Use your Present and Future Tense verb explanation sheet to complete the following exercises from the worksheet for Lesson 6.
Ex. B : Verb Transformation
1. Change the following verbs from singular to plural
- amābis
- labōrat
- nāvigō
- est
2. Change the following verbs from plural to singular
- parāmus
- spectātis
- laudābunt
- erant
3. Change the following verbs from present tense to future tense
- portāmus
- parō
- labōrās
- spectant
- nāvigat
- laudātis
4. Change the following verbs from the future tense to the present tense
- laudābō
- labōrābunt
- spectābimus
- parābitis
- nāvigābis
- amābit
Ex. C : Translate into Latin the Present and Future verbs in the story of Jason and Medea. Two Latin verbs you’ll need are laudō, laudāre ‘praise’ and obtineō, obtinēre ‘obtain’.
- Jason is preparing to sail to Colchis. : (he) is preparing = parat, to sail = nāvigāre
- In that faraway land, there is a golden fleece that he must obtain for the king of Thessaly.
- He will sail from Greece with many heroes.
- Among his companions are Hercules and the Gemini.
- Medea, the princess of Colchis, will look at Jason and will praise him.
- Medea will say: “Because I love you, I will prepare a magic potion.”
- She will tell Jason: “Beware! A fearsome dragon watches the golden fleece.”
- She will promise: “If you use my potion, however, you will obtain the treasure.”
- Jason will carry the potion with him and will overcome the dragon.
- After they carry the fleece aboard the Argo, Medea and Jason will sail with it to Greece.
