Ecce 30 – GRAMMAR PRACTICE

I. Explain what the grammatical term “voice” means.

II. What two voices are there in Latin & English?

III. What is the fundamental difference in meaning between the two

voices?

IV. How does Latin show the difference between active and passive voice
in the present system?

V. What are the passive endings?

VI. Which tense, person & number gets funky in the passive (there are 2)?

Conjugate the following verbs in the present, imperfect & future PASSIVE:

obscuro Present Imperfect Future

1st Sing

2nd Sing

3rd Sing

1st Pl

2nd Pl

3rd Pl
 eicio Present Imperfect Future

1st Sing

2nd Sing

3rd Sing

1st Pl

2nd Pl

3rd Pl

quaero Present Imperfect Future

1st Sing

2nd Sing

3rd Sing

1st Pl

2nd Pl

3rd Pl
II. Change each of the verbs to the passive, keeping the tense, person &
number the same. Then translate both verbs. The first one is done for
you.

1. trahebam I was dragging

trahebar I was being dragged

2. quaerebas ________________________

_____________________ ________________________

3. agit ________________________

____________________ ________________________

4. mittunt ________________________

____________________ ________________________

5. ponent ________________________

____________________ ________________________

6. tenebimus ________________________

____________________ ________________________

7. servatis ________________________

____________________ ________________________

8. relinquam ________________________

____________________ ________________________

9. curamus ________________________

____________________ ________________________

10.audies ________________________

____________________ ________________________
 IV. Synopsis Practice

MOVEO, 3RD ACTIVE PASSIVE

Sing
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

AMO, 3RD Pl ACTIVE PASSIVE

PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

VENIO, 3RD ACTIVE PASSIVE

Sing
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
MONEO, 3RD ACTIVE PASSIVE
PL
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

DUCO, 3RD ACTIVE PASSIVE

Sing
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
FACIO, 3RD ACTIVE PASSIVE
PL
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE

DELECTO, ACTIVE PASSIVE

3RD PL
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
FUTURE
V. Use the word bank of verbs & give the Latin for the English verb form (all are 3rd
person):

commoveo
opprimo
eicio
vendo
obscuro
exstinguo
delecto

ex. they will be thrown out eicientur

1. she is upset

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2. they were being overwhelmed

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3. he will be thrown out

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4. they will be sold

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5. she is being hidden

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6. it was being exstinguished

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7. they are delighted

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8. they were upset

________________________________

9. he will be overwhelmed

________________________________

10. they are being thrown out

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11. it was being sold

________________________________

12. they were hidden

________________________________

13. they will be exstinguished

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14. she was delighted

________________________________

15. he will be upset

________________________________

16. he is overwhelmed

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17. he is being sold

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18. they will be hidden

________________________________
 Translation Practice

Translate these groups of sentences, paying close attention to active & passive
verbs.

1. Ancillae crines curabant. Crines ab ancillis curabantur.

2. Aurelia a Syra vexatur. Syra Aureliam vexat.

3. Mater glires emit. Gires a matre emuntur.

4. Aurelia te in urbem ducet. Tu ab Aurelia in urbem duceris.

5. Multi adstantes in viis a nobis videbantur. Nos multos adstantes

videbamus.

6. Incolae vos ex aedificio efferent. Vos ex aedificio ab incolis efferemini.

7. Illi liberi me commovebant. Ego ab illis liberis commovebar.

8. Ego te non servabo, nam ego illo incendio terreor. Tu a me non

servaberis, nam illud incendium me terret.

9. Nos flammis et fumo paene opprimimur. Flammae et fumus nos paene

opprimunt.

10. Tu ex aedificii ianua a me traheris. Ego te ex aedificii ianua traho.