _____eratis___________________ you pl. were _____erant______________________ they were
Possum Imperfect needs infinitive • ________________________ • I was able • _________________________ • You were able • _________________________ • He, she, it was able • _________________________ • We were able ____________________________ you pl. were able ____________________________ they were able
Possum Imperfect needs infinitive • _____poteram___________________ • I was able • ______poteras___________________ • You were able • ______poterat___________________ • He, she, it was able • ______poteramus___________________ • We were able ________poteratis____________________ you pl. were able ________poterant____________________ they were able
Practice with present and imperfect verbs in the active and passive • Carefully translate each sentence below. • 1. Militesmittebantur ad Troiam. • 2. Graeciregesmilitesducebant. • 3. MuriTroiaeerantmagni. • 4. UrbsTroiaeest in Asiā. • 5. Naves poterantfacereiter ad Troiam. • 6. Troia a Graecisobsidebatur. • 7. MilitesGraecorum et Troianorumpugnabant.
Aeneas Must Leave Troy • EratcrudelisnoxTroianis. ContraGraecos in bello diupugnabantsedGraeciTroianospoterant non vincere in proelioseddolo. • NuncGraeciintramurosTroiaeoppugnabant. LigneoequoGraeciTroianosvinciebant. • Troiaardebat! • Crudelis/cruel; contra/against; diu/for a long time; dolo/by a trick; intra/within; ligneo/wooden; ardebat/burn
CQTE • 1. When does the story take place? • A. • B. • 2. What has been happening for a long time? • A • B. • 3. What was changing? • A. • B.
4. How were the Greeks winning? • A. • B. • 5. Where are the Greeks? • A. • B. • 6. What is the condition of Troy? • A. • B.
NecesseeratAeneaediscedereex urbe. VolebatpugnareGraecos; etiamvolebatnecareHelenamsedHectorisumbra et Venus sua mater Troianoducidicebantveritatemde Troiā. NemoTroiamservarepoterat. • Quoquedicebantverbaoraculi : • “Aeneas aedificabitnovamurbem cum populis qui e Troiādiscedent,” deidicunt. • Discedere/leave;volebat/was wanting; umbra/ghost; sua/his; veritatem/truth; nemo/no one; verbaoraculi/ a prophesy; aedificabit/will build/ novam/new; populis/people; discedent/will leave
7. What is necessary? • A. • B. • 8. What does he want to do? • A. • B • 9. Who tells him the truth? • A. • B.
What is the truth? a. B. • What else do they tell him? a. b.
Autem pater Anchisesnolebatexire. Aeneas non poteratexiresinepatre. • Anchisessuofiliodicebat, “ Necesseesttibidiscedere ex urbe cum tuāfemināet filio. Discede me in Troiā. Ego volomanēre in meo domo. Exspectabosignadeorum.” • Autem/however; nolebat/not want; sine/without; suo/his; discedere/leave; discede me/ leave me; • Volo/ want; exspectabo/I will wait; signum/sign
11. Why can Aeneas not leave? • A. • B. • 12. What does Anchises tell him to do? • A. • b • 13. What does Anchiseswant to do? • A. • B. • 14. Why is he waiting? • A • B.
Aeneas respondet, “ Necesseestnobisomnibusexire ex urbe. Portabote, ducammeumfilium, tuportabislares et penates (household gods). Creusa poteritambularenobiscum. Possumus non manēre in urbeTroiae.” • Omnibus/all; portabo/I will carry; te/you; ducam/I will lead; tuportabis/ you will carry; lares at penate/household gods; poterit/ will be able; nobiscum/with us
15. What is necessary for all? • A. • B. • 16. What will he do for Anchises? • A. • B. • 17. What will he do for Ascanius? • A. • B.
18. What will Anchises do? • A. • B. • 19. What does he believe Creusa will do? • A. • B. • 20. What does he finally say? • A. • B.
Imperfect Tense in context • Step one: List all the imperfect tense verbs in the passage. You can underline them first. If a verb appears more than once, you do not have to repeat it. • Step Two: translate each verb with the correct pronoun subject • E.g. Pugnabant they were fighting. • Step Three: Convert the active verbs to passive by changing the ending but keeping the same subject . Translate the passive. • “erat” and “poterat” cannot be passive. • E.g. Pugnabant they were fighting pugnabantur they were being fought