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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Mood In Latin Verbs
The correct present subjunctive passive of incipimus is __________.
inciperemus
incipiamus
inceperimus
incepissemus
incipiamur
incipiamur
The original verb incipimus is first-person plural; therefore we must find the first-person plural passive subjunctive of this verb. The subjunctive stem for the verb incipere is incipia-, taking the "ia" as the marker for the subjunctive. We then add "mur" to the end to make it passive in the first-person plural present tense.
Example Question #2 : Mood In Latin Verbs
Choose the correct answer from the options below
The correct subjunctive imperfect active of the verb of videtis is __________.
videretis
videar
videbetis
videbatis
vidissemus
videretis
Videtis is the indicative active present form of the verb video in the second person plural.
The proper relative form of this in the subjunctive imperfect is videretis.
Example Question #3 : Mood In Latin Verbs
Marce, __________!
veniat
venti
veni
venit
venite
veni
The correct answer is veni. The name Marce is the vocative form of the name Marcus. This, coupled with the exclamation mark, lets us know that this is a command. The correct singular imperative of venire is veni.
Example Question #4 : Mood In Latin Verbs
Choose the correct answer from the choices below.
Servilia, __________ in villam!
venitur
veni
venerunt
venite
ventum sum
veni
The comma after the name spoken signifies that she is being addressed directly, so the imperative mood is needed. The singular imperative of Venire, to come is "veni."