Chapter 11

Question 1

What does Perfect Active Indicative mean?

Answer 1

The perfect tense has two different meanings.

The historical imperfect - the tense of narration.
- I traveled to Rome

An action happening in the past which stresses the affect on the present

• I have finished my homework ( so I can do something else now ) .

Question 2

What does Pluperfect Active Indicative mean?

Answer 2

Refers to an action completed in the past -

I had loved, I had praised

Question 3

What does Future Perfect Active Indicative mean?

Answer 3

Refers to an action that will be completed in the future

• I shall have loved
• I shall have praised

Question 4

Decline the perfect active indicative of all conjugations.

Answer 4

-I, Isti, it

-imus, istis, erunt/ere

Question 5

Decline the pluperfect active indicative of all conjugations.

Answer 5

uses the future tense of the verb to be

-eram, eras erat,

-eramus, eratis, erant

Question 6

Decline the future perfect active indicative of all conjugations.

Answer 6

uses the past tense of the verb to be

-ero, eris, erit

-eriumus, eritis, erunt

Question 7

Expression of time with accusative

Answer 7

Length of time

Trēs annōs manēbāmus .

=

We stayed for three years

Question 8

Expression of time with ablative

Answer 8

Time when

Agricola prīmā lūce labōrat

= The farmer works at first light

Time within which

Mīlitēs tribus annīs discēdent .

= The soldiers will depart within three years