The Passive Tense

Question 1

What is the PPP?

Answer 1

-Perfect Participle Passive

-it translates to ‘having been’ verbed

-they act like adjectives (agree with noun in case,number,gender)

Question 2

How do you form the PPP?

Answer 2

-formed with the 4th principal part but we change its ending to agree with the noun it describes

e.g. puella vocata- the girl, having been called
puer vocatus- the boy, having been called

Question 3

PPP 2-1-2 endings quiz

Answer 3

Latin Perfect Passive Participle Endings Quiz - By s020915 https://www.sporcle.com/games/s020915/latin-perfect-passive-participle-endings

Question 4

Present Passive Verb Endings

Answer 4

-or
-ris
-tur
-mur
-mini
-ntur
translates as: i am being verbed

Question 5

Imperfect Passive Verb Endings

Answer 5

-bar
-baris
-batur
-bamur
-bamini
-bantur
translates to: i was being verbed

Question 6

Perfect Passive Verb Endings

Answer 6

PPP (e.g. paratus) + sum
PPP + es
PPP + est
PPP (e.g. parati) + sumus
PPP + estis
PPP + ent

Question 7

Pluperfect Passive Verb Endings

Answer 7

PPP (e.g. paratus) + eram
PPP + eras
PPP + erat
PPP (e.g. parati) + eramus
PPP + eratis
PPP + erant

Question 8

What is a deponent verb?

Answer 8

-verbs that are passive in form but active in meaning

Question 9

What are all the deponents you need to know for GCSE?

Answer 9

-conor = I try

-egredior = I leave, go out

-hortor = I encourage

-ingredior = I enter

-loquor = I speak, talk

-miror = I wonder

-morior = I die

-patior = I suffer, endure

-proficisor = I set out, depart

-progredior = I go forth, advance

-regredior = I go back, return

-sequor = I follow

-videor = I seem

Question 10

How do you translate a PPP deponent?

Answer 10

-having verbed

Question 11

What are the Passive present infinitives? (Group 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Answer 11

1) amari - to be loved
2) moneri - to be warned
3) mitti - to be sent
4) audiri - to be heard

Question 12

What are the Passive perfect infinitives (Group 1,2,3,4)?

Answer 12

1) amatus esse - to have been loved
2) manitus esse - to have been warned
3) missus esse - to have been warned
4) auditus esse - to have been heard