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VCE LATIN UNIT 2
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WORKSET 5
CHECKLIST OF WORK TO BE SENT IN THIS WEEK:
 Activity 1
 Activity 7
 Activity 5
 Activity 9
 Activity 6
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5.1
Activity 1
Imagine that you are one of Caesar’s secretaries, a freedman named Gaius Iulius Megacles.
You have accompanied Caesar first to Genava, then back to Italy and now back to Gaul.
Caesar is sending dispatches to the Senate, describing the current military situation, so you
take advantage of this to send a letter to your family in Rome as well. Follow the instructions
on page 5.1 of your Workbook.
Teacher’s comments:
Activity 5
Translate the text on page 5.2 of your Workbook into English. Make sure that you have done
Activities 2, 3 and 4 before completing your translation!
Teacher’s comments:
Activity 6
Select and underline the correct alternatives and type the meaning of each vocabulary item
between the square brackets. Make full use of the notes to the text.
1
exercitui (line 1) is (nominative / accusative / genitive / dative / ablative) (singular /
plural) of the (masculine / feminine / neuter) noun exercitus, -ūs which means [ ]; this
case is used because the noun (is the subject of the verb / is the direct object of the verb /
shows ownership / is the indirect object of the verb / follows a preposition which requires
that case / indicates the means by which the action is carried out / forms part of an
ablative absolute construction / indicates the time of the action).
2
oppido (line 2) is (nominative / accusative / genitive / dative / ablative) (singular / plural)
of the (masculine / feminine / neuter) noun oppidum, -i, which means [ ]; this case is
used because the noun (is the subject of the verb / is the direct object of the verb / shows
ownership / is the indirect object of the verb / follows a preposition which requires that
case / indicates the means by which the action is carried out / forms part of an ablative
absolute construction / indicates the time of the action).
3
collem (line 13) is (nominative / accusative / genitive / dative / ablative) (singular /
plural) of the (masculine / feminine / neuter) noun collis, -is which means [ ]; this case is
used because the noun (is the subject of the verb / is the direct object of the verb / shows
ownership / is the indirect object of the verb / follows a preposition which requires that
case / indicates the means by which the action is carried out / forms part of an ablative
absolute construction / indicates the time of the action).
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5.2
4
sustinerent (line 13) is (1st / 2nd / 3rd) person (singular / plural) (present / imperfect /
perfect / pluperfect / future) (active / passive / deponent) (indicative / imperative /
subjunctive) of sustineo, -ere, -tinui, -tentum which means [ ]; this mood is used
because (the action involves a factual statement / the clause expresses a direct command /
the clause shows the purpose of the action / the clause shows the result of the action / the
clause shows the cause of the action / the clause refers to an unreal situation).
5
conscripserat (line 16) is (1st / 2nd / 3rd) person (singular / plural) (present / imperfect /
perfect / pluperfect / future) (active / passive / deponent) (indicative / imperative /
subjunctive) of conscribo, -ere, -scripsi, -scriptum which means [ ]; this mood is used
because (the action involves a factual statement / the clause expresses a direct command /
the clause shows the purpose of the action / the clause shows the result of the action / the
clause shows the cause of the action / the clause refers to an unreal situation).
Teacher’s comments:
Activity 7
a) Add the missing forms and meanings for the verb verto, vertere, verti, versum = “to turn”
and the compound verbs based on it – check which tense and voice is involved each time.
Present Active Indicative
verto
I turn, am turning
you (singular) turn
vertit
we turn, are turning
vertitis
they turn, are turning
Future Active Indicative
I shall turn round
you (singular) will turn round
convertet
we shall turn round
convertetis
they will turn round
Imperfect Passive Indicative
I used to return
The passive forms of revertere mean “return”, though the
active forms mean “turn back”.
revertebaris
he, she, it was returning
revertebamur
you (plural) used to return
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revertebantur
Perfect Passive Indicative
aversus, -a, -um sum
you (singular) were turned away
aversus, -a, -um est
we were turned away
aversi, -ae, -a estis
they were turned away
Teacher’s comments:
b) Change these verbs from the indicative to the corresponding subjunctive forms and
translate the indicative forms. Check whether active or passive forms are involved!
Present Tense
Indicative
1
animadverto*
2
vertimus
3
convertuntur
Meaning
Subjunctive
Meaning
Subjunctive
* animadvertere = “to observe”
Imperfect Tense
Indicative
4
revertebaris*
5
avertebat
6
vertebatis
* Be careful with the meaning of this passive form! Refer to page 5.21 of your Workbook if necessary.
Perfect Tense
Indicative
7
verti
8
convertimus
9
aversi sunt
Meaning
Subjunctive
Meaning
Subjunctive
Pluperfect Tense
Indicative
10
conversus erat
11
reversi eramus*
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12
animadverteratis
* Be careful with the meaning of this passive form! Refer to page 5.21 of your Workbook if necessary.
Teacher’s comments:
Activity 9
Complete these indirect questions by typing the appropriate form of the subjunctive mood of
the verb indicated in bold between the square brackets, and then translate them into English.
All of these questions involve the historic sequence of tenses. The subject of each indirect
question is underlined.
Questions referring to present time
1
servos rogabamus num Caesar iam Romae [ ] (habitare).
2
centurio militem rogavit num alii milites murum [ ] (aedificare).
3
captivum rogaveram num hostes vicos* suos [ ] (comburere).
* Refer to Text 1 in Workset 2.
Questions referring to past time
4
servos rogabamus cur Caesar nondum ad castra [ ] (pervenire).
5
duces rogaverant utrum omnes Helvetii iumenta et carros [ ] necne (emere).
6
duces Helvetiorum me quoque rogaverant quantum frumentum ego in carrum [ ]
(ponere).
7
nesciebamus num pons a Romanis [ ] (capere – passive).
Questions referring to future time
8
imperator centurionem rogavit quando exploratores in castra [ ] (revenire).
9
nemo sciebat quot copiae oppidum [ ] (oppugnare).
10 scire volebamus num Caesar mox ex urbe [ ] (proficisci – deponent).
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5.5
Teacher’s comments:
END OF WORKSET 5
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