Irregular Verbs

Question 1

absum, abesse, afui

Answer 1

• I am absent/am away/am distant from
• to be absent/away/distant from
• I was absent/was away/distant from

Question 2

adsum, adesse, adfui

Answer 2

I am here/am present, to be here/be present, I was here/was present

Question 3

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

Answer 3

• I take away/carry off/steal
• to take away/carry off/steal
• I took away/carried off/stole
• having taken away/carried off/stolen

Question 4

coepi, coepisse

1st word is 1st person perfect, 2nd word is infinitive

Answer 4

I began, to have begun

Question 5

eo, ire, i(v)i

Answer 5

I go, to go, I went

Question 6

fero, ferre, tuli, latus

Answer 6

I bring/carry/bear, to bring/carry/bear, I brought/carried/beared, having brought/carried/beared

Question 7

inquit

Answer 7

• he/she says
• he/she said

Question 8

malo, malle, malui

Answer 8

I prefer, to prefer, I preferred

Question 9

nolo, nolle, nolui

Answer 9

I do not want/refuse, to not want/refuse, I did not want/refused

Question 10

offero, offerre, obtuli, oblatus

Answer 10

I offer, to offer, I offered, having offered

Question 11

pereo, perire, perii

Answer 11

I die/perish, to die/perish, I died/perished

Question 12

possum, posse, potui

Answer 12

I can/am able, to be able, I could/was able

Question 13

redeo, redire, redii

Answer 13

I go back/come back/return, to go back/come back/return, I went back/came back/returned

Question 14

refero, referre, rettuli, relatus

Answer 14

• I bring/carry back/report/tell
• to bring/carry back/report/tell
• I brought/carried back/reported/told
• having brought/carried back/reported/told

Question 15

sum, esse, fui

Answer 15

I am, to be, I was

Question 16

volo, velle, volui

Answer 16

I want, to want, I wanted