Chapter 12 Imperfect and Potential

Question 1

Imperfect Indicative refers to

Answer 1

The past tense in the indicative (or reality based) mood

Question 2

Potential mood is also called

Answer 2

subjuntive or optative mood

Question 3

The potential mood is regularly used only

Answer 3

Is regularly used only of the present tense

Question 4

4 types of translation for the Potential mood

Answer 4

Expresses possibility:

1. She may, might carry
2. she should, ought to carry
3. She will carry
4. conditional cluses = if she carried, if she were to carry
5. Let’s carry

Question 5

the imperfect is marked with an

Answer 5

an augment to the verb form as an -a- at the beginning of the form

Question 6

The Potential Mood is marked with an

Answer 6

an augment -e- before the ending added to the verbal stem

Question 7

imperfect endings

Answer 7

• (a)m -(ā)va -(ā)ma
• h. -tam -ta
• t -tām -an

Question 8

In the imperfect indicative (past) tense where does the augment -a- appear if the form has any preverbs?

Answer 8

is what comes after any preverbs in the imperfect indicative verb forms

Question 9

Imperfect Verbs beginning with a vowel are augmented by

Answer 9

Putting the initial vowel into Vrddhi

icchati —> aichat

Question 10

Potential Mood Present tense endings

Answer 10

• eyam -eva -ema
• eh. -etam -eta
• et -etām -eyuh.